Monterey 12.6.1 failure to install
So bloody tired of this. I have a wired Internet connection. I have been trying for hours to do the security upgrade from Monterey 12.5.1 to 12.6.1. I keep getting down to the five minute mark in the "preparing" phase and then the upgrade fails. Went through a similar situation with the upgrade to 12.5.1 which is when I got the wired connection. Why does this have to be such an ordeal? Why do I have to wait to download the same ****** 11.5 GB file every time preparation fails?
Interestingly, I thought things had worked on the third try but "About this Mac" says that I now am running 12.6, NOT 12.6.1. It is NOT stable; most apps are failing to open. 12.6.1 is still showing up as available.
I have done many of the obvious fix attempts: clearing the NVRAM; deleting the macOS Install Data via Terminal; making sure I have sufficient system storage (over 1 TB available).
I'm not ready to go up to Ventura yet.
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