Posted on 11-12-2020 09:26 PM
Anyone getting the issue it just bounces in the dock then stops? It shows it’s still running under force quit, but the installerGUI never loads.
I was able to get it to install via terminal. It downloaded officially from software update.
Note this is an older 2014 MacBook Air, 4 GB ram, on a 256 SSD. I suspect age of hardware may be a factor.
Posted on 11-12-2020 10:28 PM
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21563092/apple-mac-apps-load-slow-big-sur-downloads-outage-down-issues
Posted on 11-13-2020 11:15 AM
Either what tkimpton posted above or https://babodee.wordpress.com/2020/11/05/waiting-for-the-macos-big-sur-installer-to-launch/ could have something to do with what you're seeing.