I'm updating to the latest MAcOS but the progress bar is stuck and its taken more than 24 hours.
I'm installing Monterey.
I have turned off the computer and turned back on but †he progress bar hasn't moved for hours.
Should i cancel the installation?, If so, how?
iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14
Try booting to Safe Mode. The boot up takes minutes.
How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Next if you can, open Activity Monitor and stop the update process running If you can then try deleting the Monterey installer that is in the Applications folder. If so then restart and again boot to Safe Mode and download the Monterey installer
Do you have enough free disk space?
If upgrading from macOS Sierra or later, your Mac needs 26GB of available storage to upgrade. If upgrading from an earlier release, your Mac needs up to 44GB of available storage.
Also uninstall any antivirus and "cleaning" apps before trying installing again.
Further, you need an Apple disk installed to upgrade to Monterey since the upgrade includes an update to the Mac's firmware. That update looks for an Apple disk and write to the dick to do the firmware update. The install will terminate or freese if no Apple disk.
Do you have Fusion drive? Some uses have problems upgrading Macs with Fusion drives.
Try booting to Safe Mode. The boot up takes minutes.
How to use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Next if you can, open Activity Monitor and stop the update process running If you can then try deleting the Monterey installer that is in the Applications folder. If so then restart and again boot to Safe Mode and download the Monterey installer
Do you have enough free disk space?
If upgrading from macOS Sierra or later, your Mac needs 26GB of available storage to upgrade. If upgrading from an earlier release, your Mac needs up to 44GB of available storage.
Also uninstall any antivirus and "cleaning" apps before trying installing again.
Further, you need an Apple disk installed to upgrade to Monterey since the upgrade includes an update to the Mac's firmware. That update looks for an Apple disk and write to the dick to do the firmware update. The install will terminate or freese if no Apple disk.
Do you have Fusion drive? Some uses have problems upgrading Macs with Fusion drives.
The age of the Mac does not matter as long as it is compatible with Monterey
Mac can run macOS Monterey.
iMac Late 2015 and later
and you have not replaced the disk.
To terminate
Next if you can, open Activity Monitor and stop the update process running If you can then try deleting the Monterey installer that is in the Applications folder.
According to this list macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers the Oldest apple Computer that qualifies for Monterey is the Mac Mini 2014 = 7 years old.
So, if the provided information is accurate- 8 year old computer - Monterey should see that Age and refuse to Install at all.
Mouse - have a USB Mouse for this special occasion ?
As for how to get out of this situation - perhaps my Learned Colleague has more insights.
What I would do is rather Drastic - so holding off before more options are on the table.
P. Phillips wrote:
According to this list macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers the Oldest apple Computer that qualifies for Monterey is the Mac Mini 2014 = 7 years old.
Not ture, the oldest is the late 2013 Mac Pro (black trash can). Monterey work great on my trashcan
I second the idea of using a USB pointing device to try to cancel the install.
Technically you are Right and I should have been more exact.
Though, in the context of the user profile iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.14 - Apples List disqualifies an 8 year old iMac.
I have a old version of iMac, 8 years old so i guess it does't have apple drive so i'll need to update to the 2nd last version Big Sur.
How do i terminate the update?
How do i check if i have apple disk installed?
I can't access Activity Monitor or applications folder or anything else to stop the installation. I ran disk utility and i have over 200GB in free space.
Its stuck on the progress bar.
Yes but i cannot continue because my mouse won't connect so i cannot click the continue button and i cannot access any menu items. When i restart, it starts the installation again taking 2 days.
How do i cancel the installation. I am running late 2015 iMac but i've given up and will try an older version of OS like Big Spur.
Software Update Taking more than 1 day
