Ios software updates are files that you download every time you want to update the software of your iphone, ipad or ipod via itunes. after your device has been updated, you don’t need the file you downloaded and thus you can remove it and free up a significant amount of space on your mac.. When in the app store, click on the update button to start the update process. if you want to cancel the download completely, simply hold down the option key, which will change the pause button. Automatic app updates are handled exclusively by the mac app store; your third-party non-app store software won’t automatically update with apple’s new feature..
Note: apple provides security updates for the mac exclusively through software update and the apple support downloads site. user should exercise caution any time they are asked to enter sensitive personal information online.. In the updates section of the mac app store, if the user chooses to update an app or apps, the interface offers the ability to pause the download of the update, but seemingly not to cancel it.. To be perfectly clear, only the macos sierra installer file is automatically downloaded to a mac. it does not automatically install sierra onto the mac. thus even if the updater downloads to your computer, you can still delete it and ignore the update if you don’t want to install sierra for whatever reason..
