How to Undo a Mac App Update Without Time Machine

This updated guide examines How to Undo a Mac App Update Without Time Machine and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Part 1of 4:

Preparing, before you update

1. Open your Finder and locate the application you're going to update.
2. Right-click on the App and selectCopyfrom the menu that appears. Now, right-click any section of the applications folder and selectPastefrom the menu that appears. A new file with the name of the App, and followed by the wordcopy, should appear in the Applications folder.
   • Don't remove thecopytext at the end of the copied App name.
   • Finder may ask you for an administer password.
3. Updatethe application. You can do this from the Mac App Store or the internet.

Part 2of 4:

Undoing the update

1. After the update is complete, open Finder and locate the new version of the App.
2. Right-click on the new App (without the word copy next to it). SelectMove to Trashto delete the new version.
   • Again, Finder may ask you for an Administer password.

Part 3of 4:

Delete the "copy" text

1. Delete thecopytext at the end of the application name. To do this, you can carefully click on the text area of the file name. It should become highlighted blue and be editable. You can then delete the word copy and press?Return.
   • Another way to rename the app/program is to right-click and selectGet Infoor press keys?Cmd+I. Then, you can open theName & Extensionmenu, remove the wordcopy, and press the?Returnkey. When a pop-up appears, selectRenameand close the Info window.

Part 4of 4:

Using a disk

1. Undo Mac app updates using a disk. To begin, do the following: drag and drop the application into the disk and eject it. Update the application, if you prefer the old version, plug the disk back into your computer and drag and drop the old app version into the Applications folder.