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Hi all have tried repeatedly to install the new macOS update but it keeps crashing half way through and starts again and keeps doing this so at the moment l carnt even use my Mac help needed please
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iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 12.6
Is this the update from an older version Monterey to the current version of Monterey 12.6.1
Or does the user mean upGrade from macOS Monterey to New macOS 13 Ventura
In either case, it alway best to have at least 15% - 20 % of the Total Drive Capacity as Empty Space.
In so doing avoiding the needs to make empty space on the drive which may allow the update or upGraded to occur.
To aid in making empty Space on the drive for to below suggestion ➡️
Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac
Or Force a Reindex via Terminal Command “ sudo tmutil -E / “ without Quotation Marks
What is “Other” storage on a Mac, and how can I clean it out?
Free up storage space on your Mac
How to delete Time Machine snapshots on your Mac
See used and available storage space on your Mac
Locate backups of your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
Notation - If the user is using a cloning software like Carbon Copy Cloner - suggest tweaking the Safety Net Feature in this software. It may be making additional Snap Shots that are not being Cloned to the Eternal Drive. If this should be the case, these Snap Shot could be using additional space on the drive
The final word from Apple on Managing the " Other/ System Data “ Category
Other / System Data: Contains files that don’t fall into the categories listed here. This category primarily includes files and data used by the system, such as log files, caches, VM files, and other runtime system resources. Also included are temporary files, fonts, app support files, and plug-ins. You can't manage the contents of this category. The contents are managed by macOS, and the category varies in size depending on the current state of your Mac.
Try Booting to safe mode and update, hope it works.
Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
Note: Safe mode prevents your Mac from loading certain software as it starts up, including login items, system extensions not required by macOS, and fonts not installed by macOS. It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility. And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and the kernel cache, which are automatically created again as needed.
macOS update install keeps crashing
