An application developed by Apple to automatically install the latest version of Apple software on Apple computers.
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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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What is the latest version of Safari that runs on PowerPC (PPC)?
I wonder if Apple still delivers new version of safari for PowerPC-based macs. On that computer, I'm stuck with firefox 3.6.28. Is Safari still updated on PPC system updates?
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Cannot install 64-bit iTunes (v10.5) on Vista
I've tried upgrading iTunes, un-installing and reinstalling. Removing all Apple software from my machine. Running the installer with administrative rights. Installing Quicktime independently of ...
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Can I prevent an iPad app ever being updated?
The latest version of Skype for the iPad has commercials. It will probably be necessary to upgrade at some point, but until then I want to stay with the commercial free version.
Is there any way I ...
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Why won't iTunes update my iPod Touch from 4.0b to 4.1?
My iPod Touch shows the icon for "I won't do anything until you connect me to iTunes." When I obey, iTunes tells me:
The software on the iPod has expired and must be updated to a newer version.
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10.8.3 update will not run - keeps asking for restart
I have tried to update to 10.8.3 a number of times, however, when I come back from the necessary restart, the same message appears in the App Store - as if nothing had happened. please help with this ...
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Mac App Store update stuck (Installing - Calculating…)
I opened GarageBand for the first time, to find that most of the loops required me to download the Apple Loops from Software Update. I agreed to this.
The App Store opened and gave me the option to ...
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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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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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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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Remove iOS 5.1 notification from the main screen?
I do not want to update my iPhone 3gs to new iOS 5.1. How can I remove this notification showing all the time on the Settings images. Please look at the image.
I've tried opening this screen but ...
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Upgrading OS slowing down machine
How does one know if upgrading OS will slow down their relatively older machine?
For example I bought a MacBook Air a couple of years ago. It came with Leopard and I've already upgraded to Snow ...
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How to find un-synced content on my iPhone
iTunes is telling me there's updated iOS firmware available (4.3.5) for my iPhone 3GS.
I've synced the iPhone to iTunes already. Repeated the sync several times.
Regardless of this, every time I go ...
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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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After System Update last night, the system will not boot with IOPlatformExpert.cpp:1504 error
I have had Lion for a 2, 3 months on the iMac 27 inch purchased last October (2011). Last night I chose to update the system, and deselected iMoves update because it was 1GB, and chose only 4 ...
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AppStore crashed during software update
I was using my computer normally when I got a "Updates Available" notification.
On selecting to update, the App Store opened, and I saw 3 updates available:
1) iTunes
2) Java (I have never installed ...
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iPad mini offers update to iOS 6.0.2 that won't install
An update to iOS 6.0.2 did not seem so important at the time and so it was never installed. Now that iOS 6.1 is out I'd expect that Software Update skips the update to iOS 6.0.2 and directly provides ...
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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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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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Is upgrading to iOS 5 faster on a Mac?
As I've mentioned in another question, I want to upgrade an iPod 4th gen to iOS 5. It's currently on iOS 4.latest.
I'm interested in doing this in the fastest possible time. However, I right now all ...
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Do Apple Software Updates really take up as much space as it shows in the size column?
When you go to update your Mac software via Apple Update, each line item contains the size of the file. Is this the size of the download or the actual size it will take up once the update is ...
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Software Update hangs…where can I see a log as to what its doing?
For the last 2 weeks Software Update on my Snow Leopard box seems to hang at "Installing 1 item...Writing files...". Where can I look to see if it is making progress or just hung up? It has been ...
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Can I exclude itunes from the Software Update feature in system preference?
I've reverted from 11 back to 10.7 three times by now because I keep forgetting to uncheck iTunes whenever it prompts me to install patches. I'd like to be able to tell the updater to skip over iTunes ...
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How do I stop Apple from offering me iTunes 11 as a software download in OS X
I don't want to disable Apple software update, I just want to prevent myself from accidentally overwriting my iTunes 10 with a working Party Shuffle/iTunes DJ with the new iTunes 11. I have iTunes 11 ...
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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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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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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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Manually bless firmware when main disk is external
My iMac (mid 2010) keeps pestering me to upgrade my EFI firmware to 1.8. Sadly, no matter how many times I try to to upgrade the EFI (from the manual install, or the auto update), it does not seem to ...
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Why can't my MacBook Air run Software Update?
One of the first things that I tried to do when I got my new MacBook Air out of the box was upgrade iTunes to 10.5 (through Software Update). It downloaded the files (four different updates in total), ...
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iPhone loses SMSs after software update
I recently updated my iPhone 4 to iOS 4.3.1. Everything seemed to go fine. However, after I sent my next text message the phone quickly showed the restart screen and then all my old messages were ...
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Updating iPad- Error message: “Could not start session with iPad”
When I try to update my iPad from my Win 7 desktop, I get this error message which says Could not start session with iPad and then the iPad disconnects.
Even during normal syncing I have noticed that ...
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Why can't I install OS X 10.6.6 combined updates?
To be clear, I can't install any Mac OS X update at the moment. I reformatted my disk and installed fresh off my Snow Leopard disk. I then continued to download 1.16GB worth of combined update ...
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How to ignore specific MacOS software updates?
There are some software updates I'm not interested in, either because I don't use the applications involved or because I don't care.
I uncheck them and click Not now
The annoying part is that they ...
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Why iTunes updates get released so fast and why everytime the entire iTunes has to be updated instead of patched?
I use iTunes on my Mac (OS X 10.6) but I wonder what's up with it's update.
I really want know Why iTunes updates get released so fast and why everytime the entire iTunes has to be updated instead of ...
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OS X Mountain Lion does not updating
Now i am using OSX 10.8.2 version and in app store it shows an update for OSX from 10.8.2 to 10.8.3.. I tried to update OSX, but it showing an error like An error occurred while downloading the ...
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Can a 2nd Generation iPod Touch be upgraded past 2.2.1?
I've got an iPod Touch 2nd Gen. It has Software Version 2.2.1. When I click 'Check for Update' in iTunes it says it's already running the latest version.
Is iTunes right? I thought I could update ...
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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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Why upgrading iPhone from iOS 3 to iOS 5 displays USB and iTunes icons?
I upgraded my iPhone from iOS 3 to iOS 5. It is now blocked: it shows a USB icon and the iTunes icon. How to proceed?
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How do I roll back updates on my MBP?
My MBP has been freezing every day, and extremely slow ever since the last 10.6.8 update. Is there a way to go back to when my laptop was usable? Sort of like in Windows where you can uninstall ...
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What are the techniques for upgrading scripting languages on Lion OS X
How can I painlessly upgrade ruby and python languages and their libraries? Can I nuke the system versions (which are present somewhere in /System/Libraries) and install newer ones using package ...
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Change update frequency of app store in Mountain Lion?
The mac app store on Mac OS X (10.8.3) notifies me frequently about new app updates by showing a little popup. How can I change the update frequency or the way Mac OS X notifies me?
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Preventing iPhone 3GS from auto-updating to iOS 6
I don't want to update my iPhone 3GS from iOS 5 to iOS 6. I think this happens automatically via WiFi update. How do I stop it from downloading and installing itself?
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Do I need an internet connection to update iOS on my PC?
I've downloaded the IOS5 IPSW from Apple's site and want to update it from within iTunes. So,
Does the update require an Internet connection?
Does the iPhone switch off/reboot just as the update is ...
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Mountain Lion: How do I see the description of a software update after I've installed it?
When OS updates are available in the app store, there is usually a short description near the update button. Is there a way to see this description after I've installed the update?
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What is the default URL for Software Update on OS X 10.5.x?
I am fixing my mother-in-law's computer, and when I ran software update I found that the computer was looking to https://storeserver.local:8088/indes.sucatalog to get it's updates... Clearly she has ...
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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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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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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 ...
