The latest update macOS Monterey 12.3.1 will not update. Why did this happen?
Why can't I upload the newest upgrade, macOS Monterey 12.3.1?
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 12.2
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Why can't I upload the newest upgrade, macOS Monterey 12.3.1?
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 12.2
The Age of this computer will Govern what newer version of macOS it will Qualify to install. Use About this Mac from the Apple Icon on Desktop - the required Information will be there.
With the above information in-hand - follow this How to get old versions of macOS and verify what version this computer Qualifies to install. For Best results use Safari to commence the download as Others may not work.
Safari will open a redirect and open the Apple Store where the download can commence.
Computer Qualify for the Monterey upgrade
macOS Big Sur 11 hardware requirements
macOS Catalina 10.15 hardware requirements
Caution - jumping over all the newer versions and directly to Big Sur / Monterey on Qualifying computers is Technically possible - there are those who have attempted and were successful.
Then there are those who attempted and had less than good results.
If this is a Production or Mission Critical Set-up - a more prudent and measure approach is suggested.
The above is from observations on the Apple Support Community Forums and IMHO
Tips Big Sir Upgrade Released Nov 2020
Tips Monterey Upgrade Released Oct 25, 2021
Make Time Machine Backup is very useful and can be used to Revert to Previous Working macOS
Notation - Mojave is the Last version to support 32 bit applications / extensions and Drivers. Catalina, Big Sur & Monterey supports only 64 bit and there is no workaround.
Suggest using Go64 to find 32 bit application before attempting the upGrade. Some or many of the Application already installed may required update or upGrades to 64 Bit Versions.
As Phillips suggested, I would incrementally upgrade to Monterey by upgrading to Catalina, then Big Sur and finally to Monterey. You can get Catalina and Big Sur these instructions:
MacBook air intel processor. I have an update available for Monterey 12.3.1-12.23 GB but when I click upgrade now it goes through the whole process but at the end gives me a message: The network connection was lost. An error occured while installing the selected updates.
so I had a few different updates so I unclicked Monterey and all the others went through, so I tried Monterey by itself but still get the same message.
I’m currently running Mojave 10.14.6
appreciate any help you can give
12.3.1 IS the latest version. Where do you want to upload it to?
my MacBook Air won't upgrade monterey to
12.3.1
The latest update macOS Monterey 12.3.1 will not update. Why did this happen?