Fix MacOS Monterey Download failed – An Error Occurred When Download the Selected Apps

On your macbook when you are trying to update your mac and you are getting MacOS Monterey download failed – An Error Occurred When Downloading the Selected Apps then you need to follow these macos Monterey troubleshooting guide and fix these issues. So, let’s see in detail below.

Fix MacOS Monterey download failed – An Error Occurred When Download the Selected Apps

By following below methods you can easily get rid of macOS monterey donwloaed failed error when downloading apps or any other error.

Check your internet Connection

You need to have a stable internet connection without any frequent or any wifi internet disconnection issues. So,make sure you are not having any poor internet wifi connection.

Refresh your Internet Connection

Step 1: Turn off your wifi connection from top of your apple menu

Step 2: Now, restart your Macbook

Step 3: Once your mac restarts go ahead and turn on your wifi and connect to internet.

Once you turn off and turn on wifi go ahead and download macOS update and you will not be facing any issue of macOS Monterey Download failed error.

If you have the same error Monterey download failed when downloading macOS then you need to connect to different wifi network to download update. Sometime problem may be your wifi internet as well and also if possible connect Macbook to ethernet cable and download macOS try to install macOS.

Remove Software Update Plist file

You need to remove the software update plist file if you are still getting macOS Monterey download failed when trying to download macOS.

Step 1: launch finder app on your Mac

Step 2: Now, click on GO in the menu bar.

Step 3: Now, select Go to Finder under Go Menu options.

Step 4: Now, enter the following text -> ~/Library/Preferences/ and Click Go.

Step 5: Locate the file com.apple.softwareUpdate.plist file and move it to trash.

Step 6: Once you remove plist file you need to restart your MacBook.

That’s it, once you remove the plist file you need to restart your macbook to make changes affected and download and update your macOS you will not be facing any issue.

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Free Up Space on Your MacBook

You need to make sure that you have enough storage space on your MacBook and when you are downloading macOS there should be enough free space on your Mac.

Step 1: Click on the Apple menu -> Click on About the Mac

Step 2: Select Storage tab

Step 3: Now, you need to make sure have enough free space and if you are running out of storage then you need to delete unwanted apps and unwanted files, videos, photos and freeup space.

Once you free up space, go ahead and install macOS and if you have enough space downloading macOS update then you wont face any issue of macOS monterey download failed error.

Update your Mac in Safe Mode

Step 1: Turn off your Mac -> shutdown from apple menu and wait for 60 seconds.

Step 2: Now, Press the power button / touch id and immediately hold down shift key until login window appears on your Macbook screen.

Step 3: Enter your login details and if mac is encrypted then enter your password twice.

Once your Macbook is in safe mode then you can download and instlal and update macOS without any issues or monterey download failed error will be resolved successfully.

Reset Pram/NVRAM

Step 1: Turn off your Mac -> Apple menu shutdown ->Select Shutdown

Step 2: Waif for 30 seconds and press power / touch id (button) and turn on mac

Step 3: Now, immediately (after pressing power button) -> Hold down option Key + Command + P + R keys simultaneously until you hear startup sound for second time.

Step 4: If you are using T2 security chip -> hold down the key until apple logo appears and disappears for second time.

Step 5: Now, wait for your macbook to restart (it tales 10-15 minutes).

Once you reset PRAM and NVRAM your macOS downloading error (monterey error) will be fixed.

Fix Disk Errors in Recovery Mode

Step 1: Shutdown your Macbook -> Press power / touch ID to start mac

Step 2: Now, immediately hold down Control + R keys at same time until the apple logo appears.

Step 3: Wait for some time and macOS monterey utilities window will appear on your screen with options.

Step 4: Select Disk Utility -> click on continue.

Step 5: Select your startup disk (Macintosh HD) -> Click on First AID

Step 6: Select run in popup window box and wait for your mac to finish fixing the errors.

Step 7: Click done and close disk utility and restart your Mac via Apple Menu -> restart -> Restart.

That’s it, this is how you fix MacOS Monterey download failed – An Error Occurred When Downloading the Selected Apps by following above troubleshooting guide for macOS.