will i lose my settings when updating from Sierra 10.12.1 to 10.12.6 ?

recobe wrote:

will i lose my settings when updating from Sierra 10.12.1 to 10.12.6,

what do I need to know?

Generally speaking no, but in my experience there may be some preferences which may be inadvertently changed by the update.

What settings are you concerned about losing?

You do have a backup, don't you?

recobe,

When I was using macOS Sierra, I didn't have any problems with updating to a newer version, nor did I experience any problems with the features that you mention.

About the security content of macOS Sierra 10.12.6, Security Update 2017-003 El Capitan, and Security Update 2017-003 Yo… details the reasons which I would consider to be an important consideration in updating to the most recent version of any operating system.

Yes I read your message. My comments remain the same. The only thing I can add is that if something does goes wrong, back up to the day or t he day after the Apple tech "fixed" your previous problems.

Yes, I have Time machine backups on peripheral drive.

So why worry if you will lose anything? Refer to your backup if you do.