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This may be of use to those reinstalling macOS Mojave
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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1850508" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>I was having some issues with my late 2019 iMac (specs under my avatar).</p><p></p><p>After exhausting the usual tricks & tests, I decided to reinstall macOS Mojave.</p><p></p><p>The Process is easy - Reboot holding down Command + R to enter Recovery Mode. Then select "reinstall OS". That went fine.</p><p></p><p>Given that macOS Mojave has been out a long time and is succeeded by macOS Catalina, I assumed that the new OS would be 10.14.6. But I didn't check. All was well till I tried to open Photos app. Failed.</p><p></p><p>Then I discovered that my reinstall was 10.14.4.</p><p></p><p>You cannot use System Preferences > Software Update because it will not install 10.14.6 on top of 10.14.4. I knew that but tried anyway. Not allowed. Even in Safe Mode, it was disallowed.</p><p></p><p>The correct way is to use macOS Mojave Combo update for 10.14.6. I did this and it failed. Then I found that this is not uncommon: <a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250531547" target="_blank">10.14.6 Combo Update - Apple Community</a></p><p></p><p>From that Link, I found an alternative Apple site that does work: <a href="https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2010?locale=en_GB" target="_blank">Download macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Combo Update</a></p><p></p><p>All is now well.</p><p></p><p>For the veterans and other experienced users, none of the above may be news; but for others, including me, this was a learning experience.</p><p></p><p>I hope my comments may help others?</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1850508, member: 83420"] I was having some issues with my late 2019 iMac (specs under my avatar). After exhausting the usual tricks & tests, I decided to reinstall macOS Mojave. The Process is easy - Reboot holding down Command + R to enter Recovery Mode. Then select "reinstall OS". That went fine. Given that macOS Mojave has been out a long time and is succeeded by macOS Catalina, I assumed that the new OS would be 10.14.6. But I didn't check. All was well till I tried to open Photos app. Failed. Then I discovered that my reinstall was 10.14.4. You cannot use System Preferences > Software Update because it will not install 10.14.6 on top of 10.14.4. I knew that but tried anyway. Not allowed. Even in Safe Mode, it was disallowed. The correct way is to use macOS Mojave Combo update for 10.14.6. I did this and it failed. Then I found that this is not uncommon: [url=https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250531547]10.14.6 Combo Update - Apple Community[/url] From that Link, I found an alternative Apple site that does work: [url=https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2010?locale=en_GB]Download macOS Mojave 10.14.6 Combo Update[/url] All is now well. For the veterans and other experienced users, none of the above may be news; but for others, including me, this was a learning experience. I hope my comments may help others? Ian [/QUOTE]
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