Unenroll from Beta Program (Software Update annoyance)

Hello.

I participated and greatly enjoyed the macOS 10.12 Sierra public beta program but now that the commercial release has become available I’d rather switch back to the mainline.

This morning a Public Beta release of 10.12.1 showed up in Software Update.

So I went into Settings > App Store and disabled Beta software, and refreshed: the proposed update is still there.

So I went into /private/var/folders/zzz and nuked the contents of that, and refreshed: the proposed update is still there.

So I rebooted, and refreshed the App Store updates again: and of course, the proposed update is still there.

How do I get rid of that but ensure that I will be alerted when the definitive release of 10.12.1 is released?

Or am I going to have to live with it and be wary of never clicking “Update All” ever again?

Thanks.

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016), macOS Sierra (10.12)

Posted on Sep 23, 2016 12:40 AM

22 replies

Sep 23, 2016 6:01 AM in response to dialabrain

I went back to the beta.apple.com website and re-downloaded the enroll application again. This installed the feedback software and displayed the change option. I have now opted out.

Csound1

Level 9

60,063 points

Sep 23, 2016 6:04 AM in response to Glennyboi

Smart move,

qubex Author

Level 1

50 points

Sep 23, 2016 9:28 AM in response to qubex

I downloaded the ‘definitive’ release of macOS 10.12.0 ‘Sierra’ from the Mac App Store and installed it.

I still had the proposed update for the 10.12.1 beta.

Then I enrolled in the beta program again and made a point of (again) unchecking ‘beta’ software.

I still have the proposed update for the 10.12.1 beta.

How can it be possible that there’s no way of nuking this thing?

SanderG

Level 1

33 points

Sep 25, 2016 1:09 AM in response to qubex

Open a terminal window and paste the following command:

sudo softwareupdate --clear-catalog

After typing your password, you should see the text:

Changed catalog to Apple production

The update will then disappear.

Mr_Eddy

Level 1

4 points

Sep 27, 2016 8:22 PM in response to SanderG

Great tip ! I knew there should be some terminal command to clear it.

Nov 1, 2016 4:05 PM in response to SanderG

Thank you!

Nov 15, 2016 5:54 AM in response to SanderG

Thks for a great tips!!!

This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or search the Community for additional answers.

Unenroll from Beta Program (Software Update annoyance)