#Install macos monterey in launchpad install#
#Install macos monterey in launchpad update#
#Install macos monterey in launchpad upgrade#

No idea if it comes back, my guess is that it will. One always can delete the app by trashing it, as one would trash any other thing in a directory (“folder”). If you don’t launch that application yourself, directly, or through “Software Update” in “System Preferences”, nothing will happen. No one is being tricked, as far as I know (including myself), with (for example) a pop up announcing how great is Monterey that, when clicking on the “x” to close it, actually sends a signal to begin installing Monterey (as MS sneakily did to force Windows 10 to be installed, back when Win 10 first came out). The mere presence of this application in one’s Mac is not making the installing, in this case, of Monterey mandatory.

#Install macos monterey in launchpad install#

This is quite as it has been, since I was running Sierra in 2017: once it comes out, usually in October, the notification that one can install the latest version of macOS is present there, waiting for me to download and install it when and if I choose to do so, as I have the Mac set to”notify me of any updates, but do not install them until I say so” (or words to this effect).

#Install macos monterey in launchpad update#

It is also the update to software in-wait I have been finding for several months by now when using the “looking for updates” application that has a gray icon that looks like a cog within a cog. I also have the “install macOS Monterey” application in my Intel Mac’s “Apps” directory, as revealed by using Finder to look for it.

#Install macos monterey in launchpad upgrade#

12 GB too! Good thing bandwidth and storage space isn’t an issue, but what if it was? A 12 GB download without my permission!Ĭan I simply move the “Install macOS Monterey” app into the trash, and still download and install Monterey later? I’ll upgrade to Monterey eventually-I just want to do it on MY terms. I was most certainly not looking at updates at that time, so I have no idea why Apple has decided to silently download the Monterey installer onto my Mac. Today, I noticed the “Install macOS Monterey” app was downloaded to my Mac, with a last modified date of 1:57 PM. The Mac is set to automatically check for updates, but it is not set to install updates automatically (“Download new updates when available” is deselected).

I am currently on macOS Big Sur 11.6.2, and plan to stay until at least macOS Monterey 12.2 comes out and some of my programs are updated to resolve issues under Monterey. So where do you o suppose this launchpad.app data is stored? Thank-yyou.I am running an early-2020 13-inch MacBook Pro with four ThunderBolt 3 ports and an Intel processor (not Apple silicon). A more likely outcome should this repeat itself, is I that kick the crap the Macbook, and swear solemn oath of bloody vengeance against Apple Inc AND any and all associate advocates and apologists. While I could perhaps consider this as a zen exercise designed to help me cultivate an acceptance of ultimate futility of all human endeavour.

I’m trying find where the Launchpad layout config is stored, because after I have spent hpours sorting all icons out into group and pages its reset itself 3x now. This write to $HOME/Library/preferences/ does it? That fie has nothing but config re the dock apps as far as can tell. I need bak the config file so that resets randomly I can restore it.ĭefaults write ResetLaunchPad -bool true killall Dock There plenty examples such as below of reset command for Launchpad…but I dot more resets.