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> >> >> Downloading now, but on very slow connection. Have several machines to 
> >> >> update. Can someone please remind me how to preserve the download so I 
> >> >> can use it for the other Macs?
> >> > 
> >> > Once it finishes downloading, quit the installer if it launches, then
> >> > right-click the installer application icon and choose Compress. You'll
> >> > end up with a zipped archive of the installer that you can archive or
> >> > copy to other machines.
> >
> >> Note that, as has been discussed in other threads recently, if you let the
> >> installer run rather than quitting it, the installer will delete parts of
> >> it during installation. So if you want a pristine archive, you have to
> >> cancel the install when it launches after the download from the App Store
> >> finishes.
> >
> > Which parts are those?

> Most folks are interested in the InstallESD.dmg which gets deleted. I'm
> not sure what else may get removed, because I don't care enough to do a
> listing to find out. Anyone who really wants to find out can list the
> contents before and after running the installer to see the difference.

Dang. You're right. It leaves the tiny .app file behind, and not its 6 
GB installer file. Argh! Why does Apple do that? Argh.
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