Can't install the software.

what to do?


MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Sep 30, 2022 2:05 PM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2022 5:16 PM

Try booting into Safe Mode to see if it will install the update. Safe Mode prevents third party software from automatically launching during boot & login. If this works, then you have some third party software installed which is interfering with the normal operation of macOS. The usual culprits are anti-virus apps, cleaning apps, and third party software. If you have these types of apps installed, then I highly recommend you uninstall them by following the developer's instructions. These types of apps are not needed on a Mac and usually cause more problems than they solve because they interfere with the normal operation of macOS.


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Sep 30, 2022 5:16 PM in response to jacsonfromflorianópolis

Try booting into Safe Mode to see if it will install the update. Safe Mode prevents third party software from automatically launching during boot & login. If this works, then you have some third party software installed which is interfering with the normal operation of macOS. The usual culprits are anti-virus apps, cleaning apps, and third party software. If you have these types of apps installed, then I highly recommend you uninstall them by following the developer's instructions. These types of apps are not needed on a Mac and usually cause more problems than they solve because they interfere with the normal operation of macOS.


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