Can't install macOS High Sierra 10.13.4

Thanks D for the Recovery Mode tip. I was able to install 10.13.4 on my Mac!!!

Here are the steps that I took:

1. Press power button to start your Mac and immediately hold down Command + R until the Apple logo and progress bar appear

2. Once the boot up is completed, it may ask you to choose your language (in my case "English")

3. On next screen, it will ask you to to choose:

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Restore from Time Machine Backup

Reinstall macOS

Get Help Online

Disk Utility

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Pick "Reinstall macOS"

4. It then will ask you to choose the hard drive to install on (in my case "Macintosh HD")

5. The computer will reboot several times and it took me around 30 min to complete the installation

Good luck everyone.

So.....I went to the apple store - their solution was to take my MacBook pro, wipe it out, instal the newest/10.13.4, and then have me restore from my backup/time capsule at home.

So that's what I id to get over this. This is the second OS update (first one was the initial High Sierra) where I had to wipe out and restore.

Cheers,

Huck

- Login as administrator, or type password when prompted

- Open Terminal, and type "sudo diskutil verifyDisk disk0" and check for any boot error

- If any error gets detected, type "sudo diskutil repairdisk disk0" and press "y" (you may backup everything before this)

- restart, and login as administrator

- connect to a high speed internet network

- connect power adapter

- make sure you have more than enough free disk space

- quit all application, and install High Sierra

Try searching the temporary update files from the finder and delete them permanently (you need higher permission for this, maybe root access). Then restart in safe mode to download the update again and install.

Maybe little time consuming but the easiest way is to erase the system and reinstall fresh new OS X. macOS High Sierra: Erase and reinstall macOS

This time you could try the combo update in safe mode. Make sure you have enough space and a really good internet connection throughout the download and installation procedure.

After numerous attempts (Combo Update, Recovery Mode, Safe Mode, resetting NVRAM, Time Machine restore) trying to fix the 10.13.4 update issue with no result, I've decided to reformat my Mac's hard drive and do a clean install. After the clean install, I was able to successfully update to 10.13.4 and being able to shutdown normally without any issue. I know that this route is not for everyone as it involves reinstalling all your apps and settings (using Migration Assistant to restore my backup from Time Machine didn't work).

I hope there will be a fix soon for those who can't afford to go the clean install way like I did.

Try installing in Safe Mode:

Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support

Sorry, I didn't mention about finding your exact partition scheme to mount!

Open Terminal and type "diskutil list" (without quotes) to show the list of partitions and filesystem type. You could see the partition map and check which one to mount exactly.

Anyway, mounting or force mounting even a partition of disk0 won't help you in this case. Your disk probably is not healthy. If the repairDisk command of diskutil fails with an error, it may be a boot loader problem, or could be some other internal issue. Diskwarrior is a well known tool to fix these kind of issues; especially the ones not fixed by the Disk Utility. This is a costly piece of software you could give a try.

Best way to deal with these kind of issue is to backup, format, and freshly install OS X all over again.

Or, you can always take your system to the AppleCare and let them make it work.

I had this issue last Thursday (3/29) - installing OS update. My apple hardware is only 3 years old. After some troubleshooting felt like I was in the same situation with the initial High Sierra (last fall). I went to the Apple store and their solution was to wipe out my box and start over. I've learned from last fall, after spending a week+ on the issue, that this was the best solution. It's sad, that it came to that, but I had the issue solved within 20 hours (time delay due to restoring from back up).

I'm curious. Are we outliers or is there a significant number of people having this issue?

Same problem described in this thread happen to me after 10.13.4 (automatic) installation on my macbook air 2015. Solved the problem by 1) first running first aid from the menu of the console message that I got in boot. This returned working macos 10.13.3 installation. Then 2) I downloaded macos 10.13.4 bundle directly from link in this thread, and installed it manually (without appstore that is). Now I have working 10.13.4 installation.

In my iMac 2017 I did not get this problem, but instead update broke bluetooth pairing to magic devices in bootcamp to which I still haven't found working solution. I read also people having problems with external displays or something. From now on I will be VERY sceptical installing new macos updates, with all the issues that has been going on.

Have any of you tried, http://etrecheck.com/ this gives a snapshot of what is on your Mac and may give a clue as to why you cannot install the update. Post the report back here, no personal data is revealed.

Houston, we still have a problem. I was able to update my Mac Pro to 10.13.4 using the Recovery Mode (went to "About this Mac", it shows macOS High Sierra Version 10.13.4). However, I still cannot do the normal shutdown by clicking on the upper left corner Apple logo and select "Shut Down...". Note that this is the same problem I had right after unsuccessful 10.13.4 update. The screen goes blank to black with only the mouse cursor showing and the computer is still on and running. I can only shut it down by pressing the power button. Tried resetting NVRAM (holding down Option+Command+P+R right after turning on the Mac) doesn't help.

Try it with the Combo Update from here:

Download macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Combo Update

The Combo Update is a fuller install, as opposed to an incremental "delta" update, so it should overwrite any files that are damaged or missing.