I still think that Apple should have addressed this issue. Hopefully you have already helped others who are having this same issue. Thanks for your kindness in helping me out. Thanks for pointing me in a direction to pursue, even if it may not be THE right direction for the Mac Pro. or just take my trash can into a certified Apple repair shop. and then see if there is one around that I can swap out and try. First I will check what NVMe drives the 2013 Mac Pro would have shipped with. your discovery will be very helpful to them. while if this is dealing with MacBooks and MacBook Pros. This could be why a bunch of people across the web are having trouble. I don't know If there are any native Apple NVMe drives out there. The reseller put in two 1 TB Intel NVMe memory drives in it. I bought my 2013 Mac Pro about 2 years ago. It upgraded successfully.Īnybody know what to do to get it to install? Hardware wise. My 2016 MacBook works just fine and was doing well with the beta preview program. If I wait two months before I check again, am I going to find out that I still won't be able to update? Kind of getting disappointed here. and I am kind of surprised that their testing of the Monterey update did not reveal this. It seems that many people on the web are having this problem. I even just opened a terminal and ran the command "softwareupdate -fetch-full-installer -full-installer-version 12.0.1" to see if it would just pull down the whole update and that maybe I would get a different version than the one from the software update mechanism.
I tried updating to Monterey both before and after I updated to the macOS Big Sur 12.6.1.
#Macbook software update check how to#
If your System Preferences doesn't include Software Update, learn how to upgrade to macOS Monterey or upgrade to an older macOS, and use the Updates tab of the App Store app to get app updates. Try running this application again." issue on my 2013 Mac Pro "Trash Can". In the System Preferences window, click Software Update. If any updates are available, click the Update Now button to install them. , then click Software Update to check for updates. Choose System Preferences from the Apple menu. Then follow the instructions for the version of the MacOS you have. I have the same " An error occurred while preparing the installation. For all MacOS upgrades follow steps 1 and 2 below.