How to Upgrade to Monterey Mac OS X 12

Today we show the upgrade process from start to finish to get your Mac loaded up with Mac OS X Monterey, Apple's newest Operating System released in October of 2021.
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Please make sure you have a Back Up of your Mac, preferably with Time Machine before you start. There have been reports of the upgrade "bricking" older Macs, so be careful if you have an older Mac and make 100% sure you have a back up.
Check these websites for more information:
Apple Upgrade Guide
support.apple.com/en-us/HT212735
What's New in Monterey:
www.apple.com/macos/monterey/...
The Macs that are compatible with this upgrade are:
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, 2017)
MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
iMac Pro (2017)
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017)
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017)
iMac (21.5-inch, 2017)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
Mac mini (M1, 2020)
Mac mini (2018)
Mac mini (Late 2014)
Mac Pro (2019)
Mac Pro (Late 2013)

[@bodaciousmos]

you showed me how to unmount the harddrive but now it's totally gone and I can't install anything how do I bring it back ?

[@cromdaleblvd4677]

can you give me a recommendation for the MacOS I should use for a Macbook Pro 2015 (Early)

[@JoBo0o]

Ive got a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports), in the description you have it in a list of compatible macbooks for upgrade to Monterey and mine is on that, but when i go into About this Mac on mine and check for updates, the checking for updates part just keeps loading. Any idea why nothing is coming up ?

[@uzair545]

My Downloading Bar is stuck.

[@alvin4100]

Why is mine just a blue screen? The only visible thing is the mouse

[@cromdaleblvd4677]

just wondering as of 2024 is it safe now to install on Macbook Pro 2015 without bricking?

[@reginahendrickson2661]

Can you skip versions? for instance update from high sierra directly to Monterey, or do you have to first update to Mojave? Then go from there to update to Monterrey?

[@centaur70]

Good question.. I was wondering the same thing as I'm running High Sierra also.

[@md.sajivmajumder9405]

Not worth to see 😏