Drive-by downloads of Install macOS Monterey
Dave Horsfall
dave at horsfall.org
Tue Mar 8 21:16:48 UTC 2022
On Tue, 8 Mar 2022, Christopher Chavez wrote:
> If the installer is deleted, it may eventually be downloaded again. To
> prevent this, one workaround suggested by
> https://www.reddit.com/r/MacOS/comments/sj3aia/comment/hvcm3e4/ is to
> create an empty folder 'Install macOS Monterey.app' and lock it (either
> from "Get Info", or from the command line using `chflags uchg
> '/Applications/Install macOS Monterey.app/'`).
Personally I think the idea of deleting the installer sucks, as it might
be needed for e.g. a USB stick. I know, that's what Apple does, not MP...
-- Dave
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