OS X update 10.10.5 not working

same problem. the history says both were installed over and over in the past few days, but still have 10.10.4. once i can get the update to download again, it either jumps up to where it left off around 450-600 MB or "starts over around" 11 MB. or i get stuck in the never-ending loop of "you have more to download" or restart now. guess a trip to the genius bar is in my future.

Hi Carol, I am having exactly the same problem.

I noticed the message about two days ago and tried to install it using the App Store, it downloaded the update and when I click on restart I get the same message as you did. At the moment I got close to sixteen attempts to install the update.

Searching a bit more online I've found this http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/200454/appstore-wont-install-os-x-10-10 -5-update

To be honest, it didn't quite helped me as I tried it this morning and the terminal keeps running and no install or message indicating anything about restart has been displayed (this is annoying).

What is worst is, I don't find any helpful message coming from Apple about how to solve this 😟

Apple has a link similar to their solution How to remotely install software updates using the command line - Apple Support

Ok, As an update, I've manage to fix this issue.

For some unknown reason, when I ran on terminal

$ sudo -s
$ softwareupdate -iav

It consistently got stuck on 81%, so I thought... how about if I try to download it, and then attempt the installation

$ sudo -s
$ softwareupdate -dav

$ softwareupdate -iav

And that seemed to have worked. At the moment my terminal is requesting me to restart my mac. But I am happy I sorted this one out.

If you haven't done 'sudo' before, is a console command to elevate your terminal privileges (similar to when the mac requests your password) to then be able to perform system changes.

Hopefully this will help you.

Cheers!

Perhaps it was just the massive amount of people trying to download the update? I waited a few days and when I tried last night through normal system update process, the system update worked without any issues.