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.. 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.. Running system updates is a solid way to keep a laptop safe, secure and running smoothly, so we're unclear as to why apple's changed its software update location again..
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.. With macos 10.14 mojave, itunes comes bundled with macos. to get the latest version of itunes, update the software on your mac: go to apple ( ) menu > system preferences, then click software update. if you can’t update to macos 10.14 mojave, you might still be able to get some updates for itunes (up to itunes 12.8).. A short video on how to do a software update on a mac..
