Still no option to update to macOS Tahoe on M1 Max

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Still no option to update to macOS Tahoe on M1 Max

I'm running macOS Sequoia 15.7 on an M1 Max, but still don't have the option to update to Tahoe.

I've tried a few different things:

Restarted my mac
cmd+R on software update settings panel
`softwareupdate --list` in terminal
Tried to find the Tahoe installer in the app store

I don't have Beta updates enabled, and never installed a Beta version of Sequoia or Tahoe; I also have enough disk space on my device.

I have an M1 Mini running on my server rack that has the update available.

Any ideas? I'd really rather not have to do a system wipe/reinstall.

Thanks!

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 14.1

Posted on Sep 19, 2025 2:04 AM

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Answer 1

Owl-53

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Sep 19, 2025 2:30 AM in response to __yambam__

Try this Terminal command

softwareupdate --list-full-installers

Results below from a machine running macOS 26 Tahoe 26.0

Finding available software

Software Update found the following full installers:

* Title: macOS Tahoe, Version: 26.0, Size: 16550645KiB, Build: 25A354, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Sequoia, Version: 15.7, Size: 15285579KiB, Build: 24G222, Deferred: NO

* Title: macOS Sequoia, Version: 15.6.1, Size: 15290420KiB, Build: 24G90, Deferred: NO

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Owl-53

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Sep 19, 2025 2:29 AM in response to __yambam__

If the results from your experience does list macOS 26.0 Tahoe

Run this command to download the Full Version, which is about 17 GB in size

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 26.0

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Owl-53

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Sep 19, 2025 7:14 AM in response to __yambam__

Thank you again

If you do not mind, I saw another user with a similar experience as yours

The difference they had an Intel computer

I have pointed that user to your question in the hope it will help them

In effect, know it or not, you may actually be helping yet another user - Bravo my friend

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__yambam__ Author

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Sep 19, 2025 2:30 AM in response to Owl-53

That may have done the trick, it lists Tahoe (26.0); I'm currently fetching the installer and will report back if it works.

Thanks in advance!

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Owl-53

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Sep 19, 2025 2:53 AM in response to __yambam__

You are very welcome and thank you too for reporting back

🦉

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__yambam__ Author

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Sep 19, 2025 5:25 AM in response to Owl-53

Happy to report it all went well, and I'm now running Tahoe on my mac.

Thanks again for the help, have a great day!

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