Apple restricts the availability of macOS Monterey 12.7.6

Sorry to hear you had a problem. I've never had a problem with the "Software Update" utility, or had updates not show up when available, or getting updates/upgrades.

As I showed in the other link you posted, I had no problem installing Monterey 12.7.6 using the Terminal either as of 11/26/2024.

Latest version of macOS Monterey 12.7.6 n… - Apple Community

Hi. The build installed on the iMac I posted from is the same as yours. I can't answer why the build in the Terminal is different. As far as your wish for Apple to be "more transparent", you can always let Apple know from the feedback page.

Feedback - macOS - Apple

Thanks for the explanation, but the whole point of you posting the terminal screenshot was to show that the latest version of Monterey was available in the US, which of course it wasn't, seeing that it was not the latest build. I already wrote Apple's Feedback in November, after my last posting on the thread that I began.

Hello and I hope this finds everyone well. I'm having a similar experience as the OP. Trying to do a clean install of Monterey on a 2019 MacPro. I initialized the internal drive and installed Monterey form a bootable USB I made. It installs 12.7.4. It then shows 12.7.6 is available, but after it completes and restarts – it does not install and I'm stuck at 12.7.4. I tried and restarted many times.

Anyone else seen and cleared this problem? Also, App store says 12.7.6, but when I download it's definitely 12.7.4 – it's a mystery. 😅 I tried all the std things, including safe mode.

FWIW - Laptop updated via software update just fine, running 12.7.6

Appreciate any insights to learn more.

Thank you @dialabrain and MartinR .

The Mr.Macintosh link says I do not have access to that server. Maybe you need a developer account?

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Apple has it on the servers somewhere, my laptop pulled it – downloaded and applied it yesterday. For the MacPro, still stuck at 12.7.4

Will keep looking, hopefully it returns to their std directories.

Hi dialabrain -

I understand it's a guess, but why do you think my laptop pull, and apply the update yesterday, but the MacPro won't?

On the MacPro it shows it's available via Software Update, but after downloading the MacPro starts to install but restarts instead of applying it and remains stuck at 12.7.4

Seems like a .plist or some other system anomaly that tells the updater 12.7.6 is already installed, when it's not. I appreciate any additional insight!

@zacksit - it's such a mystery - both Intel. The only difference was the laptop was 12.6 something and updated to 12.7.6

The MacPro tower had a clean install of 12.7.4

I'm not planning to wipe the MacPro tower again to test if an older 12.6 install will update. I'm betting/hoping somehow 12.7.4 will be able to move to 12.7.6

Good to hear. :)

Actually it wasn't. The point of my post was to show 12.7.6 was available, not just 12.7.4 as was stated in the other thread.

I'm assuming you are talking about a Mac Pro and not a MacBook Pro. In either case, what year is it?

@dialabrain - 2019 MacPro tower, Intel. The laptop is little older, also Intel.

Ops, I wrote my comment as you were explaining that both your macs run on Intel.

“The Mr.Macintosh link says I do not have access to that server. Maybe you need a developer account?

Access to swcdn.apple.com was denied

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I've also been getting that same message from other direct download sites. It's odd because if there is something wrong with the 12.7.6 update, Apple would have surely issued another update to fix it.