{"id":2163,"date":"2022-05-09T13:41:54","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T20:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/information-systems\/2022\/05\/09\/what-everyone-ought-to-know-about-updating-their-mac-operating-system\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:41:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T20:41:54","slug":"what-everyone-ought-to-know-about-updating-their-mac-operating-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/2022\/05\/09\/what-everyone-ought-to-know-about-updating-their-mac-operating-system\/","title":{"rendered":"What Everyone Ought to Know About Updating Their Mac Operating System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-slate-fragment=\"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\">You may have noticed those little reminders that appear on your Mac every time you open a window reminding you that your computer is not up to date! 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We recommend using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/campus-services\/information-systems\/software\/crashplan.aspx\">CrashPlan<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/back-up-your-documents-pictures-and-desktop-folders-with-onedrive-d61a7930-a6fb-4b95-b28a-6552e77c3057\">Microsoft OneDrive<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on the Apple \uf8ff menu in the top left corner of your screen.<\/li>\n<li>Click on System Preferences.<\/li>\n<li>In the System Preferences window, click Software Update.<\/li>\n<li>Click Update Now.\n<ol>\n<li>If you check the box for &#8220;Automatically keep my Mac up to date,&#8221; your computer will detect the new updates.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2022\/05\/Webp.net-gifmaker-1.gif\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2167\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2167\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/information-systems\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/68\/2022\/05\/Webp.net-gifmaker-1.gif\" alt=\"How to update Mac operating system\" width=\"354\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Specific applications like Zoom require authorization after a major software update<\/strong> to run on your Mac again. 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