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Upgrading to monterey takes more than 13 hours and it stops without finishing it. What should do?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Oct 29, 2021 1:01 PM

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Posted on Oct 29, 2021 1:09 PM

Shutdown the Mac and try installing the upgrade after booting to Safe Mode. It takes a while to boot to safe mode.

How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

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Oct 29, 2021 1:09 PM in response to SoeHtway

Shutdown the Mac and try installing the upgrade after booting to Safe Mode. It takes a while to boot to safe mode.

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Oct 29, 2021 2:11 PM in response to lllaass

Thank you so much!

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