How to install an update to macOS in High Sierra or earlier
You may want to leave your Mac downloading the operating system update over night. When we started downloading macOS Big Sur our Mac said it would take 10 hours to download the 11.98GB file, so be prepared to wait a while for Monterey to download, especially if you are on a poor Wi-Fi network. If you are searching for Big Sur on the Mac App Store you canĭownload MacOS Big Sur here.
Wondering where you can find Monterey on the Mac App Store? Initially you will need to search, but we expect to be able to get a direct link after it launches. Luckily the download happens in the background, so you can continue to work or surf the web.
Once the installer has downloaded you can click to install the new version of the OS – but beware that your Mac will be out of action for a little while as the software installs.
Click on Upgrade Now to download the installer for the new version of macOS.
If you haven’t updated to Big Sur, Catalina or one of the older versions of macOS yet, we also cover how to update to Catalina or Mojave from High Sierra, Sierra, El Captain, Yosemite, or even older version of Mac OS X below. In this article we explain how to update macOS on your Mac.
We also include advice below to help with that. There are other older versions of macOS Big Sur that you might wish to install, perhaps on an older Mac, or on a Mac that can’t run Monterey. If things get really complicated we also have:īut we aren’t only interested in Monterey. If that’s you then we will endeavor to help you fix those update problems which are unfortunately all too common. They never expose themselves with their money.We’ll also guide you past the potential headaches and any problems you may encounter, including how to fix any problems you are bound to encounter while updating your MacApple has a habit of updating the latest version of macOS every couple of months – and when it does people inevitably encounter problems updating. It doesn’t matter if you lose your shirt because they never have a stake in the outcome. They just want to insert themselves into the market and montize the markets stupidity whether it’s taking their 0.001% from a million transactions per day, or a service contract for marketing or legal fees, or selling boxes of fungible servers. None of these people really care who wins or loses. It takes attention away from a proper discussion and steals attention away from competitors. What happens is people switch their brains off and get sucked into the fight. It’s the oldest trick in the marketing book. The same types of people are now trying to manufacture a similar fight between Bitcoin and Ethereum. We’re all supposed to cheer on like they are toddlers learning to walk. In the mainstream media and on Slashdot everyone is so busy dick measuring between whether Microsoft or Apple will be the most valued company ever (both measured in *trillions*) nobody is stopping to ask whether this is a good thing or bad thing.