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AnuradhaSeth
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Q: Help! OS X 10.9.2 not installing even after repeated restarts.

Hello, I am trying to update from OS X 10.9 to 10.9.2 but every time I click on the update option it asks for restart even after the restart and after every restart it gets added in the completed downloads list . Please help !

Thank you !!

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Posted on Feb 26, 2014 5:52 AM

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AnuradhaSeth

Q: Help! OS X 10.9.2 not installing even after repeated restarts.

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  • by laundry bleach,

    laundry bleach laundry bleach Feb 26, 2014 9:08 AM in response to AnuradhaSeth
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    Safari
    Feb 26, 2014 9:08 AM in response to AnuradhaSeth

    Try downloading and running the combo updater instead of using the Mac app store.

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1726

     

    Best of luck.

  • by Regina Barrera,

    Regina Barrera Regina Barrera Feb 26, 2014 5:24 PM in response to AnuradhaSeth
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    Feb 26, 2014 5:24 PM in response to AnuradhaSeth

    I am also having problems installing the update.  I had tried to this through the App Store but it failed and it would give a permissions failure

     

    (An error has occurred   The file couldn't be saved because you don't have permission.(513)). 

     

    So I had then downloaded the combo update as suggested above and then it comes up a failed installation when it was going through the process:

     

    (At the top of the Install OS XUpdate Combined window stated:There were errors with the installation.  You may want to try.... - I couldn't read the rest for it went off the window.  Really? 

     

    And at the middle window was: The installation failed with a huge yellow triangle and explanation point.)

     

    How do I fix this? 

  • by Breathless19,

    Breathless19 Breathless19 Apr 6, 2014 1:07 PM in response to AnuradhaSeth
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    Apr 6, 2014 1:07 PM in response to AnuradhaSeth

    I found a fix, or rather, a work around for this 513 permissions error issue. It doesn't require you to reinstall the OS, or boot from the recovery partition. Note that booting from my installation drive and repairing permissions didn't work for me. Neither did running combo update, or anything else, such as repairing ACL permissions, etc.

     

    Simply Carbon Copy Clone your primary, non updateable drive to another drive. I used the last free version of Carbon Copy Cloner.

     

    Then, boot from that other drive. Notice that you can now download and update to 10.9.2. Do all the updates, repair permissions if you'd like, then Carbone Copy Clone the now updated 10.9.2 drive to the formerly non updateable drive. Boot from the new primary drive.

     

    Done Dizzle.

     

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