Remove / ignore update reminder to macOS Catalina on Mojave

Hey!


Is there anyway to remove the reminder to update to macOS Catalina under Mojave?


I really don't know why Apple do this. I really think it's interesting to know that you can update, but should be more easy to dismiss the update. I don't want to have a red ballon on my settings icon and see it every I go to the dock to check on something.


Man… I want to update to Catalina, but not just now. In Christmas or so.

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Oct 7, 2019 10:38 PM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2019 4:15 PM

Here is what worked for me to get rid of the red notification ballon and still have access to System Preferences from the dock.


Replace the Systems Preferences icon on the dock with its Alias:

  1. Remove System Preferences icon from dock (either drag icon off dock or right-click on it and choose "Options" and then "Remove from Dock").
  2. In a Finder window navigate to the Applications folder, right-click on the Systems Preferences app and choose "Make Alias".
  3. Add the alias file to the dock by dragging it to the desired location on the dock.
  4. Delete the alias file in the Applications folder (no longer needed).


The alias icon does not include the red notification bubble. The Systems Preference panel will still show the red notification on the Software Update icon.


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