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How to install update manually. Plex Media Server. Desktops & Laptops. See Server Installation section for OS X. A Mac tutorial for beginners and PC users showing how to switch from Windows to macOS. This tutorial covers all of the basics of using macOS including the f. Software Update manages all the Apple specific updates on a Mac. Windows users are familiar with “Microsoft Update” and “Windows Update”. Software Update is the OS X counterpart to those Windows programs. Just note that if you install third-party software on your Mac, you should use the update utility or procedures to update those programs. Choose “Integrated” or “Discrete”, or “Automatic Switching” to let Mac OS determine what GPU to use on its own It’s really that simple to switch your GPU manually. The nice little app is works with the all modern MacBook Pro’s and later with an integrated GPU and discrete GPU. Your Mac makes it easy to be entertained—from watching the latest shows on Apple TV+ to playing groundbreaking new games in Apple Arcade. Learn about media apps on your Mac To explore the macOS User Guide, click Table of Contents at the top of the page, or enter a word or phrase in the search field.

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Updating your Mac with Standalone Installers

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Instead of using Software Update to install updates you can download and install an Apple provided update via a standalone installer. Many Mac users prefer to use the standalone installer instead of Software Update.
Reasons for using a standalone installers vary but some common ones include:
  • To save the update (to a software repository, CD, DVD, or hard disk)
  • Install it on multiple Macs (easily transported to different Macs)
  • To download and install it at a later time
  • The Mac that needs the update does not have an internet connection
Apple standalone updates can be obtained from the Apple Support download page .Manual
How do I install a standalone update?
  1. You download the installer to your Mac
  2. Mount the associated disk image (.dmg file)
  3. Launch the Installer package
Note that if you save a standalone update as indicated above, you must copy the disk image to your Mac before it can be installed. The following guide describes the two types of standalone installers, Delta and Combo.
Be Careful
You should read the documentation from Apple before using a standalone installer. You should only install them on compatible systems and in the correct order.
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