To iMac users out there... This is related to photography & software. Has anyone voluntarily upgraded or mistakenly upgraded (or is it downgraded) your 2017 or older iMac to OS Big...

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

This is related to photography & software.

Has anyone voluntarily upgraded or mistakenly upgraded (or is it downgraded) your 2017 or older iMac to OS Big Sur?

If so what was your experience like particularly related to Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and other programs you use for your image processing? I have been holding back because the last thing I need is the stress of trying to figure it all out after the fact.

Thank you in advance for your comments.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I attempted to but it would not install. That was on a mid-2010 iMac. I purchased a new iMac a few months ago. Transferred the files from the 2010 iMac. Checked that things were working. Then upgraded to Big Sur. No issues. There are several programs that won't run on the new OS. They are 32bit applications. That was expected.
--Bob

DanielB wrote:

This is related to photography & software.

Has anyone voluntarily upgraded or mistakenly upgraded (or is it downgraded) your 2017 or older iMac to OS Big Sur?

If so what was your experience like particularly related to Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and other programs you use for your image processing? I have been holding back because the last thing I need is the stress of trying to figure it all out after the fact.

Thank you in advance for your comments.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

I have a 2017 MacBookPro and once I had the disk space, the Big Sur installation worked well. Some plug-ins have to be updated from the plug-in provider.

PaulBrit Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon

UTMike wrote:

I have a 2017 MacBookPro and once I had the disk space, the Big Sur installation worked well. Some plug-ins have to be updated from the plug-in provider.

Likewise, I have a late-2015 iMac and recently upgraded, 2 weeks ago, to Big Sur. It has all gone remarkably smoothly

quigsby

I have an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019) and a MacBook Pro 2016, 16g ram both are now running Big Sur. I use Lightroom and PS, no issues!

Jerry Badgero Loc: Attica,Michigan

DanielB wrote:

This is related to photography & software.

Has anyone voluntarily upgraded or mistakenly upgraded (or is it downgraded) your 2017 or older iMac to OS Big Sur?

If so what was your experience like particularly related to Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom and other programs you use for your image processing? I have been holding back because the last thing I need is the stress of trying to figure it all out after the fact.

Thank you in advance for your comments.

I have a late 2015 iMac that I upgraded to Big Sur and I do have a problem with the Texture slider in Lightroom. If I use the Texture slider it will freeze up my computer and change some colors for about 1 to 2 minutes. So for now I just use the slider last.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I have it easy. My 2012 iMacs can no longer update the OS.

ddetloff Loc: Fair Haven, MI

My setup:

Big Sur
v 11.2.2

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
32 GB 1867 MHz DDR3
AMD Radeon R9 M395X 4 GB

Everything runs just fine including
LR, PS and CaptureOne

Don

odujim Loc: New Jersey

This shouldn't be too concerning if you use the Time Machine (with an external drive, of course) on a regular basis. Just before upgrading the OS, run the Time Machine software so that you would be able to restore your iMac back to normal in case of any glitches.

Phil Martin Loc: New Hampshire

Big Sur is generally OK, but forget about 32-bit apps. And I just discovered that it messses up my many TTF fonts, seeming to insist to OTF fonts. Luckily, I can convert. This is an OS in need to some first aid treatment!

fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH

I have a 5-year-old iMac and installing Big Sur went without a hitch. I've gone through 2 Big Sur updates and Affinity Photo continues to run fine with it.

ColonelButler Loc: Niagara-on-the-Lake ON Canada

The texture slider issue is separate from the Big Sur OS. I had Catalina running a month ago on a 2016 iMac and the same slider issue started when Lightroom was updated to 10.1.1. I spent an hour on the phone with Adobe support and messed around with some of the preferences and it improved. Adobe recommended that I update to Big Sur and I did. Seems to be working OK now.

azted Loc: Las Vegas, NV.

jerryc41 wrote:

I have it easy. My 2012 iMacs can no longer update the OS.

I'm in the same position.

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

odujim wrote:

This shouldn't be too concerning if you use the Time Machine (with an external drive, of course) on a regular basis. Just before upgrading the OS, run the Time Machine software so that you would be able to restore your iMac back to normal in case of any glitches.

Yes, I do use Time Machine so that's a plus.

DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca

Okay - mostly positive and honestly unexpected replies. Thank you all for your input. I'm feeling better about installing Big Sur now.

Thanks again.