Back in Lion, System Preferences > Software Update had some cool information under the Installed Software tab. You could check and see everything you'd installed using OS X's built-in updating system and sort by the names or the installation dates to find what you were looking for.
This was very good to know when problems cropped up, as you could see if your trouble began after you'd installed a particular update and do your troubleshooting armed with that knowledge. However, if you open System Preferences > Software Update under Mountain Lion, this is now what you get:
Aw, sad. Where'd my list of installed software go? Luckily, it's still around—it's just kind of hidden. To get to it, click on the Apple Menu, hold down the Option key to make About This Mac switch to System Information, and select that to open the program. Then scroll down the list on the left of the window and look for Installations, which is under the Software section.
When you select that, you'll be rewarded with the list of your installations, but with a handy new twist—both Mac App Store and third-party installations are now included, and each one lists where it came from.
Neat-o! So if you're having trouble, you can use this list to figure out if a potential culprit was installed when your problems began by clicking on the Install Date header to sort by that column.
When Mac OS X is shared by multiple users (accounts), first, log in as an Administrator. If anti-virus software or system-resident programs have been installed in the computer, close them before installing the drivers and applications. Using OSX 10.8.4., I am having a hard time finding a complete list of all software applications installed on my Mac. Of course, the Launchpad only shows the list of those that have an app shortcut created, excluding those that do not. I also tried holding down the Option key while in the Apple Menu to change About This Mac to System Information, then Software-Installations but that still was.
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I gotta admit that I don't understand why this got moved, but hey—it makes System Information even more useful. And it was already pretty darned useful. For more information, check out Sandro Cuccia's excellent article on what System Information is and why you should care.
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Oct 25, 2011 From here you’ll see the precise installed date and time, the software update package name, and the version of each update listed. Many versions of Mac OS X get updates through the System Preference panel, including any Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Leopard, Tiger, and earlier releases, as well as modern releases like macOS Mojave and moving forward.
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