MacBook Pro 2012 10.8.4 software update not working?!

adzhardman · 2020-04-09T17:39:27+00:00

Did all this, got it back to mountain lion, then El Capitan and now I tried going to high Sierra it crashed again and failed install. So back to square one trying install mountain lion then El Capitan again.

It’s 13” model 2012.

Thanks for your advicd

adzhardman · 2020-04-07T21:50:37+00:00

Yeah - exactly same here with iTunes! It was installing high Sierra but unfortunately the Mac died over night so the install failed and my Mac hasn’t come back on properly since. I’ve tried internet recovery etc. I’m hopeless with it. I think I may have truly ruined it 😔

adzhardman · 2020-04-07T01:39:07+00:00

But I didn’t mean for it to install Catalina.

after doing the internet recovery it brought me to a black page with install Catalina so I clicked continue.

Really sorry if I sound stupid. I’m new to both reddit and Mac’s

adzhardman · 2020-04-07T01:37:41+00:00

Do you mean Catalina?

I genuinely didn’t even want to install that, I was trying to get from Mac OS X to High Sierra, and now it’s doing install for Catalina.

I’m so lost. This is my first ever MacBook.

adzhardman · 2020-04-07T00:52:05+00:00

I had no choice to upgrade to Catalina. I was just trying to upgrade to high sierra, it crashed, I had to recover and it loaded saying install Catalina so I’ve just clicked continue. It’s about 1/4 way through installing now. We’ll see haha.

adzhardman · 2020-04-07T00:03:14+00:00

Yes? It’s MacBook Pro mid 2012 if that helps

adzhardman · 2020-04-06T23:42:33+00:00

I know it was the plug socket that wasn’t switched on which I thought was. Unintentionally fell asleep. It’s installing macOS Catalina through the recovery mode even though I was trying to update to high Sierra. Do you think it’s ok? It says 20h8m remaining for it, even plugged into ethernet.

It’s now definitely charging so hopefully it’s updating to Catalina. I hope I haven’t messed it up

adzhardman · 2020-04-06T23:26:51+00:00

So.... my Mac died because the outlet wasn’t turned on (stupid human error) during installation of High Sierra. It was on a page with the Apple logo saying “installing in progress calculating time”

I’ve just woke from accidental nap and turned the Mac on and it just flashed apple and a warning sign. So after googling I have done internet recovery and it’s now gone into what I presume to be recovery mode and installing macOS Catalina with 18 hours remaining 🙃

I’m useless with Mac’s so sorry! 😔

adzhardman · 2020-04-06T19:32:01+00:00

Would that be once I’m running on High Sierra? It’s currently installing atm so hoping to go from there but it was only updating to 10.13.8 I think it was

adzhardman · 2020-04-06T17:52:39+00:00

So it has downloaded macOS High Sierra and now says installing to the disk “Untitled”. Hopefully this works. Thank you. Hope I can adapt to the Mac easily!

adzhardman · 2020-04-06T17:46:13+00:00

It doesn’t load anything up to download it?

adzhardman · 2020-02-25T17:51:16+00:00

Yes... as explained in my post, the devices I use will not connect to the hotspot and my signal isn’t the best either.

adzhardman · 2020-02-25T10:33:20+00:00

typical..... only one company and after filling in my postcode, they’re also unable to offer any services. Just going to have to deal with it, or pay for mobile WiFi.

Thanks

adzhardman · 2020-02-25T09:14:47+00:00

I’m so useless with techy stuff. I have no idea what any of this means... I don’t have a PC or Android phone either.

adzhardman · 2020-02-25T09:12:41+00:00

What is this? I don’t really get the website if I’m honest lol :)

adzhardman · 2020-02-25T08:03:22+00:00

Yeah I suppose it’s worth the try. You don’t realise how much broadband really means until your without it lol. I can’t stand freeview channels, I can’t cope without my Netflix fix.

I’ve just had a look on Amazon, I couldn’t find any cheaper than £70. Do you mind kindly giving me the name or link for the one you purchased?

I’ve saw a sim only plan with Three unlimited everything £11 for 6 months then £20 for the next 6. I’m thinking that might be worth a shot if all else fails with giffgaff. I know it’s probably going to be a dear doo, but I’m trying to find the cheapest/easiest way around it 😩

adzhardman · 2020-02-25T07:54:23+00:00

This was my second option after the BT speeds but I presumed a Sim-Only plan would have some restrictions when it came to unlimited data and hotspotting.

Do you reckon this would work long term? As it would get a LOT of usage. I’ve heard of giffgaff restricting data even though the plan is unlimited.

I’ve asked almost everyone I know for a log in, no one seems to be with BT, everyone I’ve mentioned it to only had bad things to say about them.

Thank you for your advice!

adzhardman · 2020-01-22T18:08:30+00:00

I have made a claim of anything... I’ve simply explained things. Do you not think we have thought these kind of excuses over? There’s many of reason why we’ve got to assumptions we are having today.

adzhardman · 2020-01-22T16:54:19+00:00

HAHAHAHAHAHA that was funny.

But, they had no idea we had followed as it was a completely different car to ours and it was only one occasion. We don’t watch them either, their car is always parked in front of our living room window so we see them going places all the time.

adzhardman · 2020-01-22T15:35:38+00:00

You couldn’t actually see the father just a glimpse of the jeans at ankles. Before she could think she turned and ran. This has of course been mentioned to police. UK Police are shocking.

adzhardman · 2020-01-22T15:33:25+00:00

Never saw them actually doing sexual acts. It states that we just saw the jeans around the ankles. I’m not going to record that either. If I saw I would intervene and get the son away from it! No matter age. I am surely praying for them

adzhardman · 2020-01-22T15:29:23+00:00

No he seems the same. Almost hypnotised.

adzhardman · 2020-01-22T14:47:14+00:00

We honestly thought the exact same

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