Hello,
I am having an issue updating my 2020 M1 MacBook Air to OS 12.1. When I tried updating, I got a message saying that only owners can update, (which I thought was a bit strange, considering I am the owner). Restarted Air, then tried to update again, only to say that it was up to date,(12.0.1)
I also have a 2020 Intel iMac, was able to update to 12.1 with no problems.
Hope someone can help me.
Thank you
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.0
comfortablynumb wrote:
Hello,
I am having an issue updating my 2020 M1 MacBook Air to OS 12.1. When I tried updating, I got a message saying that only owners can update, (which I thought was a bit strange, considering I am the owner). Restarted Air, then tried to update again, only to say that it was up to date,(12.0.1)
I also have a 2020 Intel iMac, was able to update to 12.1 with no problems.
This is not the first report that I have heard of this issue...
Add Terminal.app to >System Preferences>Security&Privacy>>Privacy>"Full Disk Access" folder using the +/-
Then from Terminal copy & paste:
sudo softwareupdate -i -a -R
this will bypass the secure token/owner check from the Software Update pref pane—
-i Install
-a All appropriate updates
-R Automatically restart (or shut down) if required to complete installation)
The Monterey 12.1, a major point update to macOS. The update is ~ 2.36GB
Is the battery draining quicker after updating to Monterey on the M1 mac?
And how is Monterey on intel Mac? Better than big sur in terms of battery or something?
There is no noticeable difference in battery performance.
Monterey on Intel iMac is fine, no better, no worse than Big Sur. I just like to update/upgrade as soon as the new OS becomes available.
By using Disk Utility.
See if this works…
Missing Update
1.) Open System Preferences > Software Update. Confirm that no update is available, and leave the window open.
2.) Open Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor.
3.) Go to View > All Processes
4.) Search for ‘com.apple.MobileSoftwareUpdate.UpdateBrainService’ . Select it and click Force Quit. [If that doesn’t work, try “com.apple.NRD.UpdateBrainService” instead.]
5.) The 12.1 Update should appear in System Preferences. Click Update Now.
6.) The update may not download - force quit the com.apple.MobileSoftwareUpdate.UpdateBrainService again using Activity Monitor to start the download. [Again, you may need to force quit “com.apple.NRD.UpdateBrainService” instead.]
https://lifehacker.com/how-to-get-macos-12-1-on-your-m1-mac-when-the-update-wo-1848219524
I have an M1 Macbook Pro: I had a similar yet strange issue. I ran the installer through the About this Mac window, it downloaded the whole thing. I restarted and I was told I was still running 12.01. I restarted with the Command+R in order to reinstall from my back-up drive, I didn't re-install, instead I restarted from my existing installation which when highlighted told me that my existing Os was 12.1. When I rebooted and checked it continued to say I was running 12.01. I will check out the command line option to see if that straighten things out.
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Mr Starfield wrote:
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Works fine here. Did you paste it into Safari as I said?
I'm dumb, wrong browser. I will try that again and thank you!
Downloading now thanks! I'll let you know how it went.
Have just re installed Monterey, updated to 12.1 successfully.
Thanks so much to everyone who has helped me.
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all.
How do you reinstall Monterey ?
Mac OS Monterey 12.1 update
