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Keep Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) up to date on your Mac
Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is covered by Floodtide. It shows up in your update list the moment a newer version ships, and updates in one click along with everything else on this Mac.
How Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) gets updated
Floodtide reads the Homebrew catalog, a community-maintained index of Mac software, to learn which version of Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is current. When yours is behind, the row appears under Updates with the version it will move to and the download size. Pressing Update, or Update All, does the rest:
- The vendor’s own build is downloaded, several apps at a time, with real progress.
- The download is verified against the checksum the catalogue publishes.
- Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is asked to quit politely if it is open, and never forced.
- The bundle is swapped and the old version kept for seven days, so Undo Last Update always works.
- The replacement’s code signature is checked; a build signed worse than the one you had is rolled back automatically.
If Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) lives in a folder macOS protects, the swap asks for your administrator password once for the whole batch, exactly as the Finder does when you install anything by hand.
Questions about Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV)
Does Floodtide update Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV)?
Yes. Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) is in the Homebrew catalog that Floodtide reads, so it appears in your update list automatically when a newer version is published, with no configuration.
How does Floodtide install a new version of Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV)?
It downloads the vendor's official build, verifies it against the checksum the catalogue publishes, quits Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) if it is running, swaps the bundle, and keeps the previous version for seven days so the update can be undone.
Will updating Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) lose my settings?
No. Floodtide replaces the application bundle only. Preferences, licences and documents live outside it and are untouched.