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I tried to update my Mac Book Pro M1 to macOS Sequoia, but I kept running into an error: "failed to personalize the software update." It was incredibly frustrating, especially since I tried every common troubleshooting step without success. If you’re facing the same issue, here’s what happened to me and how I finally solved it. I tried:
I keep getting this window that pops up whenever I try to update to macOS Sequoia. I am currently on macOS 14.6.1. I'm on an M1 MacBook Pro. It's driving me nuts because I never had problems updating macOS before.
If you checked the App Store (which is where you would find the updates for older version of macOS) and if you checked System Preferences (where you would find Software Update for newer macOS versions), then there are no updates available for your Mac. my Mac doesn't have "software updates" in system preferences and no software updates show up ...
Software update is trying to authenticate user – M1 problem Hello, I am trying to migrate data from my old MacBook Pro into the new MacAir M1 laptop. First of all, I'll get this message on Migration assistant: "This Mac can't be used to migrate data. Due to an issue with unlocking this system, you can't migrate. Please update this Mac and retry."
To update your Mac, go to system preferences/ system settings> software update to see if there are updates available for your Mac. Important to know is that when your Mac supports the macOS version, it will also support all the updates for that version. So when your Mac can run Monterey (version 12) it can also run the newest release, 12.5.1.
Failed to personalize software update, M1 Mac. My 2020 m1 MacBook Air recently developed the "Failed to personalize software update" problem when I attempted to update from 13.5.1 to 13.5.2. Simple fixes like reboot, safe mode, and download update via terminal did not work, but the DFU 2-macs method worked fine.
I run Big Sur 11.6.1 and have noticed that my System Preference reads "1 update". However, when I choose Software Update, the system gets stuck at "Checking for updates". Nothing freezes, but the wheel keeps spinning and nothing happens. I wish to update the OS (the option was there earlier). I have tried repeated reboots.
Apple > About This Mac > Software Update "Unable to check for updates. Can't connect to the Software Update server (127.0.0.1)." This is a self-imposed problem that I can't seem to reverse. Years ago I found a post that modified an OS file that resulted in OS update notifications being disabled.
Paste the following in Terminal and tell us what the result is: tmutil listlocalsnapshots /. ”Available” is not, alas, the same as “Free”. Select your drive in the Finder and press Command-I to open the Info window. It will tell you how much space is considered “free” and how much is “purgeable”. Ideally, all that available ...
System Preferences> Software Update did not come to macOS until macOS Mojave 10.14 in 2018. If you are running an older OS like macOS High Sierra you can check for updates in the App Store Updates page. If you are looking to upgrade your mac to a newer OS see below.