Software update notification when there is no software update available

Hi, on my dock I have system preferences. It has a red 1 notification there. When I open system preferences, it is by the software update. When I click on it, it says i'm up to date. The notification wont go away.

MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on Apr 4, 2020 11:03 AM

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Posted on Apr 4, 2020 11:21 AM

In the Finder, press command-shift-G; paste the following line:


~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.preferences.softwareupdate.plist


Drag the file to the trash and restart.

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Software update notification when there is no software update available

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