I'm running Sierra on a mid-2010 Mac Pro and I should be able to upgrade to High Sierra, but no dice. It downloaded fine (apparently), and I follow the instructions to upgrade, but it keeps glitching out and restarting back in Sierra. I suspect it's because I'm running macOS 10.12.6 (16G1031).
Any suggestions on updating to 10.13?
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.6), Mid-2010 Mac Pro
I think the version of Sierra 10.12.6 16G1031 may be a beta version of the 10.12.6 update, you may try downloading and then installing this, Download macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Combo Update which should update you to the 'production' version of 10.12.6, and this then may let you now upgrade to High Sierra.
Before you do any of this please be sure to make a backup of your mac, always good practice before doing updates and upgrades.
I think the version of Sierra 10.12.6 16G1031 may be a beta version of the 10.12.6 update, you may try downloading and then installing this, Download macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Combo Update which should update you to the 'production' version of 10.12.6, and this then may let you now upgrade to High Sierra.
Before you do any of this please be sure to make a backup of your mac, always good practice before doing updates and upgrades.
Sierra 10.12.6 is 16G29 and not 16G1031 !!!
You may have a HighSierra beta on your mac instead of Sierra.
You should make a complete backup of everything, then erase, then restore, then upgrade to HighSierra.
W. Robert Newberry wrote:
I'm running Sierra on a mid-2010 Mac Pro and I should be able to upgrade to High Sierra, but no dice. It downloaded fine (apparently), and I follow the instructions to upgrade, but it keeps glitching out and restarting back in Sierra. I suspect it's because I'm running macOS 10.12.6 (16G1031).
Any suggestions on updating to 10.13?
If you already tried upgrading to the new macOS 10.13 High Sierra in Safe Boot Mode, with no success:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
Please verify you meet all the requirements macOS High Sierra - Technical Specifications
I would suggest un-enrolling from the BETA program, this may or may not allow for some forward progress:https://beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/unenroll
I wish I had a elegant short answer to your problem, however in situations like yours with repeated attempts failing—The way forward is to erase and reformat your drive, using the DiskUtility from Recovery— as GUID/ extended journeled then apply the new macOS: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
On boot up use your Time Machine or Boot clone to restore, the Setup Assistant when you first launch the High Sierra to import (or restore) your user/admin account including all settings, passwords, data, bookmarks, preferences etc.
The Setup Assistant is the most trouble free—it presents itself one time at the initial boot up of the new macOS—after that The Migration Assistant is used to restore all your data. Set up your new Mac - Apple Support
You can save time if you have a bootable installer on a USB flash drive: Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
Always advised to have more than one back-up, on more than one drive: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-10081
*reformat will erase and delete all data on a drive* imperative you have a robust backup plan in place before you proceed.
Hi, I have the same issue and also have 10.12.6 16G1031 on my late-2014 Mac Mini, and repeated attempts to upgrade to High Sierra have failed to complete. I'm now getting the error message 'this volume does not meet the requirements for this update' for the Combo Update you suggested.
Thoughts on next steps?
Lucky you. Your fine running Sierra doesn't want you to do it! Listen to the machine...be happier.
the 16G1031 is not an "official" version, thus the Combo update does not run. If you have "tested" a beta OS in your partitipation scheme there is explained what to do when returning to a "normal" OS version, uninstalling the beta.
See my earlier post.
Can't upgrade from Sierra to High Sierra
