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M4 MacBook macOS 15.1 asks to update to 15.1
Hi guys, just got a MacBook Pro M4 Pro that came with Sequoia 15.1 (24B2082) preinstalled. Yet System Settings > Software Updates says that there is one update available, labeled as "macOS Sequoia 15.1". Description states that the only feature/bug correction of this update is the ability to...- leyonz
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- 24b2082 m4 pro macbook pro sequoia 15.1 software update
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- Forum: macOS Sequoia (15)
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iPhone 16 Pro iPhone 16 Pro - 3 software updates already
I received my iPhone 16 Pro on 9/20. Restored my old phone into it...which took 2 hours. Since that time there have been 3 occasions (maybe 4) where there was a software update that I needed to do. It updates like any other update, then I'm greeted with the "Hola" or "Hello" screen as if I'm... -
Ignore Sequoia for 90 days
macOS Sequoia can be deferred for 90 days with a configuration profile. The easiest way to create it is with the free iMazing Profile Editor https://apps.apple.com/app/imazing-profile-editor/id1487860882 Add the restriction payload, check “Defer Major OS Software Update” and enter 90 in the...- bogdanw
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- sequoia software update
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- Forum: macOS Sonoma (14)
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Update Sequoia VM to Beta 2
Has anyone been able to update their guest OS to the 2nd beta. The option for Beta updates doesn't show in my VM. Im using UTM.- corieallen
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- beta sequoia software update utm virtual machine
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- Forum: macOS Sequoia (15)
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Software update not showing change summary
It's probably an innocuous bug but I'm worried that it could be a side-effect of a malware/hack and that the update is not genuine. It has been like this for a few months (I haven't updated past 14.4 because of it) so if it's a bug then it would be surprising that Apple hasn't fixed it... -
Software Update must die: Let's go on safari and kill it!
Situation: variety of intel-era iMacs currently running mucho paid-for 32bit production software at blazing speeds (i.e., Mojave from HFS+ partitions with MRT, Spotlight, notifications, and other annoying bits disabled). For obvious reasons, we cannot have these machines "upgrading"... -
iTunes (Windows) keeps old iPhone software update files indefinitely??
Posting this because I'm absolutely flabbergasted... I have had a 230 gigabyte folder (AppData>Roaming>Apple Computer>iTunes>iPhone software updates) of what appear to be old software updates on my computer. I can't believe that an application was designed with such poor storage management. This... -
System Files Disk Usage on iPhone 8 Plus, 256 GB
NOTE: I’ve attached relevant screenshots for all of the issues I describe below. If anyone else out there owns a 256 GB iPhone 8 Plus (preferably Product Red), and you have installed iOS 15.5.x or 15.6.x (especially today’s release of 15.6.1), may you PLEASE respond with the amount of disk...- hyperbolic
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- disk usage hack ios system apps security software update system apps system files unknown apps
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- Forum: iOS 15
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An error occurred while trying to check for an update
Everytime I try and check for an update in settings > general > software update, it just tells me an error occurred while trying to check for an update. Never had this happen before. Currently on 15.2, trying to update to 15.4. Anyone else seeing this?- humpbacktwale
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- ios 15.2 software update
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- Forum: iOS 15
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My iphone 6s updated to 14.1 overnight
Hi Guys, my iPhone 6s unexpectedly updated to 14.1 overnight. I didn't instruct the update, just woke up to a screen full of chinese writing. when I pressed the home button the screen changed to say "Software Update Complete" and a button asking me to CONTINUE. When I press that it asked me to...- Nic Perrins
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- ios 14.1 iphone 6s software update
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- Forum: iOS 14
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MacBook Pro 13” Touch Bar 2018 problem
good afternoon! There was a problem with the MacBook Pro 13 ”TouchBar 2018. Recently, an update arrived, I set it to update, everything was in regular order. After some time, a gray screen appeared demanding either to select a boot disk or Update. Both options yielded nothing, and I decided to... -
macOS Catalina beta download fails
Hi There, Since Day One of the macOS 10.15 beta seeds, I can't complete the download via Software Update. Each and every tentative ends up with the same alert message : "The request timed out. An error occured while installing the selected updates." Approximatively 2/3 of the file is downloaded...- marcduchesne
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- catalina beta 4 macos 10.15 software update
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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Updating MBP
So, I haven't updated my MBP in several years (I know, not good).. It's a 2010, and the software is 10.6.8. As a result, a lot of software doesn't work on it, so I must update it now. When I go to the software update on Finder, it only comes up with the App Store update. What is the best way to...- AceC
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- macbook pro software update
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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An issue with Google Software Update and Little Snitch
Now, I'm sure most of us are aware with Google's malware Software Update, which installs itself when using Google apps, and we know ksfetch malfunctions with Little Snitch and triggers an alarm window, which pops every couple of hours. I've looked online, but all the solutions I found and tried...- qqurioustiger8945
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- google little snitch malware software update
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- Forum: Mac Apps
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Serial Number Unavailable
Just to be clear: 1) I haven't changed any hardware on this machine. I don't mean recently, I mean ever. 2) This has happened before and used to be quite a common problem. I just forgot how I resolved it and now all i can find is how to solve this happening due to hardware changes. In "About...- dravenloft
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- macbook air osx serial number software update
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Please help me with this BUG
First i downloaded high sierra from App Store and while installing it stuck and after some time kernel panic occurred ,then i searched on the web and gone to internet recovery ,downloaded OS X Marverick and successfully installed and i tried to download high sierra from app store ,so it asked...- Sujayreddy
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- apple id verification high sierra (mac os 10.13) software update update problems
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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'09 Mac Pro update OS?
I have an '09 Mac Pro, flashed from 4,1 to 5,1. Does anyone know if software update no longer supports this model and, if not, is there a hack that will allow the Mac Pro to be recognized by software update? Theoretically, the 5,1 flash should have eliminated differences between it and the...
