Stopping Software Updater download in progress?

I accidently clicked Install on an update for software I'll never use. It's pretty large and I not only want to just ignore the thing, but stop the download already in progress.
There doesn't seem to be anything in Help on canceling a started download. Is this even possible or is un-checking and Ignoring the only way to keep this monster from getting implemented?

Restart the computer from the Apple menu. It will ask you if you want to continue the download. You can later ignore it from the Software Update or File menu.
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Stopping software update

I have tried to install a HP printer on SL and each time software update tries to find the drivers.
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How do I permanently stop software update trying to install the Hp drivers?

HI,
Drag this file to the Trash.
com.apple.SoftwareUpdate.plist
/Users/YourName/Library/Preferences. Drag the file from the Preferences folder to the Trash, empty the Trash and restart your Mac.
See if that helps...
Carolyn

HT4623 i was doing a software update downloading ios 6.1 and the phone froze half way through the download i tried to restart the phone by pressing the power button and the home button but its just a apple on the screen. what can i do to fix this??

i was doing a software update downloading ios 6.1 and the phone froze half way through the download i tried to restart the phone by pressing the power button and the home button but its just a apple on the screen. what can i do to fix this??

See Here > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808
You may need to try this More than Once...
Be sure to Follow ALL the Steps..
But... if the Device has been Modified... this will Not necessarily work.

How do I stop adobe updates downloading as Simulink files in Matlab in order to update the program?

How do I stop adobe updates downloading as Simulink files in Matlab in order to update the program?

Hi Jess ,
Please launch Acrobat>Navigate to Edit>Preferences>Updater>Check mark the option"Do not download or install updates automatically" and uncheck rest of the options or you may choose whichever suits your requirement.
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HT1222 I am trying to do software update but it just say (waiting...) and nothing happen ! I try to restart the computer and shut down the computer but it won't let me pointing out to me that software updating is in progress.What should I do? Help please

I am a new IMac user trying to do Software Update but it just say (waiting) but nothing happen! I try to restart and shutdown the computer but it won't let me by leting me know that I can't shutdown or restart the computer while software updating is in progress.Please Help!!

OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion & 10.9 Mavericks
Reset Password starting from Recovery HD
Start the computer,then press and hold down command and R keys to start into recovery partition.
When you see the Apple logo, release the keys.
Wait until OS X Utilities window shows up.
Move the mouse to the menubar at the top and click "Utilities", then select "Terminal"
from the drop down.
Terminal window will appear.
Type in resetpassword and press enter on the keyboard.
Leave the Terminal window open.
Reset Password Utility window will open with Macintosh HD selected.
Select the user account from the popup menu box.
Enter a new password.
Reenter the new password for the user.
Enter a hint.
Click the "Save" button.
Click  in the menubar and select Restart.
Log in.
If Keychain dialog box appears, select “Create New Keychain”.

When does Software Update download in the background?

I work at a school with about 150 Macs. About 50 of them are new imacs with Leopard installed. The default setting is to have software updates download in the background. We have turned that off as 50 machines downloading a 100 meg file at the same time could cause some traffic jams, correct? We download the updates once and install using ARD. My question is, if we forget to turn one off, when does it download? As soon as it is connected to the internet? We have our computers turning on in the morning at 8 and shutting of at 6 pm. When would the software update automatically download in the background? Thanks in advance.
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I have always noticed that when I boot my machine, software update checks and if anything is available it will download. I have it set to check daily, and I shut my machine down nightly.
Also it tells you the last time it checked in the preferences.
Software Update > Preferences
That should tell you your answer for sure.

I cannot download software update, download & install key is grayed out. I have more than enough storage.

I cannot download software update, download & install key is grayed out. I have more than enough storage.

Hi,
Are you connected to a Wi-Fi network? If not this may be the reason why.
Regards,
Steve

Can't Restart Computer After Software Update Download.

I have a PowerBook G4 which I had upgraded back in December to Leopard. After downloading software updates a couple of days ago, I tried to restart my computer and all I got was the Apple logo and the spinning gear. I brought my computer into the local Apple Store and the tech tried to archive and install from an external drive and the computer said there wasn't enough memory to install Leopard though the tech said I had enough RAM installed but that the computer wasn't reading the memory available correctly and that I needed a new memory board at a cost of $350.
I had a similar thing happen in December 2007 after I downloaded software updates. I brought my computer into the Apple Store. It seemed there was a "kernal panic." Everytime the tech deleted something it kept coming back "to life" and taking up too much "space" though this was different than not having enough RAM (I'm not terrifically computer saavy). I left the computer there for them to look at and a few days later due to whatever they did it was working again.
When dealing with the current problem a few days ago the tech said it was purely coincidental that the computer stopped working immediately after I downloaded software updates on two different occasions, but I found that very difficult to believe. I put in the installation disc that came with the computer and was able to get through the first steps of installing Tiger without actually beginning to install it, and I saw that the hard drive only had 49mb free and the tech said I needed 51mb to install Leopard. I called an Apple Care tech on the phone and asked if I could reinstall Tiger so that I could at least access the internet and retrieve my emails until I could get the Leopard issue resolved. He said doing so would delete Leopard and all of the documents I had done on it.
I mentioned I used to have my computer set up so I could access both OS9 and OSX on my computer and asked if that was now possible with Tiger and Leopard. He said I would need to go into the Apple Store and have them hook up my computer via firewire to another computer and boot up in target mode so that I could possibly delete some of the files taking up the memory and have enough room to install Leopard, or failing that could at least partition the hard drive and install Tiger until I could get the Leopard issue resolved.
I tried the safe boot someone suggested in a previous thread on this topic, but the computer would not boot up. Does anyone have any other ideas to solve this problem without taking the computer into the Apple Store? And how can I prevent this from happening during software updates in the future? I did not have the option with this last software update to choose only one download at a time. Software Update just started downloading what seemed to be one large update.
Thanks in advance for any help or illumination anyone can provide.

Kristin,
I'm having similar problem after upgrade on my imac. Hangs with white screen after logging out. Have to press/hold pwr button to shut off, then press to turn on.
I have a LaCie porsche ext hard drive attached by usb. Should I unplug this and try reinstalling mavericks? I didn't remove ext hd during the upgrade, was I supposed too?
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chris

Software update - download and save

The loss of the download and save option in software updates is a serious issue for people like me who do not have the luxury of a fast connection. Typically an OS updatetakes 5-6 hours. So we download and save to use on multiple machines.
Downloading from the website is not an option because if I download more than about 2 at once the connection drops. In the past I could leave the updater on overnight and download all the updates sequentially. Now I have to stay up overnight to do this!
Can anyone advise me of if there is a workround. How can I stop my Mac destroying the update after installing?
And please Apple can you restore the download and install later option. The message I'm getting is that you have little interest any more in your developing world clients.

Just a note to let you know that Apple won't restore the download and save option. at least that was their response to my bug reports noting that it was missing.
If you want to report this issue to Apple, send a bug report or an enhancement request via its Bug Reporter system. To do ths, join the Apple Developer Connection (ADC)—it's free and available for all Mac users and gets you a look at some development software. Since you already have an Apple username/ID, use that. Once a member, go to Apple BugReporter and file your bug report or enhancement request. The nice thing with this procedure over submitting feedback is that you get a response and a follow-up number; thus, starting a dialog with engineering.
Finally, the *softwareupdate --list* command manually in the Terminal app will tell you what's available for updates.

Poor software updater download mechanism...

As I found, this software has no ability to fix download issues, whenever the server appears to be unavail, the process stops, but the download is marked as ok, even for the every next update session.
And the lazy lamer who wrote this just let the uploading process to check the files and tell me the **bleep** there was an upload failure.
So the result is, that ANY downloading error causes the updater locks up and I have to uninstall it and start again.
Why the heck is that so?
I would like to see the downloaded file is checked after download and then the download is repeated with proper message when failed. Or give me the right url to lemme use a proper and safe download tool.
I also suspect the failure shows up when the file is "accidentally" missing on the server, but the user only gets the upload failures after the retry... hmmm...?
"let them run in circles, we'll get some more time..."
Message Edited by celandine on 13-Feb-2009 11:17 AM

I don´t even understand what you are talking about...
What is your point? This is a user-user help board, you are not talking to Nokia staff or even software developers! We´re regular people, just like you!
If you have complaints or suggestions regarding Nokia products or services contact Nokia via:
www.europe.nokia.com/contactus
There you´ll find a detailed selection of your country.
By clicking the "Kudos!" or the "Solution?" button on the right you can say "Thank You" and you´ll show the author and others that the post is useful.
The day we stop improving is the day we stop being good.

Iphone software update downloads on itunes but wont install. iphone 5 now in recovery mode.

Hi All,
Tonight i tried to upgrade my iPhone 5's software (iOS 8) but the download failed and my phone went into recovery mode.
Now after downloading the iPhone software update via iTunes it will not install on my phone. Just says 'download complete' then 'processing file' then nothing. Clciking restore iphone agian we just go through the same loop of downloading the same software.
Appreciate any help.

crid04 wrote:
this is the message when i plug into itunes. 'iTunes has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes.' before and after software download...
So restore the phone. I'm not sure I'm understanding what the issue is.

Unix command to stop Software updates for all users except admins?

I want to stop App Store and other software updates for all user accounts. Administrator accounts should still be able to do Software Updates.
Is there a terminal command that can do that i can push out through ARD?
Thanks

Managed preferences are the best bet. You could use Profile Manager or use the mcx command from the command line. I'd strongly suggest browsing over this before delving into MCX though...
http://macadmins.psu.edu/2011presentations/PSUMAC301-MCX-John_DeTroye.pdf
(the Workgroup Manager application shown is deprecated, but it's essentially the same with Profiles and running MCX from the command line)

Software update window never progresses

i saw similar topics in the 10.5 troubleshooting page (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307005), but nothing exactly like mine.
i'm using OS 10.5.1 now. i've tried to install OS 10.5.2 several times, but every time i do it never progresses. The "software install" window gets stuck on "Installing 1 Item", and the progress bar never moves, and the words "Configuring Installation" appear under the progress bar. What I do?!

I have a similar issue. My Software Update never loads, it takes a very very long time and then times out. thanks.

Software updates download is very slow

Today I downloaded 2 software updates; OSX 10.9.5 and Safari 7.1. The download speed was very slow and erratic. The activity monitor showed that the process "softwareipdated" was receiving data at anywhere from 1 to 25 kbs. My DSL connection is never very fast but typically receives 130 to 150 kbs. Other downloading such as streaming music or video has been normal. Any ideas why this happened and could this be a symptom of some more fundamental problem?

It may not be exclusive to Verizon but considering that Apple updates are severely affected on my system, yet my next door neighbor with Comcast has no problems whatsoever, I am 100% confident that Verizon is playing a role in my woes. In fact, I updated my wife's iPad to iOS 8 OTA on a relative's Xfinity wifi just to get it completed. Took me about an hour to complete. I came back home, less than a quarter mile away to my lovely FiOS and boom, 15-20 hour download estimate on my rMBP to update my iPad Mini (which I'm saving for last or at least until this issue is resolved). Changing my DNS seemed to work briefly on my rMBP but less than a day later my speeds were back to being slow as molasses. At least I had the opportunity to update both my rMBP and iPad Air before the speed took a nosedive again. Just wish I had updated the Mini too. I figured the problem was resolved and I'd get a chance to update it later.
Judging by several posts I found online (links to two examples posted below), I see I'm not alone in thinking something funny is going on between Apple and Verizon. I won't refute your claim that it is also affecting other providers, because your experience sounds pretty close to mine, but everyone I've encountered with problems in this area has FiOS. Folks around me who subscribe to other ISP's seem fine. The link below to the discussion on dslreports (2nd link) is particularly telling because I read it after trying various troubleshooting steps and was surprised by the number of people who posted in that thread that had identical issues and troubleshooting experiences as me. Several people also mentioned that the problem disappeared after they connected to Apple update through a VPN.
I assumed it was primarily on the East Coast because I have relatives in the West and Midwest with FiOS who have not had any issues.
I called Verizon but that was about as useful as your experience. They didn't even bother pointing fingers. They simply said "if everything else works then I'm getting what I pay for". I promptly replied that as an almost exclusively Apple household, I am most certainly not getting what I pay for if I can't upgrade my software, apply security patches or use my Apple streaming devices. Unfortunately, no one seems interested in fixing the issue, so we're left to find our own solutions.
And that's exactly what I did roughly an hour ago. Comcast will be out to swap my equipment and service in 14 days. Problem solved... At least I hope.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6552992
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r29544596-FIOS-horrible-Apple-download-speeds.

ARD remote software update download source?

When we use Apple Remote Desktop to get the client to download software updates, like with this UNIX command
softwareupdate -i -r
What download source does the remote client use? does he download via his own gateway direct from Apple, or does the ARD host computer download it then upload to the client.
If all machines were on your LAN, you would want the updates to be downloaded once by the host, but if all the clients were Remote you would want them to download with their own connections.
I have a lot of clients on both, so need to figure out which one it is :-)

Unless you change the setup of the clients to point to an update server in Mac OS X Server on your system, then they alll contact Apple directly and download individually from there. ARD does not host updates.
If you want to have a single download for some or all of your systems, either download the installers on your admin system - most are available as a standalone installer package - and push out the package through ARD, or set up a Mac OS X server, set up the Software Update Server feature, and point all your workstations to that server for their updates.
Regards.

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