System volume

The size of the com.apple.os-update-xxx volume on my iMac running Monterey has increased. Is this a problem?

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 12.2

Posted on Apr 20, 2022 3:59 AM

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Apr 20, 2022 4:07 AM in response to scotspencer

EDITED - the APFS Snapshot ⁨com.apple.os.update-...⁩ 15.2 GB    disk3s1s1 is the Sealed and Read Volume in which the Operating System resides in.


It can not be opened except by Apple and usually only when there are updates to Monterey so yes - it would appear Normal.



/dev/disk3 (synthesized):


   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER


   0:      APFS Container Scheme -                      +245.1 GB   disk3


                                 Physical Store disk0s2


   1:                APFS Volume ⁨Macintosh HD⁩            15.2 GB    disk3s1


   2:              APFS Snapshot ⁨com.apple.os.update-...⁩ 15.2 GB    disk3s1s1


   3:                APFS Volume ⁨Preboot⁩                 643.2 MB   disk3s2


   4:                APFS Volume ⁨Recovery⁩                783.1 MB   disk3s3


   5:                APFS Volume ⁨Data⁩                    15.8 GB    disk3s5


   6:                APFS Volume ⁨VM⁩                      20.5 KB    disk3s6

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