Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: 4.8GB iNode file in Lost+Found Date: 20 May 2017 17:48:58 GMT Lines: 48 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net CfgbkkiDKH1lYbaMUz62igwPAIaogXRVkXTCBlcq/zOlMVt16x Cancel-Lock: sha1:7PR5NG8moY0Z/xIGBjFGNnG0AeA= sha1:VhE21azCr0kni3uaByaurphdcOY= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.2.6 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:107086 J Burns wrote: > On 5/20/17 12:17 PM, Jolly Roger wrote: >> >> The only way downloads will happen without your explicit consent is when >> you have "Download newly available updates in the background" enabled in >> System Preferences > App Store. If that behavior is undesirable to you, >> you should disable that option. > > It has always been disabled. Then you must have accidentally initiated the install. >>> When it finishes, it will start the installation. >> >> Not without your consent, no. The first thing that is displayed is a big >> window with a Continue button at the bottom: >> >> >> >> You have to actually click that button to begin installation. You can, >> instead, refrain from clicking that button and quit the installer if you >> wish. Apparently you chose to click the Continue button. > > In all my updates and new system installations, I think I've seen that > option only once. Then you simply missed it. It's the way all recent system installs (and major upgrades) work. >>> At some point it will offer me the option not to restart. >> >> Not sure what you are talking about here. Maybe you are referring to the >> initial screen with the Continue button. >> > I believe anything from the app store continues from download to > installation without asking. If at some point a restart is needed, then > you get the option of waiting to restart. Not major system upgrades like Sierra, no. You're thinking of software *updates* which are distinctly different than *upgrades* to major new versions of the operating system. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR