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How to reject unwanted Mac updates?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Alveric" data-source="post: 1122368" data-attributes="member: 173329"><p>I'm with Nick on this one. Several machines have come to the shop totally messed up (as in have to format the hdd and reinstall Windows in order to fix them, sometimes) because of automatic updates. I agree that with the Mac's closed architecture this is more difficult, but still I prefer to read the update's description and then *I* make the decision whether I want to download it or no, based on whether I really need it.</p><p></p><p>Case in point, this: "The Snow Leopard Graphics Update contains stability and performance fixes for graphics applications and games, including fixes that:</p><p>address frame rate issues occurring in Portal and Team Fortress 2 on certain Macs</p><p>resolve an issue that could cause Aperture 3 or StarCraft II to unexpectedly quit or become unresponsive"</p><p></p><p>-I don't have Aperture, nor am I likely to buy it (I use Lightroom), nor do I play games on my Mac.</p><p></p><p>Here's another one: "This update extends RAW image format compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09 for the following cameras:</p><p></p><p>Canon PowerShot SX1 IS</p><p>Olympus E-PL1</p><p>Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2</p><p>Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10</p><p>Samsung NX10</p><p>Sony Alpha DSLR-A390</p><p>Sony Alpha NEX-3</p><p>Sony Alpha NEX-5"</p><p></p><p>-Again, I'm not an Aperture user, and my camera, Canon XSi, is not affected, ergo, why should I download that?</p><p></p><p>And so with other items listed in the updater, such as iTunes 10, which I don't want.</p><p></p><p>Security updates, well those are a different matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord Alveric, post: 1122368, member: 173329"] I'm with Nick on this one. Several machines have come to the shop totally messed up (as in have to format the hdd and reinstall Windows in order to fix them, sometimes) because of automatic updates. I agree that with the Mac's closed architecture this is more difficult, but still I prefer to read the update's description and then *I* make the decision whether I want to download it or no, based on whether I really need it. Case in point, this: "The Snow Leopard Graphics Update contains stability and performance fixes for graphics applications and games, including fixes that: address frame rate issues occurring in Portal and Team Fortress 2 on certain Macs resolve an issue that could cause Aperture 3 or StarCraft II to unexpectedly quit or become unresponsive" -I don't have Aperture, nor am I likely to buy it (I use Lightroom), nor do I play games on my Mac. Here's another one: "This update extends RAW image format compatibility to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09 for the following cameras: Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Olympus E-PL1 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-G10 Samsung NX10 Sony Alpha DSLR-A390 Sony Alpha NEX-3 Sony Alpha NEX-5" -Again, I'm not an Aperture user, and my camera, Canon XSi, is not affected, ergo, why should I download that? And so with other items listed in the updater, such as iTunes 10, which I don't want. Security updates, well those are a different matter. [/QUOTE]
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