- That is iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or Mac mini desktop hangs on startup. The stuck Apple loading screen frequently occurs after a recent macOS update. At first, you may regard such a long boot time as a slow startup. But the Mac just got stuck on the loading screen with Apple for hours without any change.
- MacBook Pro users seldom need to troubleshoot their system as the probability of encountering any issue in Mac is minimal. But there are instances when users experience specific problems, and MacBook Pro booting stuck halfway or not booting is one of them. Fortunately, several start-up options can help get your MacBook Pro up and running again.
- I have macOS 10.7.5 and want to update it to a newer version as possible. Currently I’m trying to gradually upgrade it to 10.8 to download a newer version then. But I’m stuck at 10.7.5 and the components for a newer Mac OS X Lion don’t download to my Mac Book Air of 2011.
- If your Mac install stuck on Apple logo, gray/white/black screen when you were installing an App, you can go to Mac App Store to find this app and open the updates to survive from the macOS installation stuck situation. Download & install the combo update. The Mac App Store isn't the only place to download macOS from.
Tip & Tricks to Fix Mac Installation Failed/Stuck/Frozen/Slow Errors
MacBook Air 4,2/Linux 5.8 - hangs completely when browser starts I have been running Archlinux for a couple of years on my Macbook, but ever since Linux 5.8 was released my macbook hangs completely when I start the browser after booting.
If your Mac is unable to install macOS Big Sur or freezes on installing, you can try to fix it with the following tips. There is no guarantee that each tip works on macOS update problems. But it covers the common measures when Mac users fails to install new macOS, hopefully any of these tips will work for your macOS installation problem.
1. Shut down your Mac and wait for some time. When a new OS releases, a massive number of people will go to download and install the updates in a snap. As a result, the downloads and installation will be very slow with the large file and many people doing the same thing at the same time, and even fail during the process. What you should do is to wait for the server becoming less busy. According to Apple system status page, macOS Software Update issue has been resolved. Now you should download the macOS Big Sur update file faster and install it without seeing 'An error occurred while installing the selected updates'message.
Apple Macbook Air Software
2. Go to Mac App Store and open updates. If your Mac install stuck on Apple logo, gray/white/black screen when you were installing an App, you can go to Mac App Store to find this app and open the updates to survive from the macOS installation stuck situation.
Macbook Air Software Update
3. Download & install the combo update. The Mac App Store isn't the only place to download macOS from. When your encounter problems on macOS Big Sur installing, you can try to download the combo macOS update from the Apple official site because the macOS installation package downloaded from Mac App Store may only include the essential files for your Mac update, instead of the combo updater with all the files required to update to macOS.