The macOS 11.5.1 update fixes a serious vulnerability, but does it really take 2.2 GB (Intel) or 3.1 GB (M1) to fix what could only have been a few MB at most?
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Apple has just released a surprise ‘patch’ update to macOS Big Sur, to bring it to version 11.5.1. […]
Apple’s detailed release notes on changes in macOS 11.5 are a bit thin on the ground, listing only […]
Apple has just released the 11.5 update to macOS Big Sur. It’s of modest size, weighing in at […]
At around 1725 UTC today (20 July 2021), I announced in this article that Apple had released the […]
Apple has just pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
Big Sur updates have far exceeded those of Mojave or Catalina, and are set to total well over 40 GB. Prospects for security updates are no better, with a high carbon footprint.
Overnight, Apple has pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
Snapshots are designed to make it easy to roll back to a previous state. Why then can’t you use a snapshot to roll back to an earlier version of Big Sur?
What would happen to a Mac’s firmware if you installed Monterey beta to its internal or external disk? Could that be reversed?
