Users need to know what changes in each update to macOS, as it may fix existing bugs and introduce new ones. Here’s how I work out what has changed, and its limitations.
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macOS 11.2, 11.2.1 and 11.2.2 have come in quick succession. What do they tell us about how difficult it is to update Big Sur’s sealed System volume? Is this the way to go?
Apple has just released an update to Big Sur, bringing it to version 11.2.2. This is an urgent […]
When the App Store keeps refusing to install an update, there’s a limited range of solutions. Sometimes the traditional fix works best.
Overnight (UTC) Apple has pushed two updates, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number […]
Now checks whether the sudo vulnerability has been patched, and improves Spotlight search testing too.
How you might be able to update an external bootable disk, errors you can encounter, and how can you use 1 True Recovery?
Adds further features to diagnose Spotlight indexing and search problems. First full release at last.
How to install macOS on your M1 Mac’s external SSD. But it comes with a snag: you can only install 11.2 and can’t update it to 11.2.1.
Although updating each M1 Mac requires 1 GB of direct download from Apple, there are great economies in running your own Content Caching Server. And why Apple doesn’t want to offer standalone Big Sur updates.
