Can I delete files in \Library\Updates?

brandenburg5 · 04-07-2012, 06:04 PM

In looking to free up space in my 64GB MacBook Air, I notice that there is over 3GB of files in \Library\Updates. They seem to be copies of previously installed updates. Can I safely delete these files to free up space?

DeltaMac · 04-07-2012, 06:34 PM

Sure...
You can do anything you like, as long as you have a full backup that you can restore from - or a Time Machine backup would also be OK.

acme.mail.order · 04-07-2012, 10:22 PM

Yes - Files in /Library/Updates (not \Library\Updates ) can be deleted after you have run Software Update. Do NOT delete the files in /Library/Receipts or Software Updatte will want to do it all again.

04-07-2012, 06:04 PM	#1
brandenburg5 Prospect Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 2	Can I delete files in \Library\Updates? In looking to free up space in my 64GB MacBook Air, I notice that there is over 3GB of files in \Library\Updates. They seem to be copies of previously installed updates. Can I safely delete these files to free up space?

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04-07-2012, 06:34 PM	#2
DeltaMac League Commissioner Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,958	Sure... You can do anything you like, as long as you have a full backup that you can restore from - or a Time Machine backup would also be OK.

04-07-2012, 10:22 PM	#3
acme.mail.order League Commissioner Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tokyo Posts: 6,046	Yes - Files in /Library/Updates (not \Library\Updates ) can be deleted after you have run Software Update. Do NOT delete the files in /Library/Receipts or Software Updatte will want to do it all again.