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However, very rarely, you might also see an error saying that the macOS installation couldn’t be completed or macOS update could not be installed or something similar. In 95% of cases, that’s all you need to do to update Mac software. If there’s a MacBook update available, click Update Now Go to System Preferences > Software Update Maybe you’d like to see which version of an app or macOS you have or review other installations that happened behind the scenes.Here’s how to update OS on Mac at any time: This shows all installations and updates for various macOS versions.Įven if you don’t need this information to troubleshoot a problem, it can still come in handy. In this next screenshot, you can see it’s sorted by Software Name.

You can see that GarageBand and TickTick were updated on January 10.

For instance, the screenshot below shows the installations sorted by Install Date. If you’re looking for a particular date or software name, it’s easier to click on the column and sort by it. You will see columns for Software Name, Version, Source, and Install Date on the right side. Now, just scroll down to the last section on the left labeled Software and expand it with the arrow if necessary (you can collapse the Hardware and Network sections if you like).Ĭlick on Installations. You’ll end up in the same spot with whichever method you use above.

To help narrow down your search, you can easily check your Mac for all installations and when they occurred.

Was it an app update that may have caused the problem? Did something go wrong during the last macOS update? If you’re trying to troubleshoot an issue on your Mac and know when it first occurred, you likely want to get more information about what happened on your system on that particular day (or range of days).