Hello, is the macOS Sequoia installer already available somewhere for download? I mean the official version, not the beta.
I thought I could already find it in the App Store, but unfortunately not.
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MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 15.0
Open Terminal -> softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 15.0.1 and then run /Applications/Install macOS Sequoia over the top of your existing installation.
Open Terminal -> softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 15.0.1 and then run /Applications/Install macOS Sequoia over the top of your existing installation.
On your Mac->System Settings->General->Software Update->Upgrade Now to Sequoia 15.
Why are you looking for a standalone installer? Apple recommends using the Software Update in System Settings.
That does not work for me .... "unable to personalize update" .. good internet (500 MB fiber up and down) 300 GB available on 1 TB SSD M2 Max. This roll out has the flavor of the Dallas defense last night.
It's in the App Store…
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-sequoia/id6596773750?mt=12
For what it's worth I haven’t had the need to reinstall macOS since 2013. That’s 11 years. I don’t know what your problems are but the voodoo incantations of clean installs is long gone. A colleague/friend of mine used to clean install Windows on his PC twice a year. Go figure.
This is true.
My 2018 Intel Mac mini did not have a single issue going to Sequoia.
The Firewall on wife's 2020 M1 Mac mini was blocking Safari, but that was an easy fix.
It seems like third-party app's and other junk-ware are the worst offenders, but that's typical for any macOS update and upgrade.
Smidge Frimon wrote:
Where do you find a link like that? I'm trying to become a better Mac resource and I don't necessarily want to have to ask all the time. :)
As I mentioned in my post, the link is from the App Store.
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Go to Apple > System Settings > Software Updates
Nvm, suddenly i found it, but not directly in the appstore; https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-sequoia/id6596773750?mt=12
The link to the installer (will open it in the App Store) is https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-sequoia/id6596773750
MadanKG wrote:
Where can I find the macOS Sequoia for download?
As explained in the previous posts, in the App Store. You do have to have a compatible Mac.
macOS Sequoia is compatible with these computers - Apple Support
zslg01 wrote:
That does not work for me .... "unable to personalize update" .. good internet (500 MB fiber up and down) 300 GB available on 1 TB SSD M2 Max. This roll out has the flavor of the Dallas defense last night.
If your Mac is compatible with Sequoia, you should be able to download it either using Software Update or using the App Store. While Sequoia is the current version of macOS, the App Store will push it front and center so you shouldn't even need to go in through the Support article link.
How to download and install macOS - Apple Support
From what I've gathered, the "unable to personalize update" error may have several causes and fixes – including outdated firmware. If that is the cause in your case, you'll probably need help from Apple or an Apple Authorized Repair shop who has another Mac, and knows how to use Apple Configurator to help fix yours. (But at least you'll have some idea of where to go, rather than pulling your hair out trying to figure out this obscure possible cause of the problem!)
TidBits – Solving the macOS Installer’s “Failed to Personalize” Error with New Firmware
I scrimmaged around on the internet and found a third-party place that contains links to obtain the actual latest download directly.
The official Apple methods fail.
All I needed was somewhere to get the direct download, irrespective of whether my current Mac supports it or not. All this stuff about "I've never had to clean install in 18 years, you should use software update, yahde yahde" is all brilliant in theory, but fails to take into account some people's situations.
I have only one fully-working, ancient 2012-era MacBook Pro running Catalina, and have acquired a newer model (albeit one with the irritating T2 chip/TouchBar but beggars can't be choosers) that was decreed a write-off by the genius bar techs. I stripped it down to bare metal, cleaned it up, hacked off a shoddily-placed capacitor on the logic board that was destroyed by dust build up, put it all back together and the thing miraculously came to life.
But of course, the previous owner who took the Apple-recommended route of buying a new one, had everything locked down. The only thing I appear able to do is CMD-R boot and erase. Hence I'd like to provision Sequoia onto a USB stick installer from this ageing MBP, so I can start afresh on the newer machine, and a direct download to the installer plus running the terminal command to provision the stick seems the only viable route.
When I get round to rebuilding it, there's a slim chance I'll be given the option to reinstall whatever OS was shipped with the machine (assuming the NAND recovery partition is intact) and I may therefore be able to go through the official Software Update route once it's repaved. But if there's any way to start with a clean slate, I'll take it. I don't know if a direct upgrade jump from whatever that version might be (Sierra? High Sierra??) to Sequoia is even possible.
The 15.3GB(!) install assistant is downloading now. Fingers crossed it works...
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It came up in Software Update for me..
Perhaps you have some third party AV-ware or a VPN blocking the update...?
Tried both ways .. software update. And the full installer. Apple says a known problem wait till later in the week seems the. Release is 1/2 baked to me
Where can I find the macOS Sequoia for download?
