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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: El Capitan keep installer
Date: 2 Oct 2015 00:45:54 GMT
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On 2015-10-01, Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>> >> >> 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.

A better question is, considering how much we have discussed this in
these news groups during the past couple weeks, why didn't you archive it
before running it? : )

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