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Spinning ball of death on update downloads

My 21.5" iMac 2019 is running 11.7 even though auto-update is checked. When I try to update (the OS) manually, I get only the spinning ball of death. Any suggestions?

Thank you!

Posted on Nov 14, 2022 2:04 PM

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Posted on Nov 15, 2022 4:48 AM

What is the output of the Terminal Command below


softwareupdate --list-full-installers


Does Big Sur 11.7.1 appear in the list ?


Terminal command below will download the Full Version and place a new application in the Applications folder called " Install Big Sur " Just launch it like any other application and follow the prompts


softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 11.7.1

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Nov 15, 2022 4:48 AM in response to okiedokey

What is the output of the Terminal Command below


softwareupdate --list-full-installers


Does Big Sur 11.7.1 appear in the list ?


Terminal command below will download the Full Version and place a new application in the Applications folder called " Install Big Sur " Just launch it like any other application and follow the prompts


softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 11.7.1

Spinning ball of death on update downloads

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