![]() ![]() Or try to run the “Install macOS Monterey” from the Launchpad, although that apparently will only install Monterey 12.3.1 since the 12.4 version doesn’t show up in About this Mac/System Report/Installations. Not sure what to do next, although it looks like it’s either try to download and install the latest Catalina update from here: ![]() I got the Software Update Tool and a message saying it was looking for updates, but it just hung there for half an hour. I also opened a terminal and typed in ‘softwareupdate -l’ then Enter. Then restart and go back and check (or if you like, recheck) the same two boxes and restart again. In Software Update click Advanced then uncheck the “Check for Updates” box and the “Install System Data Files and Security Updates” box. In a mac forum I came across someone with the same issue did the following with success. ![]() Everything just says to open Software Update and go from there.įurther attempts at fixing the iMAC update issue. My internet research hasn’t turned up anything useful. Is anybody else seeing the hanging behavior in Software Update? Is there something similar to the MS Update Catalog where I can download a security update and then install it? My overall question is how do I install an update if Software Update doesn’t work? I’ve managed to install the 2022-004 security update on the Air, but not on the iMAC. I don’t check every day but have checked a large handful of days and on a day that I do check, I sometimes check several times within the space of an hour. The only time I have access to it is late at night and for the last couple weeks I can’t can’t get past the spinning icon. ![]() The problem is especially acute on the iMAC. Over the last 2 to 3 months it has become increasingly common for Software Update to hang with a spinning gear icon and the message “Checking for updates”. I have a macBook Air and an iMAC, both from mid 2017 and both running Catalina through the 2022-003 update. ![]()
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