Middle

The view in the middle shows a plain text list of all Apple system and security software updates in time order. By default, the newest update is shown at the top, and the oldest at the bottom. If you tick the checkbox Newest last at the foot, this list (and that in the right view) will be reversed, showing the oldest update at the top.

By default, this listing omits updates which are not system or security related, like Chinese Word List updates. If you uncheck the checkbox Skip non-security items , those will also be displayed.

For each item in the list, it gives the name of the installation or update, its version number, and the date and time of installation in UTC. The data used for this are taken from /Library/Receipts/InstallHistory.plist

Change the size of the text in this view by pressing ⌘ + to make it grow larger by 1 point, or ⌘ – to make it grow smaller by 1 point. The smallest size available is 4 point, and the largest 24 point. When you next open SystHist, the last size will be used as its default. Text size changes are only available in this view; they don’t affect the other two views.

You can select and copy parts of this list in the usual way. You can also save the whole list to a text file by clicking on the Save button at its foot.

This view is ideal for quickly checking the latest update(s) installed, perhaps as a daily routine.

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