Turn Off Updates Notifications. The App Store in macOS pushes update notifications for installed apps whenever they become available. To turn them off, you can now simply do the following: Click on the Apple menu in the top bar. Open System Preferences. Find the App Store. Turn off the “Automatically check for updates” option. Update Office from the Mac App Store. If you downloaded Office from the Mac App Store, and have automatic updates turned on, your apps will update automatically. But you can also manually download the updates: Open the Mac App Store from your Dock or Finder.
First up, let’s figure out how to enable or disable automatic updates on Mac. Click the Apple logo on the top left and open System Preferences. Click on App Store. Now you’ll see a bunch of.
What Should do Before Upgrading to macOS Big Sur?
Although the every new macOS upgrade comes with certain exciting features, you need to know if your Mac computer can safely be updated (take Big Sur as an example). If you pay no attention to the details, macOS Big Sur update problems come with you for sure, probably your Mac update stuck or Mac failed update won't boot. Here are some of the things that you should look for before you upgrade to the new update.
1.Check compatibility. Big Sur requires any of the following Mac models: iMac; MacBook Pro; MacBook Air; MacBook; Mac Pro; Mac Mini.
2.Check minimum software and hardware requirements. You should have OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 or later. It requires at least 35.5GB of storage space to perform the Big Sur upgrade from macOS Sierra or later, 44.5GB from an earlier release.
3.Backup your Mac. To avoid any possible macOS Big Sur update problems, making a backup of your Mac comes essential. You can backup Mac with Time Backup Machine, iCloud, iTunes, or any other third-party Mac backup tools like MacX MediaTrans.
Part 2: How to Update to iOS 14 on iPhone iPad Easily and Quickly
* First, this guide has two parts: how to upgrade to iOS 14 and how to fix iOS 14 update problems of any kind. If you already know the process but encounter problems, check Part 1. Otherwise, stay with this part and check Part 1 if you unfortunately get any iOS 14 update errors.
* To avoid any unnecessary problems, first check if iOS 14 is available for your device, namely you need an iPhone 6S or later.
Step 1: iOS 14 Update - Backup iOS Data
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To backup data on iPhone, iPad and iPod for iOS 14 updating, there are three ways:
* iCloud backup: backup camera roll, accounts, documents, and settings and won't cover jailbreak tweaks and apps. If your live photos or 4K pictures are larger than 5GB, you need to pay for extra storage.
* iTunes backup: make a full copy on computer. It won't backup non-iTunes purchased media and takes quite a long time to perform the full backup.
* Third-party backup tool: e.g. MacX MediaTrans, it freely backups music, photos, videos, movies, TV shows, books, iTunes DRM-protected purchases and more (including jailbroken files) by drag and drop. Backup whatever you think important in a flash.
Get the one-click backup tool:
Free download Mac version
Free download Windows version
Step 2: Upgrade to iOS 14- Download and Install iOS 14
After you backup iPhone to Mac to avoid data loss problem, now let's see how to download and install iOS 14 on iPhone without errors. Of course, you can skip this part if you have the experience to download and install iOS 13, similar.
* 1 Update iDevices Over-the-air
Plug in iDevices and connect to Wi-Fi. Tap Settings > General > Software Update > Download and Install. Note: 1, this way is easier; 2, iOS 14 OTA update may take a long time as it requires Wi-Fi internet; 3, there are users reporting iDevices bricking problems during iOS 14 update OTA; 4, jailbroken iPhone can't follow this way.
* 2 How to upgrade to iOS 14 via iTunes
Connect iPhone iPad to computer > open iTunes on computer > click device icon > Check for Update > Download and Update> Agree the Terms and Conditions. This way is faster than iTunes 12 OTA update and apply to jailbroken iPhone iPad.
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Author: Abby Poole | Updated on June 19, 2020