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Software Updates says "checking for updates..." but just keeps spinning around and around. Nothing else has hapeened for 15 minutes.

trying to upgrade safari to 15.0 from 14.1.1. running Catalina 10.15.7. Can't get software update under apple menu to show anything. The gear just keeps spinning around and around.

iMac, macOS 10.13

Posted on Jul 20, 2023 12:51 PM

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Posted on Jul 20, 2023 3:18 PM

Try Software Update while in Safe Mode.

Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support

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Software Updates says "checking for updates..." but just keeps spinning around and around. Nothing else has hapeened for 15 minutes.

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