These were all issues we encountered in 2020, so it's quite possible that the same problems will be faced with the arrival of Monterey. Or if having managed to download Monterey you are confronted with the message: "There is not enough free space on the selected volume to upgrade the OS!", we are here to help. If you've seen the warning: 'The macOS installation couldn't be completed' or the message: 'An Error Occurred While Installing the Selected Updates' we're here to help. One big issue with Monterey appears to be that it is bricking some Intel Macs with a T1 or T2 processor (used for Touch Id and to manage the SMC). We look into what to do if you can't download macOS Monterey, fixes for when macOS Monterey won't install, and what you need to do if your Mac freezes in the middle of the update.
When macOS Big Sur arrived in November 2020 many people experienced difficulties downloading and installing it and, as anticipated, there were similar problems with the arrival of Monterey. This is particularly pertinent right now with macOS Monterey arriving on 25 October 2021. In this tutorial we'll look at what to do if your Mac stalls or freezes during an operating system software update, or if you see an error message indicating that there is a problem.
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However, sometimes when you click Go on an update things go a bit pear-shaped. The Mac tells you there's an update available via a pop up in Notification Centre - in some cases (depending on your settings) it's even downloaded it already and just needs your go-ahead to install. Installing new versions of macOS on a Mac should be a pretty simple exercise. What to do if macOS could not be installed on your computer