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System Update badge with no pending updates

There is a badge on Software Update in System Preferences. When I go to update macOS from there it says macOS is up to date. I'm on 10.15.4. Is there a way to clear the badge, but allow it to appear when necessary?

MacBook Pro with Touch Bar

Posted on Apr 6, 2020 4:48 PM

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Posted on May 20, 2020 7:35 AM

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


While in the Finder, press "command shift G", paste the above line into the window that opens and press Return. It will highlight the file for deletion.

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System Update badge with no pending updates

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