2024 Mac MINI
ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 26.2
BuildVersion: 25C56
After updating to Tahoe, I have a mounted disk named "Update" that keeps mounting by itself even after force ejecting. Rebooting the machine did not resolve the issue. Is this a trojan or a bug?
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Mac mini, macOS 26.2
It's not a Trojan, it's a bug.
It does happen from time to time during the upgrade process that this APFS volume doesn't get cleaned up properly. It's harmless, though annoying to some. You can safely ignore it.
Is that volume actually mounting on the desktop?
You can change whether the Finder displays external disks by changing the setting in the Finder Settings > General tab.
Some may advise that you can safely delete that APFS volume from your startup drive. You would do that using Disk Utility. Add, delete, or erase APFS volumes in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support I advise that, should you decide to do this, make sure you have a current backup of all of your stuff in case you encounter some problem. You should be backing up regularly, regardless.
In my case, that volume eventually disappeared after a later update, though I can't say just which that was.
It's not a Trojan, it's a bug.
It does happen from time to time during the upgrade process that this APFS volume doesn't get cleaned up properly. It's harmless, though annoying to some. You can safely ignore it.
Is that volume actually mounting on the desktop?
You can change whether the Finder displays external disks by changing the setting in the Finder Settings > General tab.
Some may advise that you can safely delete that APFS volume from your startup drive. You would do that using Disk Utility. Add, delete, or erase APFS volumes in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support I advise that, should you decide to do this, make sure you have a current backup of all of your stuff in case you encounter some problem. You should be backing up regularly, regardless.
In my case, that volume eventually disappeared after a later update, though I can't say just which that was.
Disk image named "Update" that automatically re-mounts itself, even after reboot
