MacOS – How to Track Changes Made by an Installer

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I'm trying to track the changes of an installer/patcher, is there a way to track changes the installer/patcher makes and where all its files are placed?

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Standard OS X Installer packages can easily be viewed. One tool for this is Suspicious Package, a QuickLook plugin that shows files and scripts contained in the Installer package.


While installing, you can monitor file system accesses using tools like opensnoop or fs_usage (both command line utilities).

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