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My MacBook Pro has been stuck at setting up iCloud account for a couple of hours. How do i fix this?

My MacBook wanted me to upgrade to Big Sur last night. For the last couple of hours, it has been stuck at setting up iCloud account. How can I stop this? I need my computer.

Posted on Aug 13, 2021 12:58 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2021 7:45 AM

Barbaraward wrote:

My MacBook wanted me to upgrade to Big Sur last night. For the last couple of hours, it has been stuck at setting up iCloud account. How can I stop this? I need my computer.


And how are these two related...?


Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support



If you are stuck you can always force quit the Mac by holding the powerbutton/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac - Apple ...


reboot as normal and try again.

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Aug 14, 2021 7:45 AM in response to Barbaraward

Barbaraward wrote:

My MacBook wanted me to upgrade to Big Sur last night. For the last couple of hours, it has been stuck at setting up iCloud account. How can I stop this? I need my computer.


And how are these two related...?


Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support



If you are stuck you can always force quit the Mac by holding the powerbutton/TouchID for ~6-10 sec.

Log out, sleep, wake, restart, or shut down your Mac - Apple ...


reboot as normal and try again.

My MacBook Pro has been stuck at setting up iCloud account for a couple of hours. How do i fix this?

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