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My software updates available contains a number of program updates. I have a daily data allowance of 400 mb. I want to prioritise my downloads, but cannot make a decision without knowing how big each update is. So, how can I find this out ?
MacBook, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3), Considering update to 10.8.4
I have not the window in fornt of me so I'll try to answer using my memory: when multiple downloads are available you should be able to access to a "more" button/option and each d/load is listed separately with it's dimensions and you can click on "download" or not. In this way can seklect waht to download and what not.
Cheers
Simon
This information does not seem to be easily available anymore, in many cases. See, for instance, the discussion at:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5192392
Also, be aware that the trend seems to be for updates to be automatically downloaded without user interaction, ready for installation! You can uncheck "Download newly available updates in the background" inside System preferences under "Software update". I think it is checked by default.
The best answer, although I don't think it's a great one, seems to be that once you start the download, the download window will show you how big it is. In previous versions of OS X, the size of the download appeared in the update screen, but has now gone.
Hope that helps.
Ivan
How can I find out the size (Kb /MB) of software updates?
