To reverse the above step, go back to the Terminal and use: The main gotcha to remember after doing this is you won’t see Catalina updates, and even if you go to the App Store and try to “get” it, it will fail to install.
Hit ‘return’ and type your admin password, which will be invisible when you do so.Īfter completing this step, you’ll no longer see Catalina advertized, but you’ll still have the red number “1” badge in both System Preferences and the Dock. Sudo softwareupdate -ignore "macOS Catalina" It’ll require a trip to the Terminal.app (/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and an administrator’s password.įrom the command line, copy and paste the following:
#MACOS MALWARE YEARS RUNONLY APPLESCRIPTS FIVE UPDATE#
If all you want to do is stop Catalina appearing in the Software Update pane urging you to “Upgrade Now”, you can use this super tip from Macadmin guru Rich Trouton. Remove the Catalina Advert Inside Software Update There’s a couple of things to watch out for, too, so if you do choose to implement any of these workarounds, remember to bookmark this page for future reference when you want to undo any of the changes you made. Aside from those wanting to avoid the expense of their current 3rd party software demanding “pay-me for a new Catalina-compatible version”, there are those still using incompatible 3rd party kexts, 32-bit apps or who are just happy with the features and performance they’re currently enjoying.Īre they all condemned to having the annoying update notifications in their faces until they surrender to Apple’s will?įortunately not, but there are three different places the nags appear, and depending on how obsessive you are about not seeing the update and badge icons, you may or may not want to deploy some or all of the tricks described below.
I know there are those that will deliberately run their Macs at least one major version behind the current version (though I can think of multiple security reasons why that’s not a good idea) and others who don’t want to update at all. Unlike other applications in the Notifications preferences pane, there’s no entry for the System Preferences app itself where you can turn off the Badge app icon.
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