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macOS does not have auto update. In fact it doesn't bother you with any updates which lead to me behind patches behind because I was accustomed to Windows naggi
by sunaookami 1y ago
macOS does not have auto update. In fact it doesn't bother you with any updates which lead to me behind patches behind because I was accustomed to Windows nagging me for updates every week.
- signa11 1y agomine seems to be doing just that pretty religiously. how do you avoid the nagging ?
- p0w3n3d 1y agoThe nagging might be enabled by the IT support of the company you work in. Mine is also not nagging but the company one used to do it quite often
- adastra22 1y agoIt nags by default. There is a plist setting to turn it off though.
- signa11 1y agoplease do let the mere mortals and linux refugees know ! thank you !
- signa11 1y agook, finally got a chance to look at it in some detail, and here is the scoop: let's see what the values are ? % defaults read com.apple.SoftwareUpdate this gives me: { AvailableUpdatesNotificationCountKey = "-1"; AvailableUpdatesNotificationProductKey = "MSU_UPDATE_24G90_patch_15.6.1_minor"; MajorOSUserNotificationDate = "2032-12-31 23:22:47 +0000"; UserNotificationDate = "2032-12-31 23:22:47 +0000"; } ofcourse those are modified values, which is done like so: % defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate AvailableUpdatesNotificationCountKey -1 % defaults write com.apple.SoftwareUpdate UserNotificationDate -date "2032-12-31 23:22:47 +0000" you get the idea. with this, i don't see the nags just yet, but probably it is a bit early to conclude ?
- adastra22 1y agoSorry I didn't see this earlier, but yes, that's the settings I was referring to.
- javier2 1y agoIts usually just a persistent red dot on system settings and the menu that there is an update.
- hexbin010 1y agoPro tip: remove 'Settings' from the dock, create a shortcut to the 'Settings' app, and put that in the dock. Now you just have an annoying tiny black arrow instead of a red dot.
- hexbin010 1y ago> In fact it doesn't bother you with any updates Patently false on modern MacOS. I get a reminder about Tahoe every week or two. Plus a persistent red "1" dot in the Settings app that you can't dismiss. And a huge info/advert panel in the 'Software Update' section of Settings about Tahoe, that you can't dismiss.