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macOS Installer / Software Update - macOS
AppleSoftware Update, App Store and .pkg installs
/var/log/install.logmacOS Installer / Software Update
1 log location · macOS
- Console app > Log Reports > install.log, or: sudo tail -f /var/log/install.log
Where macOS Installer / Software Update keeps its logs
macOS Installer / Software Update logs to /var/log/install.log on macOS.
Paths are printed exactly as macOS Installer / Software Update writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.
Finding your way around macOS.