Installer Progress Freeze

After start up and log in my iMac screen is gray, all I see is the toolbar, no applications will open and the computer is stuck on “Installer Progress” with the rotating color wheel in an endless spin. A restart did not fix the problem. Can anybody help?

iMac 27″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 16, 2023 8:40 PM

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Oct 16, 2023 9:57 PM in response to fitterextreme

Hi,

It could be possible that the installer is corrupted, try to download the installer and install again would solve the issue.

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Oct 16, 2023 10:08 PM in response to fitterextreme

Unplug the computer for about an hour then start up and continue to hold the power button for about 15 seconds. See if it starts normally.

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