Can't install updates after upgrading to Mac OS X Snow Leopard
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Just found the solution on this forum thread.
- In Finder, go to your home folder (the one with the house icon next to it in the sidebar)
- Select navigate to
Library
>Preferences
>byHost
- Delete all files inside
- Restart your computer.
Or, from Terminal, run
rm ~/Library/Preferences/byHost/*
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Erick Sasse
Updated on September 17, 2022Comments
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Erick Sasse over 1 year
I have just upgraded to Snow Leopard over a Leopard install.
After the reboot I get a notification that new updates are available. I click "Install and restart", I get a license text, I click "Agree" but nothing happens. Nothing gets installed.
If I open the Console, the messages I see right after I click "Agree" are below, but I think the problem is related to the first message.
25/09/09 09:35:42 com.apple.SecurityServer[24] Engine::authorize: Rule::evaluate returned 4294907288 returning errAuthorizationInternal 25/09/09 09:35:42 GrowlHelperApp[318] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x3518f0 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking 25/09/09 09:35:42 GrowlHelperApp[318] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x351d70 of class NSCFDictionary autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking 25/09/09 09:35:42 GrowlHelperApp[318] *** __NSAutoreleaseNoPool(): Object 0x16c250 of class NSCFArray autoreleased with no pool in place - just leaking
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Tony over 14 yearsLegal copy of snow leopard correct? Sorry but in today's world it needs to be asked as one can not assume anymore.
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Erick Sasse over 14 yearsYes, it is a legal copy.
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Josh Hunt over 14 yearsHow is the legality of the Snow Leopard install relevant? How would Snow Leopard even know if it an illegal version?
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mipadi over 14 years@joshhunt: Copies of OS X that have been modified to run on non-Apple hardware ("Hackintoshes") often have trouble getting and installing new updates. I think that's what Tony was referring to.
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Erick Sasse over 14 yearsMy copy is legal and running on a MacBook, not a hackintosh.
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Erick Sasse over 14 yearsRe-install would be my last option. :)
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Taken over 14 yearsYeah i would of guessed so lol, a couple of people i know experienced the same problem and are still waiting for apple tech support