If you want to hang on to older firmware updates, you can just move them out of this folder, but the other option is to just delete them. Go to the /username/Library/Application Support/Apple/AirPort/Firmware/ folder and remove any files within this folder. If for some reason the firmware update has been corrupted when downloading or is inaccessible to the utility, then you may get an error.

Spotlight may be able to help locate and remove the utilities, which can be manually dragged to the trash and deleted.ĪirPort Utility will store the downloaded firmware updates on your Mac in a folder within your user library.

Though the utility should be kept in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder, some people may have multiple copies installed on their systems if they have manually moved them out of the Applications folder. This can be done by choosing 'Check for Updates.' in the AirPort Utility menu, or by downloading the software directly from Apple's Web site.īefore downloading, be sure to remove all currently installed versions of the utility. Check the current version you are running by going to the AirPort Utility menu within the program and choosing 'About AirPort Utility.' If the version shown is less than 5.5.2 then you should download the latest update. Installation of the latest firmware update is recommended to be done through the latest AirPort Utility release (currently version 5.5.2). If this happens, there are several things you can try to get the firmware to update: After running AirPort Utility's firmware update option, the utility will fail and show a fairly generic-sounding error that states 'An error occurred while updating the firmware.' Apple's firmware updates that were released yesterday have been installing properly for most people however, a few people have run into problems when trying to apply the patch.

Airport utility 5.5.2