Some updates will take much longer than others - which can result in a seemingly stuck progress bar. Sometimes the update can be stuck, but not completely frozen. As painful as it sounds, your update can take a few hours. Occasionally a MacBook update can appear “stuck”. Instructions for how to update a MacBook Pro and how to update a MacBook air are exactly the same - regardless of which Mac you own - follow the instructions above for updates. If you are wondering how to update your old MacBook Pro and are running into issues updating then you most likely need to update to 10.11 El Capitan first. If you are running an older OS, macOS 10.10 or lower, you will need to upgrade your computer to 10.11 El Capitan first, before using the steps above to upgrade to a supported version of macOS. If your computer does not meet the minimum requirements for Catalina/Big Sur then try upgrading to macOS 10.14 Mojave instead. To see if your computer can run macOS 11 Big Sur - check Apple’s compatibility information and installation instructions. If you are running macOS 10.11 or newer, you should be able to upgrade to at least macOS 10.15 Catalina. In this quick guide, we explained to you how to update your Mac using Terminal.‍ How to update from an old version of MacOS | Outdated macOS and how to upgrade no-scan Do not scan when listing or installing updates (use available updates previously scanned ) dump-state Log the internal state of the SU daemon to /var/log/install.log duration ) Optional duration in seconds to suspend background operations (defaults to 5* 60 seconds ) suspend-background (on | off ) Suspend background operations from occurring temporarily (uses -duration ) background Trigger a background scan and update operation r | -recommended Only recommended updates l | -list List all appropriate update labels (options: -no-scan ) clear-catalog Clear the catalog URL back to defaults (requires privileges ) set-catalog Set the new catalog URL (requires privileges ) Sudo softwareupdate -reset-ignored Turn on or off automatic background check To clear the list ignored updates, enter: Install all but make sure you ignore ‘JavaForOSX’ updates:

To install all updates that are applicable to your system, enter: Sudo softwareupdate -r Updating Mac using the Terminal app Sudo softwareupdate -e How do I apply all recommended updates?Īll updates that are recommended for your system: Sudo softwareupdate -d iTunesXPatch-12.3.1

How do I just download update but not install on my system?

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