

Eventually, Full Installer will download and a New Application in Applications Folder will present called Install Big Sur. Same goes for clock at 10 minutes could be 20 minutes in Real time. Countdown clock may say 15 minutes but in Real time may be 30 minutes. It will take some time and several pauses will occur - normal.
PREPARING MACOS BIG SUR 11.3 STUCK FULL VERSION
Once Logged in - open Apple Apps Store and Get the Full Version of Big Sur.

It does a Repair Disk, Clear System Cache files and only load Apple Software, extensions and Fonts. If via Wifi - Disconnect all other Devices using the Wifi - want the Maximum Bandwidth only for this computer. Shutdown computer and disconnect all External Drives. For M1 CPU the Recovery Mode is Hereģ - This method may seem unnecessary but sometimes the Router Restart clears Network issues from ISP to Apple Servers

It too will download the full Installer and commence the installation. It will be the 11.6 version and once downloaded run the installer from the Applications folder.Ģ - Restart the computer in Recovery Mode ( INTEL Command + r ) and choose Reinstall macOS. There are several ways to download the Big Sur 11.6 update.ġ - Connect to Router via Ethernet connection and restart the computer in Safe Mode and then open the Apple Apps Store and get the Full Installer of Big Sur. If via wifi too many Other devices using the wifi at the same time reducing the Bandwidth to your computer.īest Results are via Ethernet Cable to Router Software on the computer interfering with the download process including AntiVirus software, running behind a VPN. There are factors like poor Wifi connection, slow wifi connection, too many other people downloading at the same time and Apple Severs are overloaded. If this update is for Big Sur 11.6 the error message can be misleading. Should that not be the issue for your computer > Yes, like the initial upgrade from previous version of macOS to Big Sur had empty space requirements > to a lesser degree the same principle applies for the update thought not as much space is needed. You can also, however, (Depending on your Mac model, startup in internet recovery, (While holding Command Option R) > Reinstall the OS, (This would install the latest available OS version, for Intel Macs though).Ĭheck if there is Enough Empty Disk Space. Startup in Safe Mode and try again, (May prevent other software from interfering):Įven creating another admin account in System Preferences > Users and Groups, log into that user to do the update.ĭisconnect your router from power for a minute, plug it in again, and try again. Otherwise, have you restarted to try again?Īnother way to test, or even to get the job done would be to: How is the available storage on your Mac?
