An application developed by Apple to automatically install the latest version of Apple software on Apple computers.
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OSX 10.8.1 update problem
I have a brand new Mac Mini. It came (last week) with OSX 10.8.1 installed. Software update is reporting an update for iPhoto to version 9.4.2. When I try to run the update, it fails with a message ...
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Is there a way to decline Mountain Lion updates?
In particular, I receive update notifications for printer drivers where my current drivers work and I don't want to update them. I'd like to clear the updates from the store and stop receiving ...
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Cannot update Microsoft Office Word 2011 to 14.2.3 on OSX
I just purchased Microsoft Office 2011 for MAC and installed it on my rMBP OSX 10.8.2 running Mountain Lion. The installed version from purchase is 14.2.0. I tried installing 14.2.3 but it failed due ...
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Can I upgrade my iPhone from iOS 4.2.1 to iOS 5? iTunes only shows iOS 6
I have an iPhone 4 with iOS 4.2.1. I want to upgrade my iPhone to iOS 5, but iTunes will only let me upgrade the iPhone to iOS 6. I'd prefer not to, since many important apps don't work in India, ...
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All default OS X icons disappeared
Has someone else this kind of problem after yesterday's update for July'12 Macbook Pro?
I have tried all the typical things like Reboot, Restore Disk Permissions, killall SystemUIServer. The one ...
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How to redirect the update server for Office 2011 AutoUpdater
Due to a very, very slow internet connection we would like to use a Macintosh as an 'Update Server' who can download the files in the night. During the day all other Macintoshes will use this ...
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The Mac App Store won't let me update iMovie and iPhoto because it says i bought them under a different account
I just bought this computer in August -- i have been the only one to use it, have only used it under my itunes/apple account. But ever since the first week or so that i've had it, i've had update ...
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Service which monitors when apps are updated?
I have a couple of old applications which I adore, but really don't want to have on my iPhone at the moment, because they're terrible in iOS6 / iPhone 5 and haven't been updated for over a year. I'd ...
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cannot download Safari 6.0.2 update from App Store on ML [closed]
As by the title! I have an update notification:
Safari 6.0.2
Safari 6.0.2 is recommended for all users running Mountain Lion
v10.8.2 and includes security updates. For more information, please
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Latronix KVM stopped working after last java update
I see this error when open jnlp file via javaws manually:
java.lang.AssertionError: Threading violation: not AppKit thread
Is there anything I can do with it?
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Can't update Boot Camp in Windows 7 (MacbookPro9,1)
I've been looking for situations similar to these before posting, but failed to find any. When trying to install Windows 7 (64bit) through Boot Camp Assistant on Lion, the Windows Support Software ...
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Install IOS 5.1.1 on Ipod 4G not jailbroken with current ios 4.1
I have an ipod 4G which is never jailbroken with ios 4.1 and want to update it to 5.1.1. I downloaded the ipsw file. On clicking alt+Restore in iTunes (10.7) i get the following error.
this ...
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update programs installed by other user (other appleID)
I use a mac install before by another user. This user installed some application like iphoto with this appleID.
Now this user does not use this computer, and I want update the applications he install ...
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How can I dismiss the App Store banner in Notification Center without taking an action?
This is the notification that pops up from the App Store on Mountain Lion:
As you can see, the only options are Details and Update. Most of these banners have a 'close' button, to dismiss the ...
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Unexpected error when installing OS update in OS X
I have gotten this error every time I have upgraded my OS since Mountain Lion (10.8 -> 10.8.1, 10.8.1 -> 10.8.2).
However after clicking the restart button on the error dialog and the computer has ...
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How can I hide an Application from the Updates Tab in the Mac App Store?
I had an app on my MacBook that I never used. I recently did a clean install of Mountain Lion on the same MacBook (not using the Migration Assistant or anything to copy my old data). I reinstalled the ...
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Software update always fail on imac/osx 10.7.4
My iMac (27", Mid 2011 model) is unable to download any software update properly.
For example, let's say I select an update from software update. It will proceed to download. But once it comes to ...
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How do I hide a software update?
I need to hide a software update in Mountain Lion, so that when I press "update all" this piece of software is skipped.
I followed the directions here but am unable to make it work in Mountain ...
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Mail app is not working anymore after security update in Snow Leopard [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I can't use my version of Mail with my version of Mac OS X
Mail.app stopped working on my Snow Leopard Mac after installing Security Update 2012-004 (Snow Leopard)
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What solutions exist when apps don't download or update on iOS 6?
I've been having a problem with installing and updating apps after upgrading to iOS 6 on my iPad (3rd gen). When I click the Install or Update button the button, it turns inactive with "Installing" ...
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Can I get files off an iPhone 4 that is stuck in a firmware update loop?
So I updated my iPhone 4 to iOS6 today (using the built in updater on the iPhone). The phone did some stuff for a while and then rebooted with a progress bar which never updates. If I leave it long ...
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What is the MD5 or SHA1 checksum of the OS X 10.8.2 update?
I am choosing to download and utilize the OS X 10.8.2 dmg update method, since I have multiple Macs to update. For one reason or another, the download did not finish completely through the web ...
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How can I keep Java 7 up to date?
As far as I understood Apple provides only Java 6 for Mountain Lion.
Here I found how to install and use Java 7.
However I suppose that by installing Oracle Java it will not be update by means of ...
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Will iOS 6 be available OTA?
With iOS 6 due the 19th of September, I was wondering if it will be available over-the-air (OTA) like iOS 5.1.
Is the Software Update in Settings only for minor updates, or can Apple push out major ...
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Software update hinders rebooting OSX
I'm trying to reboot Mountain Lion but it will not allow me. It just keeps saying Waiting... without anything happening. What can I do?
See this image:
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OS X Server: Software Update Catalog URL not working
We just installed OS X Server 2.0.23 on Mountain Lion 10.8.1. The Software Update service is running, however the CatalogURL, in our case http://su.server.local:8088/index.sucatalog, doesn't seem to ...
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Why can't I update from Mountain Lion DP4? [closed]
My MacBook somehow stuck on Mountain Lion Developer Preview 4 (Build 12A256). I downloaded the Golden Master as well as the retail .dmg and tried to install them. The computer does stuff, restarts, ...
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What is wrong when an app is perpetually in need of updating from the Mac App Store?
I have an app called "UPAD Lite" that keeps appearing in the "updates" tab of app store. I have installed the update multiple times, but when the app store checked for updates, it would appear again. ...
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How long does Apple provide support for Mac OS X?
I am currently using Apple 10.6 (Snow Leopard). How long will Snow Leopard be supported for? Does Apple provide an end-of-life policy in writing?
I have read that Apple tends to only provide security ...
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Backup Time machine after update to Mountain Lion on windows share does not work any longer
I have a windows 7 network at home. I use a windows share to write the TM backup's. It worked perfect until the update toe Mountain Lion.
Who has the key to solve this?
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How do I turn off App Store notifications in Mountain Lion
The App Store on Mountain Lion pushes update notifications through Notification Center. Unfortunately, this also happens for users that are not system administrators (and so cannot run the App Store). ...
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Is there a way to update parallels without using automatic updates?
I need to be able to download updates to Parallels on one machine and then distribute the update to multiple, other machines, on a separate network.
Is there a way to do this? I've tried to both ...
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Turn on automatic update
I'd like my Mac OS X machine to automatically install updates for any software where it can, with no interaction from me.
System updates, updates to applications, security patches -- I want them all. ...
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Install Mountain Lion on different Macs with different Apple accounts
I'm pretty sure that the title is unclear, I'm going to explain it:
We have to update 11 Macs, so we bought 11 copies of Mountain Lion (from the online store, not the App Store) and we received the ...
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Application Update Bug
So this happened a while ago, and I thought it would resolve itself eventually, but it hasn't, so I'll just ask here. I was updating my apps and clicked the "Update All" button in the App Store. ...
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What is the best OS X version for iBook G4?
I have an old but perfectly usable iBook G4 (1.33 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB disk). I am currently running Mac OS X 10.4.11 but I'm wondering what sort of update should it take.
What is the most recent ...
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How to track background updates and changes in OS and apps on my macbook pro?
Through some sort of miracle my computer has noticeably sped up in the past 2 days (this is after a noticeable slow down over the past 2 months after installing Leopard, but it could be something ...
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Can I download software update and apply them on another iMac
I have the same iMac twice at two different locations. On one location I have a good internet connection but on the other one I have internet over satellite and it is limited to 3GB / month. I would ...
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Phantom Update Stuck In Mac App Store
About a year ago I downloaded the "<3 Sudoku Daily" (click for MAS link) app from the Mac App Store. After a while I decided I didn't want it anymore, so I deleted it by putting the application ...
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Why can't I install Xcode 4.4 on Mountain Lion?
When I try to download the Xcode 4.4 update I'm presented with this error:
Xcode can’t be installed on “Mac HD” because the version of OS X is too new.
But the change log says that the update is ...
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Software Update in Mountain Lion
Can anyone who has upgraded to Mountain Lion confirm that software updating is now done through the App Store and no longer through the Software Update utility?
If this is the case, does this mean ...
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Can I update to OS X 10.8 from OS X 10.7 without doing all softwares updates?
Do I have to perform all system updates to Lion before I update to Mountain Lion?
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Being asked to log in to a different account to update Mac App Store apps
I have an update for iPhoto available in the App Store but whenever I click the update button the following appears:
The account belongs to my wife, and as far as I know it's never been used on my ...
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Why can't I update to iTunes 10.6 via Software Update on Lion?
I'm currently running OS X version 10.7.4 and iTunes 10.3.1 -- I noticed iTunes 10.6 has the coveted full-screen mode, but I've updated everything in Software Update and there is still no mention of ...
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osx update error
I just tried installing an update on my OSX(10.6) and I got the following error :-
Some of the selected updates couldn't be saved.
The file “SUBaseSystemCombo10.6.8.pkg” couldn’t be found on ...
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Is there a way to show the release dates of System software updates?
I was previously hit by the Thunderbolt Update that made the iMac not bootable, so as a precaution in the future, I may check and see the release dates of all the Software Updates, and if the update ...
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Will a restore to default factory settings remove the firmware updates from my Iphone?
If I restore my iphone to default factory settings will it remove the ios firmware updates and leave ios in the state it was in when I got the phone?
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Trackpad firmware doesn't update and now stopped working (Lion & MacBook 13" Unibody)
I bought an oldish MacBook 13" Unibody (late 2008) and when I got it one of the first things I did was to install Mac OS X Lion.
Everything was working fine, until I applied an update that made the ...
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What is the URL structure of iOS delta updates?
The over-the-air updates on iOS must come from some server similar to where the ipsw files are stored, does anyone know where?
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I can't update iPhoto
Iphoto was acting strangely, and was unable to open a valid iPhoto library that worked just fine with another copy of iPhoto on an external drive created with Superduper from my original disk.
I'm ...
