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Systems Preferences is showing there is a download pending or a new app to be "installed". There is a little round red ball on the top right with a 1 in it.......
The issue is that I cannot find what is pending or how to clear this. I have it on both of my iMacs after having installed and upgraded to Catalina 10.15.2.
Advise anyone? Thanks
iMac 21.5", macOS 10.15
So I feel stupid! I followed Apple's suggestion and opened iCloud with my ID / yadda...yadda! and once opened, that little "red" circle on my System Preferences went away. But now I am in the iCloud and want to 'TURN IT OFF". How do I turn the iCloud OFF?
Same subject matter: Catalina now shows that there are some apps [4 to be exact] that cannot be updated because they are 32-bit and not 64-bit apps. Am I supposed to simply "de;ete" or throw them away? One of them is called Microsoft Silverlight? Can someone help an old man get his computer working decently?
Thanks, Richard
So I feel stupid! I followed Apple's suggestion and opened iCloud with my ID / yadda...yadda! and once opened, that little "red" circle on my System Preferences went away. But now I am in the iCloud and want to 'TURN IT OFF". How do I turn the iCloud OFF?
Same subject matter: Catalina now shows that there are some apps [4 to be exact] that cannot be updated because they are 32-bit and not 64-bit apps. Am I supposed to simply "de;ete" or throw them away? One of them is called Microsoft Silverlight? Can someone help an old man get his computer working decently?
Thanks, Richard
The App Store just wants me to join iCloud - which I do NOT want to do and also shows the latest apps that were downloaded. Nothing special; nothing out of the ordinary that I can see. Maybe they [Apple] wants to insist that I open the iCloud and I really am not interested. Is there a way I can say "not interested"?
I had the same issue with Software Update a couple of months back and as I recall Safe Mode cleared it up.
see > Use safe mode to isolate issues with your Mac - Apple Support
It could be a pending Security Update. In Software Update Preferences, see if that says "Another update is available." If so, click the very small "More info..." blue text:
to see this:
What does the AppStore report?
Just started in "safe mode" and there was no indication of any issues at all and no "updates" pending.
Hello Allan. I have the latest OS installed and there is no indication of anything pending to download or update. Puzzling issue.
Perhaps I should use the Disk Utility ? Instead of "Safe Mode"?
Or should I first go into Safe Mode and then Disk Utility in that order?
Safe mode does much of what DU would...
Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches.
Richard you can delete them... not sure anybody uses Silverlight anyway, but they'll never run in Catalina.
In Sys Prefs>iCloud, choose the Sign Out button at bottom.
THANK you, BDAqua. I had a feeling that is what I had to do with these old apps running on 32-bits, but I wanted to be sure.
Thanks also for the info on the iCloud. Much appreciated.
You're welcome & good luck Richard! :)
Systems preferences on an iMac
