Mac OS X 10.6.2 update

Posted on 10 November, 2009 by Jimmy Liew

Quite a fair bit of bug fixes in this new update.

• an issue that might cause your system to logout unexpectedly
• a graphics distortion in Safari Top Sites
• Spotlight search results not showing Exchange contacts
• a problem that prevented authenticating as an administrative user
• issues when using NTFS and WebDAV file servers
• the reliability of menu extras
• an issue with the 4-finger swipe gesture
• an issue that causes Mail to quit unexpectedly when setting up an Exchange server
• Address Book becoming unresponsive when editing
• a problem adding images to contacts in Address Book
• an issue that prevented opening files downloaded from the Internet
• Safari plug-in reliability
• general reliability improvements for iWork, iLife, Aperture, Final Cut Studio, MobileMe, and iDisk
• an issue that caused data to be deleted when using a guest account

For more details on the fixes, read this knowledge based article. Always do a backup before updating to ensure you have something to fall back on.

The update is available via Apple Support page:

• Download 10.6.2 update installer
• Download 10.6.2 combo update installer

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