Failed Monterey install

I was upgrading the OS on my spouse's 2019 iMac from Mojave to Monterey, but the install failed partway through. I tried to re-run the install twice, and it failed agin. Now, I just want to restore from the Time Machine backup just before I tried to install. But that doesn't;t work either.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Nov 22, 2021 07:18 PM

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Owl-53

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Nov 23, 2021 02:17 AM in response to cyclehound

A Time Machine Backup is very useful and can be used to Revert to Previous Working macOS

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