If the progress bar gets stuck, especially at "About 3 minutes remaining" or during the "Setting up your Mac" screen, the process may be hung up on a verification step. Try disconnecting all non‑essential peripherals (printers, external drives, etc.) and restarting the Mac. If the issue persists, boot into (hold the Shift key while starting up) and attempt the installation again from there.
General Requirements. OS X 10.9 or later. 4GB of memory. 12.5GB of available storage (OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 or later)* Apple Support macOS Catalina - App Store macOS Catalina App - App Store.
Click . Your Mac will automatically open the System Settings / Software Update pane. Confirm the download when prompted.
Using official Apple tools ensures your installer file is untouched, secure, and free of malware. Method 1: Using the Mac App Store
Once the process hits 100%, check your folder for Install macOS Catalina.app . How to Create a Custom macOS Catalina DMG File
If you are on a Mac running macOS Mojave 10.14 or later, you can download the full installer directly via Terminal: Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities). Enter the following command:
If the progress bar gets stuck, especially at "About 3 minutes remaining" or during the "Setting up your Mac" screen, the process may be hung up on a verification step. Try disconnecting all non‑essential peripherals (printers, external drives, etc.) and restarting the Mac. If the issue persists, boot into (hold the Shift key while starting up) and attempt the installation again from there.
General Requirements. OS X 10.9 or later. 4GB of memory. 12.5GB of available storage (OS X El Capitan 10.11.5 or later)* Apple Support macOS Catalina - App Store macOS Catalina App - App Store.
Click . Your Mac will automatically open the System Settings / Software Update pane. Confirm the download when prompted.
Using official Apple tools ensures your installer file is untouched, secure, and free of malware. Method 1: Using the Mac App Store
Once the process hits 100%, check your folder for Install macOS Catalina.app . How to Create a Custom macOS Catalina DMG File
If you are on a Mac running macOS Mojave 10.14 or later, you can download the full installer directly via Terminal: Open Terminal (Applications > Utilities). Enter the following command: