Hi, my iMac 27" (2019) downloaded the 6GB of Sonoma successfully but has frozen half way on the install. I was updating from Monterey to Sonoma and currently it has been stuck like this for 7 hours. Should I wait a few hours more or should I try and restart in safe mode? Suggestions on how to fix this problem are greatly appreciated.
iMac 27″, macOS 12.7
Nick_the_other_one wrote:
Hi, my iMac 27" (2019) downloaded the 6GB of Sonoma successfully but has frozen half way on the install. I was updating from Monterey to Sonoma and currently it has been stuck like this for 7 hours. Should I wait a few hours more or should I try and restart in safe mode? Suggestions on how to fix this problem are greatly appreciated.
I would simply restart and see where this leaves you.
If necessary you can always force quit a shutdown by holding the power button/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.
Force Shut down your Mac.
Log out, sleep, wake, restart or shut down your Mac
Shut down or restart your Mac - Apple Support
Try again downloading the installer safe boot Use safe mode on your Mac - Apple Support
Sonoma installer is ~13 GB in size
Thanks, man. I’ll give that a go. You’re right, Sonoma is much bigger than 6 gig.
Shutting down and restarting solved the problem, thanks!
Nick_the_other_one wrote:
Shutting down and restarting solved the problem, thanks!
Good computing Nick_the_other_one
Thanks for corroborating the correct answer above
Sonoma OS for iMac install frozen
