Disconnect external peripherals prior to installing Monterey

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Disconnect external peripherals prior to installing Monterey

Has anyone tried disconnecting everything except the keyboard and mouse, installing Monterey, and then re-installing all the external devices one at a time?

Mac Pro, macOS 11.6

Posted on Apr 1, 2022 3:28 AM

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Owl-53

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Apr 1, 2022 4:54 AM in response to oldcdr

Personally, alway disconnect any external anything except the KB and Mouse.

Anything that may or may not interfere with the installation process is worth disconnecting

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Mal-S

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Apr 1, 2022 3:47 AM in response to oldcdr

I only have an DVI monitor and my Time Machine connect to my M1 iMac so I didn't disconnect, but I think it is a good idea if you've had problems with the peripherals.

I do close all running apps before updating. I did it just now and installation went well.

As did iOS, iPadOS and WatchOS.

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tbirdvet

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Apr 1, 2022 4:50 AM in response to oldcdr

I have never removed any external hardware when updating and no issues.

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Disconnect external peripherals prior to installing Monterey

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