"error Occurred preparing update"

The installer says "error occurred while preparing update" and states to try again later. The only option is to exit the installation. I am upgrading from Big Sur on a 15" MBP mid-2015. Help!

Posted on Oct 31, 2021 10:46 AM

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Jeff_W.

Community Specialist

Nov 1, 2021 10:52 AM in response to DokterChris

Hello DokterChris,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities, and we'll be happy to help in any way we can. We understand you're having issues with updating your macOS due to an error. To start, check out the steps listed here to see if they resolve the issue with updating your macOS: If an error occurred while updating or installing macOS

We hope this helps.

Cheers!

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