
This seems to happen most often with installers that are run from a mounted disk image, but it can occur with downloaded.

The package installer should now work just fine, whether it’s a software update for Mac OS, a third party app, or whatever else was stuck in the verifying stage.

If the process is still stuck and unchanged an hour or so later, it’s probably stuck.įorcing a Stuck Verifying. If you aren’t sure if the “Verifying” process is stuck on the Mac, open the package, disk image, or installer file as usual and let the verification procedure run for a while, it can take many minutes or longer to complete.

This is not a troubleshooting guide for merely slow verifications or for those who are simply impatient, this is only for cases where “verifying” process is completely halted and not working at all, thereby preventing the intended installer from running. Note: the “Verifying” process for packages, installers, and updates can take a while on any Mac.
