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My Mac is frozen on an update and won’t do anything

I tried the other recommended force quit and nothing will work

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Sep 19, 2021 6:11 AM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2021 6:33 AM

Press and hold the power button for 5-10 seconds until the computer turns off, then restart the machine. With any luck it should complete the update process and take you to the login screen.

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My Mac is frozen on an update and won’t do anything

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