mac OS Safari 12.0.1 update installer problem

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mac OS Safari 12.0.1 update installer problem

Ever since I installed the mac OS Safari 12.0.1 update, my iMac fails to boot up. When I restart holding down the option key, it shows a "mac OS installer" as the startup disk, and I have to select my internal HD for it to boot normally. This has happened 3 times. The first 2 times I ended up restoring my entire HD, once from a backup to OS 10.13.6 that uses Safari 11, and the second time using recovery to reinstall 10.13.6.

However, my password manager 1Password 7 will not work with Safari 11, and I continually receive the message that I need to update to Safari 12 in order for 1Password 7 to work. How do I remove the mac OS installer? It does not show up in a spotlight search.

iMac, macOS High Sierra (10.13.6), mid 2011 27" iMac, SSD, 24G ram

Posted on Nov 23, 2018 12:46 PM

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Answer 1

Eric Root

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Nov 23, 2018 1:50 PM in response to garycpdx

Have you checked your Applications folder for the installer? If it is there, move it to the Trash.

See if you can find the file(s) using one of these programs. If you go Finder/View/Show Path Bar, it will show you where it is located.

EasyFind – Spotlight Replacement

Find Any File

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garycpdx Author

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Nov 24, 2018 10:08 PM in response to Kappy

Kappy,

Booted into recovery mode. Ran first aid on both the Macintosh HD and the OS X base system. Restarted, and so far so good. Restarted a 2nd time to confirm that the problem is fixed. I'm hopeful the problem is fixed. Thanks!

gary

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garycpdx Author

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Nov 24, 2018 10:13 PM in response to Eric Root

Hi Eric,

I had already checked the applications folder, it was not there. A spotlight search did not show anything either. Running Disk First aid on the HD and the OS X base system appears to have done the trick. Thanks

gary

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Answer 4

Kappy

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Nov 23, 2018 1:00 PM in response to garycpdx

Open Startup Drive preferences in System Preferences, select your startup drive, then click on the Restart button.

Repair the Drive for El Capitan or Later

Restart the computer and after the chime hold down the Command and R keys until the Utility Menu appears.
Select Disk Utility and press the Continue button.
Then select the indented (usually, Macintosh HD) volume entry from the side list.
Click on the First Aid tab in the toolbar and wait for the Done button to activate. Click on it, then quit Disk Utility.
Select Restart from the Apple menu.

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Answer 5

Eric Root

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Nov 25, 2018 6:32 AM in response to garycpdx

You are welcome. I'm glad it is working okay.

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