I own Macbook Pro Early 2011 edition with Os X El Capitan 10.11.6 and i have tried a thousand times to upgrade to High Sierra but in spite of updating everything i kept getting error message that 8minutes remaining when i start download from the store and will carry on for hours on end chewing my Data into over 30 Gb without progressing. I have done all possibly within my power to no avail.Please help me.
MacOS High Sierra
- Thread starter Alkali
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What is the error message you're getting? Have you run First Aid on your hard drive from Disk Utility to see if there are any errors that show up? There could be a problem with your hard drive if the installation hangs or stops.
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Your machine is eligible to install High Sierra so it must either be a hardware error or something else that's holding things up. Assuming you're downloading using WiFi, have you tried downloading from another connection if your connection is slow? (The download is approximately 11.5 GB and may be larger if you have a SSD because of the APFS conversion.)
If all else fails, what you could try is have someone download High Sierra for you and create a flash drive installer and try to install it that way. Or, if you're close to an Apple Store, have them download it for you.
If all else fails, what you could try is have someone download High Sierra for you and create a flash drive installer and try to install it that way. Or, if you're close to an Apple Store, have them download it for you.
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Bring the MBP to a library or a place that offers free wifi and download High Sierra there. Then cancel the installation, until you get home.
Also, create a bootable USB installer before upgrading your internal drive.
Also, create a bootable USB installer before upgrading your internal drive.
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