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I'm trying update my 2017 iMac to Big Sur 11.6.4 from Big Sur 11.6.3 and all I get is a spinning wheel in "checking for updates". Is there any way to fix this
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iMac 27″, macOS 10.12
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Two possible solutions to try;
1 - Restart in Safe Mode and attempting the Software Update again
2 - Restart in Recovery Mode Command + r immediately at restart and choose Reinstall macOS. This may sound off and it is off but the Software Update Applet and Apple Servers have been experiencing this issues for some time.
The 2 - suggestion will bring down the latest version of Big Sur 11.6.4 and commence the installation without touching an Personal Files, Applications, Settings or Preferences.
Suggest doing A Time Machine Backup before attempting either of the two above.
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Two possible solutions to try;
1 - Restart in Safe Mode and attempting the Software Update again
2 - Restart in Recovery Mode Command + r immediately at restart and choose Reinstall macOS. This may sound off and it is off but the Software Update Applet and Apple Servers have been experiencing this issues for some time.
The 2 - suggestion will bring down the latest version of Big Sur 11.6.4 and commence the installation without touching an Personal Files, Applications, Settings or Preferences.
Suggest doing A Time Machine Backup before attempting either of the two above.
Thanks for the info. I was able to boot into Safe Mode and the upgrade appeared. I was then able to upgrade my machine and all seems well.
You are welcome and thank you too.
Do come back to the ASC Forums, ( Apple Support Communities ) in the future, if / or when additional question may arise
Mac stuck on checking for updates while updating macOS
