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macOS System Update Packages (/Library/Updates)

Space: 5 GB – 15 GB+ macos macOS
Quick Answer: The /Library/Updates folder holds downloaded macOS system installer packages (.pkg). Deleting downloaded update packages is safe.

Bottom Line: It is 100% safe to delete files inside /Library/Updates. macOS stores downloaded installer packages for macOS updates in this folder.

What is the /Library/Updates Folder?

Located at /Library/Updates/, when System Settings downloads a macOS update (e.g. macOS Sonoma or Sequoia installer), it saves the 12 GB installer .pkg to this directory.

How to Delete macOS Update Installers

sudo rm -rf /Library/Updates/*

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