I am trying to upgrade from Catalina to Monterey. Have backed up my system, gone to Preferences then Software update. It does not suggest any, so I have tried "GET" OS Monterey from the App Store. Software update says "Finding Update" and then after the blue line fills up, it quits. Have made many attempts including shutdowns and reboots. My 1 TB HD is only half full. There was no problem updating on my 2015 MacBook pro. Any ideas?
iMac 27″, macOS 10.13
After starting in Safe Mode I went to the Terminal and saw that my default shell was “bash” and not “zsh”. I made the switch, rebooted computer, and it immediately notified me there was a software update! Downloading Monterey now with no issues.
After starting in Safe Mode I went to the Terminal and saw that my default shell was “bash” and not “zsh”. I made the switch, rebooted computer, and it immediately notified me there was a software update! Downloading Monterey now with no issues.
Follow the previous advise first and only if still having issues >>
There are factors:
1 - Like poor Wifi connection
2 - Slow wifi connection
3 - Too many other people downloading at the same time and Apple Severs are overloaded
4 - Software on the computer interfering with the download process including AntiVirus Software
Notation: Disabling the AV Software may or may not solve the issue. Removal of the AV Software may increase the chances of the download to perform as expected.
5 - Running behind a VPN which may increase Packet losses or corruption of the download
6 - If via wifi too many Other devices using the wifi at the same time reducing the Bandwidth to your computer.
7 - Best Results are via Ethernet Cable to Router
Thanks Lanny but OS would not load from that or System Preferences after trying many times, in and out of Safe Mode both ways. I found some more technical solutions in Apple Help that ended up working. Finally!
The restarting in Safe Mode probably Solved the Issue and not the Terminal being changed from bash to zsh
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Just type "Monterey" in the search box:
Try starting in safe mode and see if you can update the OS. My 2019 27" iMac had no issues updating.
Note: Don't go to Software Update for it, because going from Catalina to Monterey is not an update, it's an upgrade. Use the App Store app to download the Monterey installer.
Negative. Still no response while in or after safe mode until I changed the setting and restarted yet again. Then boom!
2019 iMac can't find Monterey
