HT204490: About the OS X Yosemite v10.10.3 Update

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wildwheelz
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Q: Difference between 10.10.3 normal update and the combo version

For the 10.10.3 Yosemite update, Apple is offering a regular update and a combo one. What's the difference?

Mac mini, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Apr 14, 2015 1:21 PM

by lkrupp,Solvedanswer
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The App Store Yosemite 10.10.3 update is known as a “delta” update. It will only update systems already running 10.10.2. The “combo” update will update any Yosemite version from 10.10.0 through 10.10.2. The combo update contains all changes that have accumulated since the initial release of Yosemite. Sometimes applying the combo update will fix lingering problems from previous updates, sometimes not. Using the combo update doesn’t require you to move incrementally from 10.10.0 to 10.10.1 to 10.10.2 to 10.10.3. You can do it all at the same time.

Posted on Apr 14, 2015 1:30 PM

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Q: Difference between 10.10.3 normal update and the combo version

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  • by lkrupp,Solvedanswer

    lkrupp lkrupp Apr 14, 2015 1:30 PM in response to wildwheelz
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    Apr 14, 2015 1:30 PM in response to wildwheelz

    The App Store Yosemite 10.10.3 update is known as a “delta” update. It will only update systems already running 10.10.2. The “combo” update will update any Yosemite version from 10.10.0 through 10.10.2. The combo update contains all changes that have accumulated since the initial release of Yosemite. Sometimes applying the combo update will fix lingering problems from previous updates, sometimes not. Using the combo update doesn’t require you to move incrementally from 10.10.0 to 10.10.1 to 10.10.2 to 10.10.3. You can do it all at the same time.

  • by wildwheelz,

    wildwheelz wildwheelz Apr 14, 2015 1:29 PM in response to lkrupp
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    Apr 14, 2015 1:29 PM in response to lkrupp

    Thanks!  The information you just provided, I could not find any answers on the website. Hmmm, I ended up downloading the regular update. In trying to update through the App Store updater, it was saying 8+ hours to download. I just manually downloaded it in 3 minutes!

  • by lkrupp,

    lkrupp lkrupp Apr 14, 2015 1:31 PM in response to wildwheelz
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    Apr 14, 2015 1:31 PM in response to wildwheelz

    Lots of reports of slow downloading through the App Store. Not sure why that is or what’s going on.

  • by wildwheelz,

    wildwheelz wildwheelz Apr 14, 2015 1:37 PM in response to lkrupp
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    Apr 14, 2015 1:37 PM in response to lkrupp

    I usually prefer to download the updates anyway, as I have 3 systems, and prefer to save the bandwidth with downloading once. Thanks again for your help.