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Error updating Monterey "An error occurred migrating user data during an install. Reinstall macOS" loop

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I'm having trouble updating Monterey for the last 2 updates. When I do it restarts in recovery saying: "Your computer started up in Recovery because a failure occurred during installation. An error occurred migrating user data during an install. Reinstall macOS to resolve the issue". Reinstall macOS does not solve the issue. The only way I found to fix the issue (update before this one) is by wiping my macOS partition clean and then reinstall the macOS. Unfortunately, because I have a third party SSD on my MBP, that would not work unless I replaced the SSD with an official Apple SSD, upgrade to the latest version, then swap it back with my third party SSD, do a clean install, and restore my backups. Needless to say, this is super painful and I'd really rather not do that. Has anyone had the same problem?
Asked by erk415 (19 rep)
Sep 19, 2022, 05:29 PM
Last activity: Jul 7, 2025, 05:04 PM