Update badge showing for macOS Catalina?

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Update badge showing for macOS Catalina?

Hi. I'm running macOS Mojave on a 15" MacBook Pro. I regularly check for and apply Security and software updates, and am glad for badge reminders for those. However, even after applying those updates, I still see a badge reminder, and I see the only update offered is macOS Catalina. Is there a way I can ask my Mac to ignore this particular offering (and clear the red badge) while still keeping me advised of other critical updates?

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.12

Posted on Dec 12, 2019 6:38 AM

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Answer 1

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MrHoffman

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Dec 12, 2019 8:33 AM in response to Brandon Beckner

Mark the update as ignored, from a command line Terminal.app session.

sudo softwareupdate --ignore "macOS Catalina"

Run a web search for details on that command-line command, if you’re interested.

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Answer 2

Dec 13, 2019 12:08 PM in response to Brandon Beckner

defaults write com.apple.systempreferences AttentionPrefBundleIDs 0

Though you’ll likely have to re-enter that command after each poll, if you’re set to auto-poll for updates.

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Answer 3

Dec 13, 2019 10:54 AM in response to MrHoffman

Thank you MrHoffman, this removed it from my preferences so that now "my Mac is up to date" but the red #1 badge still shows. I reset the dock (sudo killall Dock) and even rebooted the Mac, but it still shows. Other posts I've seen say I can disable it but it would also not show when other critical updates are available, also that it might re-appear every time I check for updates. In any case, thank you. This answered my question for now. Regards, Brandon

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Update badge showing for macOS Catalina?

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