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Apple seems to have ended its custom of constructing standalone updater variations of macOS obtainable to all customers, starting with macOS Big Sur.
Apple gives its macOS updates by means of the Software Update pane in System Preferences, but it surely normally additionally lets customers obtain the identical updates as standalone set up packages, made obtainable on Apple’s downloads web site.
However, as famous by Mr. Macintosh and shared by The Eclectic Light Company, Apple hasn’t launched a standalone updater for macOS 11.1 or 11.0.1, regardless of offering standalone packages for macOS Catalina and Mojave safety updates on December 16.
Standalone packages are helpful for directors who need to replace a number of Macs with the identical 12GB obtain, particularly provided that delta and combo packages come in smaller sizes since they embody solely the information wanted for that specific replace.
According to Mr. Macintosh, nevertheless, Apple is advising customers who want standalone updaters to contact them in an “official capacity,” though it isn’t precisely clear what meaning.
Manual downloadable delta and combo updates for Big Sur are now not obtainable. I’ll let our resident #MacAdmins knowledgeable clarify 👇
“If you have a need for individual downloads for Big Sur delta/combo updaters – please make sure that’s filed in an official capacity with us” 🐸
— Mr. Macintosh (@ClassicII_MrMac) December 17, 2020
Apple hasn’t confirmed that it has ended replace packages for macOS, however the present lack of standalone installers for Big Sur does not look significantly good for customers who depend on them.
That mentioned, there may be another resolution in the Sharing pane in System Preferences in the type of a Content Caching choice, which permits one Mac to obtain updates and different Macs on the identical community to obtain them immediately from the native Mac.
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