Mac mini won't update to OS X Mavericks v10.9.3

I have a mac mini, 2011, and it won't update from 10.9.2 to 10.9.3.
Any suggestions?

Thanks for the clarifications.
Looks like your Recovery Partition is your next step.
Before continuing, make sure you have a full backup of all your data.
Restart you computer and during startup, hold the COMMAND +R  buttons. Your computer will boot into the recovery partition.
Here is a good explaination on how it all works. http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/os-x-system-recovery-explored-and-explai ned--mac-60375
Firstly I would select Disk Utility to check that your HDD is ok. There is some reason why you keep hitting walls, so before continuing any further, check that the disk is sound.
If all checks out, then select the install OS X option, this will reinstall your OS. It should reinstall and keep your data intact, but have a backup first just in case.
Once installed, you system will be back to the version of 10.9 that was used to create the partition, say 10.9.0, if you installed then and have only used the updates snce. Then you will need to update to 10.9.3 using the App Store again.

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