#APPLE SECURITY UPDATE FOR MAC INSTALL#

You can even force a restore point to just before you install the updates. Windows includes a System Restore module that can be used with a couple of clicks to restore the drive to a previous automatic restore date and time. Wonder of wonders, it is easier to handle this kind of thing on a PC. At that, I suspect Apple will have issued a repair update before I get around to that. I use a separate external for that machine and will do a clone backup before trying the updates. To ensure your devices receive the update, check that you’re using iOS 14.8, iPad OS 14.8, watchOS 7.6.2, macOS Big Sur 11.6, and security update 2021-005 for macOS Catalina. I haven’t tried the update on the iMac G5 yet. I wasn’t aware that Apple had a history of problem updates and was surprised about the problems the latest updates caused some people, although not with my Intel Mac. On Wednesday, Apple released a series of major security patches for iOS (15.3) and macOS (Big Sur 11.6.3, Monterey 12.2, Catalina) designed to fix critical flaws in the operating systems. Oddly enough, I already use a Firewire external and use SuperDuper to clone to it, although I haven’t been doing clones just prior to getting updates. Invest in a good FireWire drive and use a program like SuperDuper to do the cloning and you will have everything you need to recover from OS updates gone wrong.

#APPLE SECURITY UPDATE FOR MAC SOFTWARE#

When I delete software I hunt down all the files and get rid of them. My hard drive runs lean, no extra junk like language files and printer drivers. I repair permissions before and after software installations and updates/upgrades. I also confess to being almost obsessive/compulsive about my Mac's maintenance. I have installed every update from Apple for the OS, for Apple applications, even the notorious Firmware update (although, I admit I held off on that for a week after folks started screaming around here!) This iMac is a dream. I have experienced none of the software or hardware related issues that you can read about here in the new iMac Intel Discussions. I got my iMac Intel the last week of January. Every problem that I have had was caused by me and usually involved me installing someone's 3rd party software. But let me say that havoc from Apple Updates is not the norm! I have used 7 Macintosh computers since the original in 1984.

Apple security update for mac