How To Enable or Disable macOS Auto Updates [Tutorial]
How to enable or disable automatic updates on your macOS device.
There are a lot of reasons why Apple wants its users to keep their Mac software up-to-date, with security fixes and the latest features at the top of the list.
So Apple has recently started automatically downloading the latest version of MacOS onto most people's computers. With the latest version of MacOS, Sierra, Apple is automatically downloading the major update, which takes up about 5GB of space.
But there are reasons why you might not want to upgrade your operating system — to keep compatibility with certain software, for example.
Here's how to turn off Apple's nagging popups to update to the new MacOS.
This tutorial will apply for MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook Mini's running the macOS operating system.
Devices covered in this tutorial: macOS, macOS Big Sur, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, MacBook Mini