Try manually downloading the various software updates from the apple download sites. also try downloading the mac os x combo updater along with your updates to see if it fixes software update.. When software update says that your mac is up to date, macos and all of its apps are also up to date. that includes safari , i tunes , books, messages, mail, calendar, photos, and facetime. to automatically install macos updates in the future, including apps downloaded from the app store, select ”automatically keep my mac up to date.”. I did exactly what you said, and also deleted my previous software update caches, and rebooted my mac. nothing happened still on 10.6.8. i then went to look for a software update again, and it prompted me to restart to finish updating as always..
The mac operating system is automatically configured to check for and download software updates once per week. a notification message appears when updates are available to install.. Some readers are have experienced difficulty using software update after the upgrade. when this problem manifests, the menu-access cue is grey and cannot be selected.. To find any software update on the site, just search for it. if you're positive that the mac isn't still working on updating your software then run through the following steps: 1. shut down.
