
Have any thoughts on this? Let us know down below in the comments or carry the discussion over to our Twitter or Facebook. Hopefully, Apple fixes the issue so you don’t have to resort to workarounds to get your update. We’re still scratching our heads as to why this is necessary. Can you Update IOS on Old Mac To update your Mac, open the System Preferences app or the 'About This Mac' menu. then click on software update and your mac will automatically search for the most updated version of Mac OS. The first thing to do as you prepare for macOS Sierra is to check to see if your Mac is compatible with the new macOS Sierra operating system not all Macs will be able to upgrade. Check whether your Mac can run macOS Sierra. If there is no avail, continue onto the next solution below. Click on your Apple logo on the top left of your Macs screen. Follow below guides to prepare your Mac for macOS Sierra upgrade. Press Command + L again to see if macOS is still installing.

#HOW TO UPDATE YOUR MAC OS MAC OS X#
If you are using an EL Capitan, Mac OS X 10.11 or other early versions, you’d better select a suitable update here. Here you can choose your preferred one and directly update your Mac to that OS version. When the Mac is completely off, press and hold the power button again. Note: Before updating Mac OS, you can click More info to check details about each update. Once downloaded, you shouldn’t have to do anything out-of-the-ordinary to get it installed. Hold down the power button and wait for about 30 seconds. If the update doesn’t start downloading, force quit the or again.ĭoing all of that should get your Mac downloading the macOS 12.1 update. (Try if that didn’t work)Ĭheck the System Preferences > Software Update window that we kept open to see if the 12.1 Update shows up now. Open Applications > Utilities > Activity Monitor

If it is not showing, leave the window open. That said, it's still a beta and running it as your primary OS is a little risky for several reasons. Hence, Mac users waiting to upgrade their device to the. Despite our initial skepticism, there are some pretty compelling features in Mac OS X Lion. If it says the update is ready to download, do so and install normally. It should be noted that the official or the stable version will be available only tomorrow on November 12.
#HOW TO UPDATE YOUR MAC OS HOW TO#
Open System Preferences > Software Update. How to speed up macOS updates The next time you want to update macOS, click the Apple logo in the top-left corner of your Mac’s desktop and select System Preferences.
