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M1 MacBook Air Not Seeing 12.1 Update
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neither my MBAir M1. I tried to install from the full installer and it freezes at 52 min remaining
There seems to be an issue with this update. I can't find it neither so just a waiting game until apple fixes this.
My M1 pro sees it. Haven't tried upgrading yet though.
Its still very new, depending on which content delivery network server you're hitting maybe it hasn't replicated everywhere yet.
Also.... server load is a thing...
Its still very new, depending on which content delivery network server you're hitting maybe it hasn't replicated everywhere yet.
Also.... server load is a thing...
This could be it. I just plugged mine in and soon after got the Sys Pref pop-up telling me about it.
So, so far window server booted up and using 288 MB of Ram rather than like 500-600 plus and blowing out to tens of gigabytes later 
Will see if it still leaks.
Will see if it still leaks.
My M1 mini also won't see it.
I found 12.1 on the Mac App Store and tried initiating the update from there. But it doesn't seem to work.
I found 12.1 on the Mac App Store and tried initiating the update from there. But it doesn't seem to work.
I'm giving up and just letting it be until it prompts me on its own.
Clearly, something is broken in the updating process.
Clearly, something is broken in the updating process.
I had this problem all afternoon and after few attemepts I also gave up. Today, I got the notificaiton that the update is available, but it is not downloading / got stuck at the very beginnning and it has been like this for good 20-30 minutes.
It's better to just download it using the Apple link itself . Here check this out https://mrmacintosh.com/macos-12-monterey-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple/
Which one should I use? The whole installer, or is there an update one I'm not seeing?
i resolved my problem by downloading full installer - over 12 GB via terminal and manually kicking it off.
From the website :
12.1 = http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...ebasc92qkw2iv44e1j9pv09f/InstallAssistant.pkg
"...NOTE: Depending on the browser you are using, you might need to right click and select “Copy link address”. Past this link into a new tab and it should start to download..."
"...Once downloaded, all you need to do is install the pkg and the full installer of macOS will be in your applications folder..."
"How to Get macOS 12.1 on Your M1 Mac When the Update Won’t Appear"
lifehacker.com
How to Get macOS 12.1 on Your M1 Mac When the Update Won’t Appear
It's like Thanos once said: Fine, I'll do it myself.
To add to this, even the full installer sometimes sticks at 52 minutes to go. If that's the case, the best option is to use a bootable usb and install from there. There's an Apple Support page on doing this - use the --downloadassets argument to get the latest files while making it.