Macos Searches Long Time For Updates

Oct 10, 2019 Apple launched the latest macOS update on Monday but not everyone has been having an easy time installing it. Here’s how to fix a common problem that users are running into. I want update my phone from iOS 12.4.1 to iOS 13.5 but the estimated time has been on for about three days and I don’t know why. With the release of the latest iOS 13, many users are trying to download and install an update. But many of them complain that their iPhone stuck on estimating time remaining for a long time. Jun 25, 2020 If Mac App Store shows “macOS Sierra is up to date” and the button to download the update is missing–even though you are yet to download and install the public version of the newest version of macOS, you may likely have one of the betas or GM builds on your Mac. Hence, make sure to remove them before trying to download Sierra.

Are you having slow startup issues with your Mac? Slow startup times can be caused by many different problems and they can be very frustrating for many users. Waiting for your computer is a waste of time. Startup time is important because one of the most common troubleshooting tips that we often share here on macReports is to restart your device. If macOS takes forever to boot, you dread rebooting your Mac.

The purpose of this article is to show you how you can try a few tips and tricks to improve your Mac’s boot times significantly.

Mac slow start up

1. Update your Mac. If you are having this issue, updating your Mac may help you. Here is how you can update your Mac:

To check for updates, on your Mac (macOS Mojave or later), click the Apple menu > System Preferences and Software Update. If there are updates available, click the Update Now button.
If your Mac is running an earlier macOS version than Mojave, on your Mac, click App Store and then the Updates tab.

2. Check for low free disk space and free up disk space.

You Mac need sufficient space to run optimally. If your Mac does not have enough space, the slow boot time may occur.

On your Mac, click the Apple Menu > About This mac and then click the Storage tab. Review your storage use.

Click the Manage button. This will open the Storage Management window. You can see several recommendations for optimizing and freeing your storage.

Read this article about how you can free up space on your Mac. You may also want to uninstall your unused apps.

3. Cluttered desktop. If your desktop is full of stuff, then organize your desktop.

4. On your Mac, follow the steps below:

Click the Apple menu
Click System Preferences
Click Startup Disk
Click the lock icon so that you can make changes (you may have to enter your password)
Select your startup disk (probably it is Macintosh HD)
Click the lock icon again
Then click the Restart button to restart your Mac.

5. Disable unnecessary startup and login items

The more startup items you have, the longer it will take to start up macOS. Some of them should not start with macOS. Because it is a waste of resources that extends start up time. Here is how you can manage this:

On your Mac, click the Apple menu > System Preferences
Click Users & Groups
Click the Login Items tab and remove the unnecessary apps that you do not need at launch.

6. Reset PRAM (or NVRAM). Here is how:

Turn off your Mac
Turn on your Mac and immediately enter the Option, Command, P, and R keys
Keep holding the keys for about 20 seconds
And then release the keys and your computer will restart.

7. Restart your Mac in safe mode and then restart normally. Doing so may help you fix your slow startup problem because safe mode performs a check of your startup disk. Here is how:

Turn off your Mac
Turn on your Mac and immediately press and enter the Shift key
Keep holding the Shift key until you see the login screen
Login (you may have to log in a few times)
Now your computer is in safe mode.
Then exit safe mode by restarting your Mac normally without pressing the Shift key.

8. Your Internet connection may be slow. And if you are using iCloud (you probably are) then your Mac startup time might be increased. If your Mac’s Internet connection is poor, you Mac may struggle to start. If you are having this problem, you may try restarting everything (your Mac, modem and router). Please also see:

9. Viruses or Malware? Viruses, spyware and other malware can slow your boot time. It is important that you protect your computer from these harmful programs.

10. Reset the System Management Controller (SMC).

11. Do not reopen windows when turning off your Mac. When you turn off your Mac, your Mac will ask you if you want to ‘reopen windows when logging back in’ Selecting this box may cause a longer startup time.

12. You may want to turn off FileVault, if it is enabled. This will help you fasten the boot time. Here is how:

Click the Apple menu
Click System Preferences
Click Security & Privacy
Click the FileVault tab
Click the lock icon to make changes
And click the Turn Off FileVault button

13. Periodically check your Mac’s health by going to System Information.

macOS Catalina updates improve the stability, performance, or compatibility of your Mac and are recommended for all Catalina users. To get these updates, choose System Preferences from the Apple menu , then click Software Update. Learn more about updating the software on your Mac.

For details about the security content of these updates, see Apple Security Updates.

macOS 10.15

macOS Catalina 10.15.5

macOS Catalina 10.15.5 introduces battery health management in the Energy Saver settings for notebooks, a new option to disable automatic prominence in Group FaceTime calls, and controls to fine-tune the built-in calibration of your Pro Display XDR. The update also improves the stability, reliability, and security of your Mac.

Battery Health Management

Battery health management to help maximize battery lifespan for Mac notebooks
Energy Saver preference pane now displays battery condition and recommends if the battery needs to be serviced
Option to disable battery health management
For more information, please visit https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211094

FaceTime Prominence Preference

New option to control automatic prominence on Group FaceTime calls, so video tiles do not change size when a participant speaks

Calibration Fine-Tuning for Pro Display XDR

Controls to fine-tune the built-in calibration of your Pro Display XDR by adjusting the white point and luminance for a precise match to
your own display-calibration target

This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements:

Fixes an issue that may prevent Reminders from sending notifications for recurring reminders
Addresses an issue that may prevent password entry on the login screen
Fixes an issue where System Preferences would continue to show a notification badge even after installing an update
Resolves an issue where the built-in camera may not be detected when trying to use it after using a video conferencing app
Addresses an issue for Mac computers with the Apple T2 Security Chip where internal speakers may not appear as a sound output device in Sound preferences
Fixes a stability issue with uploading and downloading media files from iCloud Photo Library while your Mac is asleep
Resolves a stability issue when transferring large amounts of data to RAID volumes
Fixes an issue where the Reduced Motion Accessibility preference did not reduce the speed of animations in a Group FaceTime call

Enterprise content:

Improves performance on certain Mac models when enabling hardware acceleration in GPU-intensive apps such as those used for video conferencing
Addresses an issue where Microsoft Exchange accounts were unable to sign in during account setup when using Conditional Access
Apple Push Notification Service traffic now uses a web proxy when specified in a PAC file via the Proxies payload
Resolves an issue that prevented some displays connected to MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) from waking from sleep when the Mac wakes
Major new releases of macOS are no longer hidden when using the softwareupdate(8) command with the --ignore flag
This change also affects macOS Mojave and macOS High Sierra after installing Security Update 2020-003.

macOS Catalina 10.15.4

macOS Catalina 10.15.4 introduces iCloud Drive folder sharing, Screen Time communication limits, Apple Music time-synced lyrics view, and more. The update also improves the stability, reliability, and security of your Mac.

Finder

iCloud Drive folder sharing from Finder
Controls to limit access only to people you explicitly invite, or to grant access to anyone with the folder link
Permissions to choose who can make changes and upload files, and who can only view and download files

Screen Time

Communication limits for controlling who your children can communicate with and be contacted by throughout the day and during downtime
Playback control of music videos for your children

Music

Time-synced lyrics view for Apple Music, including the ability to jump to your favorite part of a song by clicking a line in lyrics view

Safari

Option to import Chrome passwords into your iCloud Keychain for easy AutoFill of your passwords in Safari and across all your devices
Controls for duplicating a tab and for closing all tabs to the right of the current tab
HDR playback support on compatible computers for Netflix content

App Store with Apple Arcade

Universal Purchase support enables the use of a singular purchase of a participating app across iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV

Pro Display XDR

Customized reference modes that you can tailor to specific workflow needs by selecting from several color gamut, white point, luminance, and transfer function options

Accessibility

Head pointer preference for moving a cursor on the screen based on the precise movements of your head

This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements:

High Dynamic Range output to HDR10-compatible third-party displays and TVs connected with DisplayPort or HDMI
OAuth authentication support with Outlook.com accounts for improved security
CalDav migration support when upgrading to iCloud reminders on a secondary device
Addresses an issue where text copied between apps may appear invisible when Dark Mode is active
Resolves an issue in Safari where a CAPTCHA tile may display incorrectly
Fixes an issue where you may receive notifications for updated or completed reminders
Fixes an issue with screen brightness for the LG UltraFine 5K display after waking from sleep

Enterprise content:

Apple Push Notification Service traffic now uses a web proxy when specified in a PAC file
Resolves an issue where updating the login keychain password after resetting a user password would cause a new keychain to be created
After enabling ”Search directory services for certificates” in Keychain Access preferences, searching by email address in Keychain Access or Mail now locates a user certificate stored in directory services
When setting the DisableFDEAutoLogin key in com.apple.loginwindow, you can now sync your FileVault password with the Active Directory user password after updating the user password
Reinstates the ability to update or restore iOS, iPadOS, or tvOS devices by dragging .ipsw files to the device in an Apple Configurator 2 window
Addresses an issue where sending the EraseDevice MDM command might not cause the device to be erased
When logging in as an Active Directory user after using deferred FileVault enablement, the user is now prompted for their password to enable FileVault

Some features may not be available for all regions, or on all Apple devices.

macOS Catalina 10.15.3

The macOS Catalina 10.15.3 update improves the stability, reliability, and security of your Mac, and is recommended for all users.

Optimizes gamma handling of low gray levels on Pro Display XDR for SDR workflows when using macOS
Improves multi-stream video editing performance for HEVC and H.264-encoded 4K video on the MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

macOS Catalina 10.15.2

The macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update improves the stability, reliability and performance of your Mac and is recommended for all users.

This update adds the following features:

Apple News

New layout for Apple News+ stories from The Wall Street Journal and other leading newspapers