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#50215: fix: preserve staged update dir when pruning orphaned updates on macOS

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Created: Mar 11, 2026, 5:42:46 PM
Merged: Mar 11, 2026, 8:51:36 PM
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Target: 39-x-y

Backport of #50210

See that PR for details.

Notes: Fixed an issue on macOS where calling autoUpdater.quitAndInstall() could fail if checkForUpdates() was called again after an update was already downloaded.

Released in v39.8.1

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#50210: fix: preserve staged update dir when pruning orphaned updates on macOS
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MarshallOfSound
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Mar 11, 2026, 5:42:23 PM
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