Q: Why am I not able to update to 10.11.2 or 10.11.3

I am using software update in the App Store and it says I don't have any updates available. So i downloaded the updater file and i get these messages. I get an error message when trying to update to 10.11.2 or 10.11.3.

OS X El Capitan update can't be installed on this disk. This volume does not meet the requirements for this update.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.1), null

Posted on Mar 3, 2016 6:33 PM

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by brenden dv,

brenden dv Mar 5, 2016 6:34 AM in response to Sky King
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Mar 5, 2016 6:34 AM in response to Sky King

Hi Sky King,

Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities! I'm sorry to hear that you are having these issues updating your MacBook Pro. If you are having issues updating El Capitan to the most recent release via the manually downloaded update file, you may want to double-check that you are downloading the 10.11.3 Combo Update, listed here:

Download OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 Combo Update

(Note that this is different from Download OS X El Capitan 10.11.3 Update, which is only a point or delta update)

If you continue to have issues updating while receiving an error message regarding the volume, you may also want to try booting to the OS X Recovery partition and using Disk Utility to run a check/repair on your main volume. You may find the following articles helpful:

OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
Disk Utility (El Capitan): Repair a disk

Regards
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by Eau Rouge,

Eau Rouge Mar 5, 2016 6:42 AM in response to Sky King
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Mar 5, 2016 6:42 AM in response to Sky King

What does About This Mac show.

please post a screenshot.
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by josev83,

josev83 May 3, 2016 2:47 PM in response to Sky King
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May 3, 2016 2:47 PM in response to Sky King

Same here. Updates don't show up in the Mac App Store and manual updates say the volume does not meet the requirements for this update.
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by Eric Root,

Eric Root May 3, 2016 5:28 PM in response to Sky King
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May 3, 2016 5:28 PM in response to Sky King

App Store Update Problems see Linc Davis’s answer.
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by MZ@SC,

MZ@SC Aug 29, 2016 9:05 AM in response to Eau Rouge
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Aug 29, 2016 9:05 AM in response to Eau Rouge
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by babowa,

babowa Aug 29, 2016 9:16 AM in response to MZ@SC
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Aug 29, 2016 9:16 AM in response to MZ@SC

Exactly which version of Mac OS is currently installed?
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by MZ@SC,

MZ@SC Aug 29, 2016 10:24 AM in response to babowa
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Aug 29, 2016 10:24 AM in response to babowa

I just fixed my problem by downloading and reinstalling "OS X El Capitan" from App Store Purchased. It was version 10.11.1, probably GM version.
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by babowa,

babowa Aug 29, 2016 11:39 AM in response to MZ@SC
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Aug 29, 2016 11:39 AM in response to MZ@SC

Yes, you need the base version first before you can update that.
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