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Ignore upgrade to macOS 10.15 Catalina + dismiss notification badge and delete already downloaded files
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| # Ignore the upgrade and dismiss the notification badge | |
| killall "System Preferences" | |
| sudo softwareupdate --ignore "macOS Catalina" | |
| defaults delete com.apple.preferences.softwareupdate LatestMajorOSSeenByUserBundleIdentifier | |
| softwareupdate -l | |
| # Check the size of the Updates folder | |
| du -sh /Library/Updates/ | |
| # To reclaim some of that space, reboot into macOS Recovery (hold ⌘-R at boot) | |
| # Open a terminal (Utilities > Terminal), then carefully type in the following command | |
| diskutil apfs unlockVolume "Macintosh HD" && rm -Rf /Volumes/Macintosh\ HD/Library/Updates/* && reboot | |
| # CAUTION! In macOS Recovery, commands are run as root! | |
| # Any typo may result in irreversible data loss! |
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