The macOS installer has to be downloaded first and if auto updates is off then the download does not take place. However, you cam proceed with the download then quit the process. At this point, I move the installer to an external disk. I build my USB installer and do the clean install at my leisure leaving Mojave alone.

   Oh here is something that may stop the nag prompt.

<https://discussions.apple.com/thread/250711218>

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On 10/20/2019 5:54 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote:
Hi Simon,
Couldn’t find anything, I followed your instructions and found all of the applications and had no idea where to look. I’ll just put up with the prompt.

On 21/10/2019, at 13:12, Simon A Fogarty <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

Hi Petrus,
You should be fine deleting the installer file.
It’s under the applications folder,
And it will be callerd
Install MacOS Catalina,
It should be the only file starting with Install
So if from the finder you do a
Shift Command plus A
Then once in applications hit the letter I and it should find your fileor you can tab between them. And besides if you delete the wrong thing you can copy it from your wifes machine. *From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]><[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>*On Behalf Of*Petrus Tuerlings
*Sent:*Monday, 21 October 2019 12:10 PM
*To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:*Re: Update prompt
Hi Chuck,
Thanks, but I think I’ll live with the prompt, I don’t want to go deleting installer applications and risk deleting the wrong thing. And I’ll probably update one day anyway.

    On 21/10/2019, at 12:04, Phil Halton <[email protected]
    <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

    Hi Chuck, after reading instructions I thought there might be a
    glimmer of hope, for I’ve been living with this nag screen since
    Mojave came out. I’m still on high sierra. Anyway I deleted the
    installer app from the applications folder, rebooted, and lo and
    behold there she was again nagging me to upgrade to Mojave. Maybe
    I didn’t delete the right installer out of the right applications
    folder i.e. administrator versus user I don’t know. And frankly I
    don’t care I’ll just continue like I have done for the last 365
    days. Thanks anyway

    Sent from my IPhone

        On Oct 20, 2019, at 6:29 PM, CHUCK REICHEL
        <[email protected]
        <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:

        Hi Petrus,
        throw away the installer application from your applications
        folder, and restart just for good measure! :)
        At least this use to work! ;)
        HTH
        Chuck
        "God does not play dice with the universe"
        "Albert Einstein’
        On Oct 20, 2019, at 6:03 PM, Petrus Tuerlings wrote:

            Thanks Tim,
            I suspected this might be the case,
            Petrus

                On 21/10/2019, at 10:49, Tim M <[email protected]
                <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
                Welcome to the wonderful world of Nag screens. It
                won’t stop until you upgrade.

                    On Oct 20, 2019, at 4:59 PM, Petrus Tuerlings
                    <[email protected]
                    <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
                    Hi all,
                    I don’t have automatic updates turned on, and this
                    morning I got a prompt on my Mac to update to
                    Catalina.  The only options I got was to update in
                    an hour, update tonight or update tomorrow. So
                    Does this mean I’m going to get a prompt every day
                    to to update until I do it?
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