Thebes Knossos Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Thanks, but no progress. Please monitor via terminal with df -h . when downloading to external disk. 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2846642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 (edited) @Thebes Knossos Your right, df -h has given to me the required info. The custom destination folder works fine, but the app keeps downloading to a temporary folder on the system disk even though the destination is on a different disk. I'm working on a way to make the download happen entirely on the destination disk to avoid this temporary reduction of free space on the macOS disk. From what I can see, the recent improvements to this app are been motivated by your requests 😂 Edited January 20 by miliuco Typo Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2846688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thebes Knossos Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Yep, so the functionality is not very useful, if you have room you can download to default folder then copy or move later... I have done the job with Firefox by selecting an other folder, i had the Apple's pkg link. Perhaps solution is in he's open source module ? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2846706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 @Thebes Knossos No, I don't think that it has anythong to do wirh opensource. This application has existed in its original repository for quite a few years with the concept you're familiar with: temporary downloads to the directory defined by macOS's TMPDIR variable. That's what I can't find an easy way to change. TMPDIR is usually located in /var/folders/... (the folder with large names). But sandboxed apps have TMPDIR automatically set to the app container (/Users/.../Library/Containers/{bundle-id}/Data/tmp), which is what DFI does. I haven't been able to get macOS to change that setting; it only works while the app is running. I've already tried four or five things without success. One possible fix (but complicated to implement) is to configure the user folder on a larger disk than the system disk, so the user-specific temp directory would be on that disk. But I think that's too complex for your intended purpose. What I've added in the latest version is the deletion, on each cancellation, of all files that exist in /Users/.../Library/Containers/DownloadFullInstaller/Data/tmp because I've seen that, if you cancel a download, the temporary files of incomplete downloads remain in that folder indefinitely and can amount to several GB. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2846711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 New update: Added Arabic (ar) localization support Implemented temporary directory cleanup after download cancellation in both DownloadManager and MultiDownloadManager (to prevent large files from incomplete downloads from being stored indefinitely). https://github.com/perez987/DownloadFullInstaller/releases/tag/3.6-178 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2846732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 (edited) New feature added: legacy macOS download. macOS installers need to have a single link to be downloaded by this app. The only macOS systems that have such direct link in Apple servers are: macOS Sierra 10.12 OS X El Capitan 10.11 OS X Yosemite 10.10 OS X Mountain Lion 10.8 Mac OS X Lion 10.7. The other pre-Big Sur systems can be obtained either from the App Store or in Terminal with softwareupdate or by some other means, but I haven't found direct links, so for now, it's a very extensive code work to include them in the app. Implementation A new item named Legacy has been added to the macOS systems dropdown list. Legacy opens a new window listing the five legacy macOS versions mentioned above. You can download any of these legacy macOS versions from this window. Legacy downloads are managed similarly to modern downloads: They can be canceled before completion The download destination folder is the one configured in the app settings. Spoiler Spoiler https://github.com/perez987/DownloadFullInstaller/releases/tag/4.0-202 https://github.com/perez987/DownloadFullInstaller Edited February 3 by miliuco Typo 9 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max.1974 Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Very nice @miliuco 3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1111 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) Hi @miliuco Look at Legacy the same icons Same visual for all in your App Attaching 10.6 to 10.15 MacOS Images.zip Edited February 3 by chris1111 4 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 @chris1111 Thank you! Nice. Do you want to make a PR? Do I change the icons? 4 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1111 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) 1 hour ago, miliuco said: @chris1111 Thank you! Nice. Do you want to make a PR? Do I change the icons? Simply change it if you want, more easydownload zip file Edited February 3 by chris1111 3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 @chris1111 Done, thanks. Spoiler 3 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1111 Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) My freind @miliuco It was a pleasure Edited February 3 by chris1111 3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1111 Posted February 4 Share Posted February 4 @miliuco Mac OS X 10.6.7 DVD iso image from archive.org 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Added an updater system: Introduce a lightweight GitHub Releases-based updater; it has no third-party dependencies (no Sparkle or similar framework required) Integrate a Check for Updates menu item (⌘U) Add localization strings for update prompts Add documentation about the updater: Updater-system.md Download.Full.Installer-4.2.0.zip 5 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847820 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNB Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 @miliuco V4.2.1 is showing two exact same versions of 15.7.5: glitch in the matrix ? 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 @MacNB Not for me, I have 15.7.4, 15.7.3 and 15.7.2 in regular catalog: Spoiler I've checked gibMacOS and the output is the same: ####################################################### # gibMacOS # ####################################################### Available Products: 1. macOS Tahoe Beta 26.4 (25E5223i) - 089-33691 - Added 2026-03-04 18:59:31 - 18.02 GB 2. macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 (25D2128) - 047-88311 - Added 2026-03-04 18:45:46 - 17.94 GB 3. macOS Sonoma 14.8.4 (23J319) - 047-48595 - Added 2026-02-18 18:27:12 - 13.67 GB 4. macOS Sequoia 15.7.4 (24G517) <------------------- - 047-48630 - Added 2026-02-18 18:26:33 - 15.66 GB 5. macOS Tahoe 26.3 (25D125) - 047-60297 - Added 2026-02-18 18:25:54 - 17.52 GB 6. macOS Monterey 12.7.6 (21H1320) - 062-40406 - Added 2026-02-09 18:30:00 - 12.42 GB 7. macOS Big Sur 11.7.11 (20G1443) - 047-32248 - Added 2026-02-02 18:46:21 - 12.42 GB 8. macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 (23J220) - 089-71265 - Added 2025-12-12 18:38:14 - 13.67 GB 9. macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 (24G419) <------------------- - 089-70987 - Added 2025-12-12 18:36:25 - 15.66 GB 10. macOS Tahoe 26.2 (25C56) - 093-37361 - Added 2025-12-12 18:34:07 - 17.39 GB 11. macOS Sonoma 14.8.2 (23J126) - 093-92756 - Added 2025-11-03 21:42:54 - 13.67 GB 12. macOS Sequoia 15.7.2 (24G325) <------------------- - 093-99065 - Added 2025-11-03 21:41:50 - 15.66 GB I don't know why are you getting this list. Maybe deleting the folder /Users/YOUR_USER/Library/Containers/perez987.DownloadFullInstaller/Data/Library/Caches or even the whole folder /Users/YOUR_USER/Library/Containers/perez987.DownloadFullInstaller/ can help. Last command is the same as ⌘ + L -> Clear app settings? Try and comment. 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNB Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 50 minutes ago, miliuco said: Last command is the same as ⌘ + L -> Clear app settings? Try and comment. Clear App settings fixed it for Regular catalog ! But now the 15.7.5 Beta RC do not appear in any of the Seeds. strange. Thx 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 @MacNB I'm out, I'll review it later. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNB Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 15 minutes ago, miliuco said: @MacNB I'm out, I'll review it later. No hurry. This morning, under CustomerSeed, 15.7.5 appears: 3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2847984 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNB Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 3/6/2026 at 5:39 PM, MacNB said: @miliuco V4.2.1 is showing two exact same versions of 15.7.5: glitch in the matrix ? Looks like the problem was Apple and not the downloader App. See : https://eclecticlight.co/2026/03/05/has-apple-suffered-a-premature-release/ 3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2848004 Share on other sites More sharing options...
miliuco Posted March 9 Author Share Posted March 9 (edited) @MacNB This was my supposition. Thanks for the info. I've added Sparkle in the latest version, so the app checks for updates automatically or manually. https://github.com/perez987/DownloadFullInstaller/releases/tag/4.3.0 Edited March 9 by miliuco Add link 5 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2848016 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max.1974 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Thanks @miliuco !! 3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2848024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakAsrock Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 (edited) On 3/9/2026 at 9:40 AM, miliuco said: @MacNB This was my supposition. Thanks for the info. I've added Sparkle in the latest version, so the app checks for updates automatically or manually. https://github.com/perez987/DownloadFullInstaller/releases/tag/4.3.0 Many thanks @miliuco and @MacNB! 🤗 Edited April 4 by MakAsrock 4 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/361333-download-full-installer-app-updated-for-macos-tahoe/page/4/#findComment-2848700 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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