Are there cautions about new Sequoia 15.4.1 update?

I have a new MacBook Pro with Sequoia 15.3.2. Concerned about doing updates on my new laptop, especially the updates for system and Pages, Keynote, Numbers, GarageBand. Please advise I don't want to lose my documents.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Apr 21, 2025 8:30 AM

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Posted on Apr 21, 2025 8:46 AM

eercolani wrote:

I have a new MacBook Pro with Sequoia 15.3.2. Concerned about doing updates on my new laptop, especially the updates for system and Pages, Keynote, Numbers, GarageBand. Please advise I don't want to lose my documents.

15.4.1 is mandatory now for all ~ 3000 employees with Macs where I work. No one has lost any documents. I did the update on the Mac I use and it executed in about 15 minutes with no issues. The Mac now stores its operating system in a separate sealed read-only volume Sealed Key Protection (SKP) - Apple Support (CA), so doing a MacOS update does not touch your documents, which are on a different volume. As others indicated, you are always protected if you make a backup before proceeding. I suggest two backups, and verify that they work by restoring a few selected files or folders. Apple's Time Machine comes built in to every Mac and works well for this.


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