I’m so sorry for what you’re going through, I will be praying you do not do something bad

I will be praying for you 🙏🏼

Praying 🙏

🙏❤️🙏

Praying 🙏

Edit: is your mom abusive? Do you have any kind of support system?

do you compare yourself often to other trans people? or spend alot of time reading negative dooming shit?

This happened a while ago to me when i wanted to try the 26 beta from sequoia, what fixed it was reinstalling macOS through Apple Configurator with my macbook connected to a macOS vm running AC then choosing to restore from my time machine backup so i didn't lose anything. a real mac will work too tho and should be preferred, i just only have one mac

Basically (since im realizing what i wrote isnt very clear)

Have another mac or vm running Apple Configurator

Plug the main mac into the mac running AC

I think i chose the 'Update' option but I don't really remember, there are probably guides

Restore from a time machine backup (so you dont lose anything)

Updates work (at least for me)

Also the main mac needs to be in DFU mode to work with apple configurator iirc

Or from Mac App Store.

Download full installer using terminal.

Paste this to your terminal. It will check apple servers for available download and if it is, it downloads the full official installer to your Mac:

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 26.0

I restarted my Mac and it fixed it for me

I experienced this error a few weeks back on a M4 mini when trying to upgrade to 15.6.1 from 15.6.0. At that time I did all the usual things apple support suggested and eventually took it into the genius bar where they used the configurator to restore the firmware and installed 15.6.1. Come this morning I see updates to 15.7 and to Lake Tahoe. When I try to update to either I got the same message.

I called up Apple Support, referenced my earlier case and explained I want a computer that updates without having to do the whole DFU thing. Pretty quickly got a call from a senior tech and after trying a few things he got me to download and run the 'Capture Data' program to capture some system diagnostics. Within 2 hours of uploading the diagnostics I got a call back and it looks to be a hardware issue and I have to go back to the Genius bar for repair.

Your root cause may be different of course but if you are still under warranty and it keeps happening then leverage apple support.

Press on beta public and you’ll get official after 15.7 then you will get another 1.8GB update and your set

Same here.

https://preview.redd.it/lofyhsa66dpf1.png?width=1818&format=png&auto=webp&s=c538389d57c343e80ca3da18f187d7d5ef29f0e5

It’ll show up eventually, as is their usual practice of a gradual rollout

I had an option for either

Its normal it comes out in patches, so Apple servers don't load

UPDATE:

I managed to get it back to normal through pressing I think it was Command + R and it brought me to MacOS utilities. I then restarted my mac through reinstalling MacOS Sonoma. So all is good. Thank you everyone for the advice though :’)

have you tried charging it? not sure but maybe it needs more power before the update can finish?

Boot in recovery (R key while starting, I think). Then reinstall the system. Do NOT shut down while it does it.

Once you're booted into Recovery Mode, make sure you have enough free disk space before reinstalling Mac OS like Electrical_West_5381 suggested.

Turn OFF automatic updates in settings so it doesn't update at an inconvenient time again.

I would try.. back up your MacBook and delete and create a new partition which will delete all the existing your data.

Use DFU and try to revive/restore it, if you have another Mac handy.

In my experience, the Ssd could be at fault. Some Ssd, even from Apple have a hard time upgrading the firmware I have encountered the same issue and the only solution has been to replace the Ssd. You can also try to install open core on another SSD and then try to install it on the faulty one. The reason being is that sometimes some ssd do not allow the firmware on the computer to be written. Hence the problem. try that and let us know.

A no screenshot B. I just installed sequoia the other day, when you get that error, keep restarting

I've got a 2015 MBA at home running Sequoia like a champ, so your 2017 should be no issue at all.

Here's what I'd do:

• Get an entirely new, quality USB key or external drive for your installer. I've seen so many stories of failed installations due to poor media!

• Find a family member/pal with a Mac running modern MacOS and make an OCLP-enabled installer for your 2017 MBA. Make sure to select the correct model during creation!

• After booting off your new key/drive, make sure you delete any partitions on your existing internal drive. This will ensure you get a 100% clean installation.

• Report back!

I've done tons and tons of OCLP installs on a range of Mac hardware using the method above and more or less every time, it "just works".

You got this!

Try downloading the installer here

What is the version of macOS you currently have installed? Is it older or newer than 10.15? As it’s somewhat relevant I should also mention that Apple changed the numbering system with macOS Big Sur (11), and will be changing it again this fall with macOS Tahoe (26).