How to Fix macOS Monterey Not Installing on MacBook Pro M1 Air

On your MacBook pro or air when you are trying to install the latest macOS monterey and you are unable to install or macOS is not installing on macBook M1 pro or Air then you can easily fix this issue and install macOS Monterey on your M1 macbook pro or air easily. So, lets see in detail below.

You can easily install macOS monterey on your m1 macbook pro or air by going to system preferences -> Software update and when trying to install you will get an error messages like the package is missing installation failed an error occurred while installing macOS monterey or MacOS BigSur and unable to check for updates on macOS BigSur or macOS installation stuck or frozen and you will not be able to install macOS monterey on Macbook pro or air m1 mac.

How to fix macOS Monterey not Installing on Macbook M1

Below macOS troubleshooting methods will help you fix macOS Monterey not Installing on Macbook M1 and install macOS monterey successfully on your MacBook pro M1 or Air.

Check internet Connection

First thing you need to make sure is your macbook pro or air m1 is properly connected to the internet with a good wifi internet signal and you are not having any frequent wifi disconnection issues or macbook disconnecting and connecting to internet issues on MacBook m1.

Charge your M1 MacBook pro or Air

You need to charge your macBook before updating it to macOS monterey and you need to charge above 50 percent otherwise you will get macOS installation errors.

Enough Storage Space

Before updating your macOS to latest macOS monterrey update, you need to cross check with the storage space on your m1 macbook pro or air and delete unnecessary files and photos or videos or move files to external drive and free up internal memory space on your M1 MacBook pro or air.

If you are not having enough storage space and perform an update on your macbook then macOS monteryer installation will fail.

Update MacOS Monterey on M1 MacBook Pro or Air

Step 1: Click on Apple logo on top menu

Step 2: Click on About this Macbook

Step 3: Click on Software update and wait for your macbook to check for any latest version of macOS Monterey is available to download or not.

Step 4: Now, if new macOS update is available -> Click on Upgrade Now.

Step 5: Your M1 macbook pro or air will download macOS Monterey necessary package files and install it on your M1 MacBook pro or Air.

Step 6: Now, in the new MacOS monterrey Pop up box -> click continue -> Click Agree and select your SSD and enter your MacBook Password and click continue and wait for macOS monterey to install.

Step 7: This can take much time and be patience here and you will be asked to unlock your macbook several time and restarts your macbook pro or air couple of times.

That;s it, once the update completed then your macOS monterrey will be upgraded to new macOS monteryr and your issue of macOS Monterey not Installing on Macbook Pro M1 Air will be resolved.

MacOS Monterey cannot be installed on Macintosh hd error

If you are getting macos monterey cannot be installed on macintosh hd error then you need to make sure that your m1 macbook pro or air is having enough storage space and it requires 20gb free space or more depending up on the version of MacOS Monterrey you are updating.

Why won’t my MacBook Air install macOS Monterey?

This can be due to many reasons and few of them are not having enough storage space or your internet connection disconnected or device compatibility as well.

Should I update my MacBook Air to Monterey?

Yes! To experience the new features and to get rid of all bug issues and get rid of macbook other issues then you need to update your macBook to the latest version always.

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