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Apple is persistent about software updates. Since the updates are free, it’s not exactly a monetary motivation, though newer versions of macOS have an increasing number of services, like the new TV app in Catalina, which inherits previous features from iTunes and will allow Apple TV+ subscriptions when they arrive.

MacOS Catalina review: Mac goes pro, makes iPad a partner. After languishing in the shadow of iPhone and iPad for over a decade, the Mac gets a wave of upgrades and a renewed identity. The macOS Catalina 10.15.2 update improves the stability, reliability and performance of your Mac and is recommended for all users. This update adds the following features: Apple News. Software That Does Not Work With Mac Catalina Drive When macOS Mojave was announced, Apple warned that it would be the last version of macOS that would support older 32-bit apps. Apple has been phasing out 32-bit apps for the last 10 years and is now ready to take the final step, even if Mac users may not be ready to lose access to older apps.

Many people simply aren’t ready for macOS 10.15 Catalina, and may be waiting for a “dot one” release—10.15.1—or for “never.” How can you prevent a persistent update reminder and badge? It involves some command-line instructions.

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Warning!

Whenever you work at the command line, you need to enter instructions exactly and it’s best to have a current complete backup before you start just in case.

Warning!

Disabling notification of updates can mean that you miss important security updates for your current version of macOS. Keep aware of other updates if you pursue this course.

Catalina

How to stop the Catalina update reminders

Apple replicates many of its utilities that appear with graphical interfaces in macOS as terminal commands. That includes Software Update. Follow these steps to halt reminders and remove the red badge from System Preferences showing an update.

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  1. Launch System Preferences and click Software Update.

  2. Click Advanced.

  3. Uncheck the first three boxes: Check for Updates, Download New Updates When Available, and Install macOS Updates.

  4. Click OK.

  5. Now launch Applications > Utilities > Terminal. Rca to vga converter circuit diagram.

  6. Enter the following commands below, copying each line and pasting it, then pressing Return at the end.

sudo softwareupdate --ignore 'macOS Catalina'

defaults write com.apple.systempreferences AttentionPrefBundleIDs 0

killall Dock

The first item disable updates for macOS Catalina; the second and third prevent the red badge in System Preferences and restart the Dock (without affecting the rest of your system) to reset the state of the System Preferences icon.

The red badge will return, however, every time macOS checks for updates. Opening the Software Update preference can trigger that check, which then causes the badge to reappear!

If you’d like to get updates that include macOS Catalina, return to the Terminal and enter this command, followed by Return:

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sudo softwareupdate --reset-ignored

This Mac 911 article is in response to a question submitted by Macworld reader Koen.

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