Canceled a macOS Upgrade, Now I Can't Find It Anymore. Help!

Hey everyone,

I'm having a weird issue and was hoping someone could help me out. I was trying to upgrade to macOS Tahoe on my Mac. I got the notification and started the process. Everything was going fine until it asked for my password, and I accidentally hit 'Cancel' instead of 'OK'. 🤦‍♂️

Now, when I go back to Software Update, the option to upgrade is completely gone. My Mac is still running the same OS, and it just says it's up to date.

Has anyone run into this before? Is there a way to force it to show the upgrade option again? I've tried restarting my Mac, but that didn't work.

Any help would be awesome! Thanks!



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MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Sep 19, 2025 3:15 AM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2025 4:13 AM

In System Settings > General > Software Update, press Command-R.

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