Thanks for responding Ronni. The fine print of the Apple support article worries me. It says - - - ** If you haven't already updated to macOS Sierra 10.12.4 or later, Option-Command-R installs the macOS that came with your Mac, or the version closest to it that is still available. I have Mavericks 10.9.5 installed. I therefore expect that High Sierra will NOT be installed. Late last year the standard Command-R macOS Recovery utility reinstalled Mavericks 10.9.5.
Will you please check if Apple’s “big print” or “fine print” applies? Cheers Alan > On 27 Apr 2018, at 1:25 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Alan, > > Click Restart , hold down Option-Command-R to boot into macOS Recovery > <http://link.tidbits.com/wf/click?upn=zybUG7zy-2FLXz49RDX-2FBr3iivqOP8mwO0ZRSwSZsCDuGtXqfiRdcGqhZOp5lwg0FIQJ4yiuGd7sy07S0h3Ct20ohPqdWU-2BTv8iopmFGrNCKoaYSqJ13UEC3cNPkBA6mPWp-2Bc7raJJe-2FT2ipbhn7FlJWeWsie1idNVI5mrsIBCI-2BM-3D_Ehl72FbXsv9zexTeJZUJiOfpoaSISOrkOj63gvfl2vlkRT0VRMiELLx-2BSkwoKg4zNRl5bZzFFWvhqwN5YBfQHwimIStI7WXT-2B1vrcmAq7YM9vXKn20-2BxXU9hnRHYqqF2y3DekO5KVPV19fZSOlRxTielsS5j4p9Z3vOCOS1ehdNDGVIxi9O6KmQ5mfmHEwVUuMVHs9QnaDF4YItiFnhOXZJ-2FCMHXhM1CaqtPd4rMo4EESfeowCcoBV6VEzL3-2By8vfF8xx-2BQV32ATw0eG0zFRoUEN4YNNMy6hYUpgp944hjmsugnJu73Zro0H8ccisbuCpJmk-2F-2Ftqy16ruFm90A2X2qGmTcKQYGZuYAs5CVAGqh6u8xzmbrwCMtCBNXJDg8X7YrQUtqjz9b5XwC1ixiFvXuD3omYDrtAU39avSmmojkqi-2F4ASrDoRMlAZ8o1iRz6Q402isXT4Uc-2BlU1jEDQu5kmHkYXn1CeSrsdH34E8F2Yc-3D>, > and reinstall the operating system. This way you will update to the lasted > version of High Sierra that is compatible with your Mac. > > (Did you know that different versions of Command-R cause different versions > of macOS to be installed by macOS Recovery? > Check out this Apple support article > <http://link.tidbits.com/wf/click?upn=zybUG7zy-2FLXz49RDX-2FBr3iivqOP8mwO0ZRSwSZsCDuGlvmgdVii3pPHQI507293r-2F52P-2BDN5KGgrqznFj-2F-2FU5j1EmoLtdqvifZMRaiNmNA5nYsFQSd4FuOhkjOBoRj-2FAwnNyj00SBwlv33s-2BCoIrrqZYT-2Bltf89MM4-2BwB-2FvOk20-3D_Ehl72FbXsv9zexTeJZUJiOfpoaSISOrkOj63gvfl2vlkRT0VRMiELLx-2BSkwoKg4zNRl5bZzFFWvhqwN5YBfQHwimIStI7WXT-2B1vrcmAq7YM9vXKn20-2BxXU9hnRHYqqF2y3DekO5KVPV19fZSOlRxTielsS5j4p9Z3vOCOS1ehdNDGVIxi9O6KmQ5mfmHEwVUuMVHs9QnaDF4YItiFnhOXZJ-2FCMHXhM1CaqtPd4rMo4EESfeowCcoBV6VEzL3-2By8vW27DP4bx2T-2FVVnu54HS7r7EkxAU82clt-2F-2BJsEk2lHksTwSabpWbl4JUfOPoho7v0LaFqUAMBWbdOfgiKEXguMQXQBUP-2FogIlkuAMbBfWwrhs-2B2hp8hNkQ398LTahkdWoBePg5gbEcU81Ag-2FN9TwpoyyqaRGzqiYLetVWWrAQMzFds-2FDgUdHM3bI3u91OXwY2l4F6-2FIKRrWU5LcaBKCDrKnjeLLhRQmPQ1aXL2jDPi8E-3D> > for the details.) > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > > > On 27 Apr 2018, at 9:11 am, Alan Smith <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> I want to eke a few more years usage from my obsolete 21.5 inch late 2009 >> iMac fitted with obsolete OSX 10.9.5 Mavericks by installing macOS 10.13.4 >> High Sierra. >> >> However the High Sierra download phase has so far consumed 46 GB for the 4.8 >> GB OS file. This is from three download attempts from the App Store. I click >> the “Cancel” download button to escape the endless loop. I only checked >> iiNet data usage after I cancelled the second attempt! >> >> Any suggestions for explaining the cause of the download loop - and for >> installing High Sierra? >> >> I have ascertained that when the OS file download progress indicator reaches >> around 97% it appears to freeze. Activity Monitor of process >> “osinstallerplaind” actually shows a steady download to about 4.8 GB on the >> Network tab, pauses for say 10 seconds, then resumes counting ever higher. >> >> The in-progress download file in >> /Library/macOSInstallData/InstallESDmg.pkg.partial show the file appears to >> be endlessly rebuilt. File size reaches roughly around 4.8 GB then starts >> again - the next Finder refresh showed say 250MB. >> >> Something in the overall process is not taking the final step of stopping >> the download and going to the installation phase. >> >> iMac has 12MB RAM and a 1TB drive with 850 GB free space. This old Mac is >> WiFi only due to a faulty ethernet port. iMac is using the 2.4GHz band via >> a Netgear R6400v2 router. Time to download large files is about the same as >> for other Macs connected via ethernet. I’m on an NBN FTTP 50 Mbps download >> speed plan. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> late 2009 21.5 inch iMac, OSX 10.9.5 >> late 2012 27 inch iMac FD, macOS 10.13.4 >> 2017 Mac mini SSD, macOS 10.13.4 >> >> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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