Edit article how to check for and install updates on a mac computer. in this article: updating app store apps and system software enabling automatic updates updating apps installed without the app store upgrading to a newer os x version installing updates in legacy os x versions community q&a software updates keep your computer and programs secure, fix errors, and provide new features.. Before macos mojave, users could easily check for the app as well as operating system updates by visiting the mac app store app. however, in mojave, apple has changed that. now, the mac app store’s “updates” section only shows the app updates and the software updates for the operating system has been relocated.. To manually check for software updates, select software update from the apple menu. the window below appears. the window below appears. your mac connects to apple's servers and searches for new software..
Since your mac is configured to look for updates in the mac app store on a weekly basis, that means you could go up to 6 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds before you actually get a notification of a software update since the last time your mac did an update check.. Your mac will now check for any new software updates as shown by the image below: after checking for new updates, if there are no updates available it will display a messages stating that your. Since os x mountain lion in 2013, mac software updates have been delivered to users alongside app updates in the mac app store. with macos mojave , that changes..
