RESOLVED: CTD that damages SIM 1/2 way thru update

Hey folks, I documented exactly where my update crashes and what file is involved. This may or may not be the same case for you but here is mine.
7 times now it crashes here:
[298/335]-decompressing fs-base.0.1.156.fspackage.001
I notified Zendesk and will now wait another 2 days for a BS response of “It’s your fault”