Not too happy with Sequoia (15.5)

[Adora]

I also hate how they buried permission to open software not from Apple or trusted sources in System Preferences. Until now I could open everything from within the warning window, clicking the "open anyway" button. In Sequoia I have to go into System Preferences where that option now resides. Why?! Does Apple think that by burying the option in System Preferences, is going to stop people from opening it?! All it does is adding more steps! 😡

Do you still need/want to have this option?

 

[mac57mac57]

@Adora, this is an INCREDIBLY helpful post - thank you so much! I will check my machines using the Terminal commands you have listed and see what shows up.

No matter what however, if I go to System Preferences and click Time Machine "Off", I expect it to be off. No one will ever convince me that it is a marvel of modern software design to have it stay on and run snapshots anyway, in direct violation of a user's expressed wishes!