You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
I have noticed that there is MacUpdate in my Notifications folder. Ive done the google search, and looked at other Apple forums to come up with a solution. However, I cannot seem to find any folder or file on my Mac outside of it being in the Notifications area. Has anyone else seen this issue, and how did you resolve and remove it?
MacBook Air, macOS Sierra (10.12.1), null
Hi simply open Safari, select preferences, then notifications. Here you will see the macupdate notification, delete.
Hi simply open Safari, select preferences, then notifications. Here you will see the macupdate notification, delete.
Notifications are controlled through Notifications preferences panel. MacUpdate isn't an application on your computer. These are notifications that your received something such as an email.
Ive read that this is an issue with many different people. However, if its in the notification center, its living somewhere on my mac. I havent been able to remove it all, including from notifications center.
Did you download and install their auto-updating application?
Basics for Uninstalling Software
Most OS X applications are completely self-contained "packages" that can be uninstalled by simply dragging the application to the Trash. Applications may create preference files that are stored in the /Home/Library/Preferences/ folder. Although they do nothing once you delete the associated application, they do take up some disk space. If you want you can look for them in the above location and delete them, too.
Some applications may install an uninstaller program that can be used to remove the application. If you cannot find the uninstaller then you could download the freeware, Easy Find, to locate files that need to be removed. The places you need to search include:
Some applications install a receipt in the /Library/Receipts/ folder. Usually with the same name as the program or the developer. The item generally has a ".pkg" extension. Be sure you also delete this item as some programs use it to determine if it's already installed.
There are many utilities that can uninstall applications. Here is a selection:
For more information visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on removing software.
I downloaded a malware detection SW and it came up with nothing. There isn't a trace of MacUpdate in my applications folder, or when I run the activity monitor. How do the app removers work? Would I need to know where the files are? That is what im having the issue with, locating the files. From what I can see the only trace of this that I am able to find is in the Notifications center
They look in pre-defined locations where applications and/or their installers install components, prefs, daemons, etc. If you never downloaded the software, then don't worry about it. Open Notifications preferences, locate a listing for MacUpdate, select it, and uncheck all the boxes on the right.
Have you installed Macupdate Desktop?
https://www.macupdate.com/desktop or possibly mumenu…
https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/8277/mumenu
If not are you sure this is not a Mail, Safari or any other app notification?
Please grab a screenshot of the notification listed, it should have a header that indicates the app that generated it. cmd+shift+4, then drag over the area to screenshot it. The image will appear on the Desktop, attach it here via the camera icon.
Also check the list of allowed applications in the Notification centre Preferences in System Preferences.
This solved the issue- THANK YOU!!!!!!
How do I remove MacUpdate?
