macOS 10.13.2 failed to install and now won't show in App Store at all

I posted sometime back that 10.13.2 would not install with the massage: "....some updates could not be installed".

10.13.0 installed on its partition, formatted HFS+, but no go for the 10.13.2 update.

Well, I formatted an external drive with APFS, copied to it the 10.13.0 using Carbon Copy Cloner and then installed 10.13.2. Worked just fine.... and a number of problems that made 10.13.0 unusable disappeared. Go figure!

I too am having this exact same problem. Three times, each time the App store re-downloaded it, it ran, then gave me the error and I was still on 10.13.1. It worked on my laptop without any problems, but this Mac mini just won't do it. The only unusual config is that I have a software raid using SoftRAID. But that runs at a lower level and shouldn't be causing any problems here. I gave up and am now downloading the update through apple.com. I'm pretty confident this will work, but it's annoying that is has to go this way.

Similar problem. My installation (Mac Book Pro 3 yrs old) stalled in middle of installation. Apple support stated to re-install (during boot hold R down). The re-installation went fine and the result was it chose to install 10.13.2 . HOWEVER, my "update" is showing that I have to install 10.13.2 under the APP icon. "About this Mac" HAS the proper 10.13.2 indicating. WTH Apple?

You can also try installing in another admin user account.

I had same issue. Went to SF Apple Store yesterday. They think that the .2 update was installed, but that the About Mac was not updated. They don't know why. Recommended to wait for .3, which may clear up issues. You may want to call Apple Support.

Hello !

Whenever an update comes on App Store , plug the charger make sure battery is more than fifty percent , go to App Store click on more it will start downloading , after few minutes a prompt will come download and restart , click on it , the machine screen go black and sometimes the bar is loading and Mac will restart .

These activities will be seen do not shut down the system , just be patient and observe it can take time example fifty minutes to one and half hour .

To , be honest I never used combo update or downloaded from a link and the download is always successful .

High Network speed is must .

I tried just about everything on a brand new 2017 model Macbook Pro, and none of it worked. Even the standalone installers would go through all of the motions and the machine would STILL identify itself as 10.13.1

The ONLY thing that worked, was upgrading from 10.12.6 directly to 10.13.2 . That worked just fine, I couldn't get to 10.13.2 any other way.

Start in the RecoveryPartition (holding CMD+R keys).

then choose install macos. It will re install the os that it thinks is on your mac. When that is Sierra, install, go to the appstore and find HighSierra in the tab "Featured", then download it, when downloaded it is again in your Applications folder, make a copy to an external disk, then install. When you have installed HighSierra but it will not run, in the RecoveryPartition it will install HighSierra again.

RecoveryPartition: you get there by holding CMD+R keys when you start up.

Install OS: when selected, this installs the OS that the mac thinks it has active, you don't get a choice, so either the latest you tried to install or the one before it. After this install the mac restarts automatically.

If the result is the earlier OS after the restart, you have to install HighSierra again (or not, whatever you want).

If the result is HighSierra you are ready to go with HighSierra, because it will be fully installed.

Appstore: whatever your OS is when you visit this app, "macOs High Sierra" is available in the "featured" tab....

had the same issue with the update installation. this solved it for me:

sudo spctl --master-enable

good luck!

You can see this Download macOS High Sierra 10.13.2

I'm also still on HFS+, not APFS. But I don't think that's the issue, my MacBook Pro is too and it ran the update no problem.

I just tried the 10.13.2.dmg from apple's website (not through the app store app) and....

still on 10.13.1. I'll email softraid and see what they say.

I have the same problem. I tried updating my MacBook Pro with touch bar multiple times and still get the pop up saying updates could not be installed. About this mac says I'm running OS 10.13.1 however, when I go to the App Store and click on update, it says I will be updating from 10.13.2 to 10.13.2....huh??? Seems like the update was successful, but the laptop does not recognize it, so it keeps giving me the update pop up. Guess it's something I have to ignore until apple comes up with a bug fix in 10.13.3

Just out of curiosity, what HD format did you use? MacOS Extended or the new APFS? I was just at the Genius Bar and was told a few horror stories in running High Sierra from a MacOS Extended formatted partition, which is what I have.

The advice was to use an SSD APFS formatted. That of course prevents older OSes from residing on the same HD. And, BTW, ….. use an SSD.

Thanks for your help

LM