This is not a solution, but a work around. The solution is to Pull the preference file then restart. ~Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist - move to trash. Restart. Issue Resolved!
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That is not a solution for three reasons:
- you are unnecessarily deleting the entire preference file, when you could be deleting just the notification;
- it will re-appear when the system or the user will search for updates;
- restart is not necessary.
For such a temporary solution, use #22 :
Code:
defaults delete com.apple.systempreferences AttentionPrefBundleIDs; defaults delete com.apple.systempreferences DidShowPrefBundleIDs; killall DockIncorrect!
-It is the solution, every time! Been doing it for years. Trained by Apple, Apple certified technician here!
-It is not unnecessary, it resets the preference file after a restart. The restart is necessary for this reason.
-It does not re-appear when the system or other user searches for updates. Promise.
Huh?! It worked, so far. The nice bloke with the app he created for that, he is a nice bloke but it doesn’t work anymore, unfortunately.
I tried both methods on 3 Mac mini and one MacBook Pro, only second method worked on all. Case closed.
I tried both methods on 3 Mac mini and one MacBook Pro, only second method worked on all. Case closed.
VideoIncorrect!
-It is the solution, every time! Been doing it for years. Trained by Apple, Apple certified technician here!
-It is not unnecessary, it resets the preference file after a restart. The restart is necessary for this reason.
-It does not re-appear when the system or other user searches for updates. Promise.
The solution doesn't work. I've tried a couple of approaches. But what I'm noticing is that the badge seems to eventually go away. This suggests that Apple is aware this is annoying people and changed their code, to be less annoying. But they still don't get it, there are valid reasons for not updating certain systems.
Tried everything, eventually created a profile with iMazing Profile Editor. Although updates are still shown in Settings (maybe another macOS bug), notification badge is finally gone.
It's not a bug. You can only defer an upgrade or an update for 90 days maximum.
"enforcedSoftwareUpdateDelay
How many days to delay a software update on the device. With this restriction in place, the user doesn’t see a software update until the specified number of days after the software update release date.
Default: 30
Minimum Value: 1
Maximum Value: 90"
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/devicemanagement/restrictions
Thread about Ignoring Sequoia for 90 days https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/ignore-sequoia-for-90-days.2436999/
I created a similar profile (with Defer Major OS Software Update in 'Restrictions' section), except I also added 'Software Update' section:
Not sure if it makes any difference. Also, added Settings app to 'Notifications' section and disabled any banners and alerts. What I was saying is that this profile deleted Settings notification badge, but software update pane is different from yours. Your results are on this screenshot:
So you don't see Sequoia. While for me it still shows up in this section and has 'Update now' button (which for test purposes I pressed and the update process started, then I cancel it. It proves that manual update is not blocked, which may be a bug I meant)
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@BohdanKolesnyk What macOS version are you running?
There is no reason to delay other updates with Force Update delay.
There is no reason to delay other updates with Force Update delay.
Because you are blocking Sonoma 14.7.1 from showing up when it will be available.