Update to beta 5 is stuck at 108MB

I've canceled the update several times and it always downloads to 108MB and then stops. I've even re-booted to no effect.


Any thoughts on how to address this?

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This happened to me also. I was able to get it to finish finally, by cancelling and rebooting. It took a few tries. I initially thought it was a wifi problem at my end, but it's interesting that it hung at 108MB.

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Exactly the same problem !

Blocked at 108 MB on our iMac...

But no problem with our MacPro.

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It seems that App Store gets struck after downloading the firmware part of the update. So the first thing to try is to go to /Library/Updates/ and run the 107.6MB FirmwareUpdate.pkg file you find in there. That will install the firmware update and free up App Store to download the Beta 5 update.


If that doesn't work, cancel the download (you may need to hold the alt/option key while you click on it if it is stuck at "waiting"). After that, make another (temporary) user account and update from there:

  • System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
  • Click the padlock to unlock it, then enter an administrator name and password.
  • Click + button below the list of users.
  • Click the New Account pop-up menu, then choose as type of user administrator
  • Log out of your user account (or restart your Mac) and log in to the new account.
  • Update to the latest beta from there.
  • After the update is fully completed, you can log in to your normal account and delete the one you made earlier.
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