Upgrade to mac OS Mojave (Page 3): Moral of this story is to READ DIALOGS and think about what they mean. Lots of folks don’t. They just stop and give up, even when nothing is really...

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

peterg wrote:

32-bit programs will run under MacOS Majave. See an overview of this at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436 , which includes: "While developers optimize their apps for 64-bit compatibility, Apple is notifying customers when they are using an app based on 32-bit technology. This is done via a one-time alert that appears when you launch a 32-bit app. In macOS Mojave, this alert appears once every 30 days when launching the app."

Moral of this story is to READ DIALOGS and think about what they mean. Lots of folks don’t. They just stop and give up, even when nothing is really wrong.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

NoSocks wrote:

I have been told that Microsoft Office 2008 is not compatible with Mojave.

That’s a GOOD thing. That version of Office was a mess. It’s now a security nightmare.

silver Loc: Santa Monica Ca.

Bullfrog Bill wrote:

Has anyone completed the new upgrade and, if so, did you encounter any issues with LR, PS or others?

When I got my iMac I decided to upgrade and it caused a corruption in Photoshop that was so bad Apple gave me a new computer. I will never do another upgrade. Apple could not guarantee that upgrading would not be without problems.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

silver wrote:

When I got my iMac I decided to upgrade and it caused a corruption in Photoshop that was so bad Apple gave me a new computer. I will never do another upgrade. Apple could not guarantee that upgrading would not be without problems.

I took my car to a dealer for maintainance and an oil change. The shop screwed up and the filter came off on the way home and even though I shut it down in few seconds after the oil light came on, the engine was ruined. I had to buy a new car. After that I will NEVER take my car in for maintanence ever again.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

silver wrote:

When I got my iMac I decided to upgrade and it caused a corruption in Photoshop that was so bad Apple gave me a new computer. I will never do another upgrade. Apple could not guarantee that upgrading would not be without problems.

Good luck hanging onto any personal or private information. Upgrades and updates to your system and software patch lots of security holes and help avoid intruders.

It is standard practice to back up your entire drive to an external one, using a cloning tool such as Carbon Copy Cloner, before doing an operating system upgrade. That allows you to recover everything, exactly as it was, should the upgrade fail.

KEEP the backup until you know the new system works as expected. Heck, keep backing up your system regularly to TWO external drives.

It’s a good idea to update or upgrade ALL your software before or immediately after a system upgrade.

If you’re not interested in computer safety, you’ll get burned, sooner or later.

Computers and software DO NOT have very long lives. The nature of computing is constant hardware and software “churn.”

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

burkphoto wrote:

Good luck hanging onto any personal or private inf... (show quote)

Excellent observations and advice.

I use Super Duper as my backup hardware off site, and Time Machine at home.

fantom Loc: Colorado

peterg wrote:

32-bit programs will run under MacOS Majave. See an overview of this at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436 , which includes: "While developers optimize their apps for 64-bit compatibility, Apple is notifying customers when they are using an app based on 32-bit technology. This is done via a one-time alert that appears when you launch a 32-bit app. In macOS Mojave, this alert appears once every 30 days when launching the app."

thanks

JD750 Loc: SoCal

artBob wrote:

Excellent observations and advice.

I use Super Duper as my backup hardware off site, and Time Machine at home.

Super duper is great! I use both Super Duper to create clones on several volumes, I store one at home and another off site, I swap them frequently. I also use Time Machine with a Time Capsule.

I have a saying that goes like this: “I am the greatest danger to my own data”. Having backups has saved me more than once from myself. And once I used Super Duper to revert to an earlier version of OSX. That was during the Lion years when apple royally screwed up the 2nd monitor function with that full screen crap. I am a power user I open multiple windows running multiple programs I don’t want one program hogging the whole screen!! Fortunately they fixed it on... what was after Lion? Mountain Lion I think. They fixed it. But I digress. Yes keep multiple backups on different volumes with different softwares. It is the most robust way to protect against loss of data.

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

burkphoto wrote:

Good luck hanging onto any personal or private inf... (show quote)

I just went to the Carbon Copy Cloner site and read that one of their improvements is to NOT backup the Dropbox.cache file because it contains a lot of garbage. Now I’m wondering if I should empty that folder.

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

From Apple:

Can I keep using my 32-bit apps?
Yes, you may continue to use 32-bit apps with your Mac today. Using 32-bit software has no adverse effects on your data or your computer.

But, this will be the last OS update to offer compatibility with 32-bit software. I subscribe to the, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy because, as many here have noted, the "fix" is often worse than the problem it purports to remedy.

cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast

JD750 wrote:

Bummer. Mojave supports your computer so it should be possible to upgrade.

What is your internet speed? Sometimes a slow or intermittent internet connection can result in those types of issues.
If that is the case, you can take the computer to an Apple store and use their internet, or else have them install Mojave, if you like.

Question. If you had a complete backup, why do you have to reselect your preferences?

Good question, I didn't think I would have to but I have had to reset the Energy saving prefs of sleep, shutdown and auto restart.

mffox Loc: Avon, CT

I don't see much to gain from Mojave, and worry about problems..

JD750 Loc: SoCal

GrandmaG wrote:

I just went to the Carbon Copy Cloner site and read that one of their improvements is to NOT backup the Dropbox.cache file because it contains a lot of garbage. Now I’m wondering if I should empty that folder.

Sounds like it could be emptied with no adverse affect. To be sure, copy it before you empty it.

GrandmaG Loc: Flat Rock, MI

JD750 wrote:

Sounds like it could be emptied with no adverse affect. To be sure, copy it before you empty it.

Now I have to find it! It's not under Library/caches nor under Applications. However, I did a search through spotlight and found it. The dialogue says that the cache is automatically emptied every 3 days, so I don't think that I need to worry about it.

dhight Loc: Marysville, Ca

My daughter has Beta tested Mojave for the last few months and had few issues. I waited until Apple sent out the update and its been transparent except for a couple of 32 bit warnings that the program needed to be optimized for Mojave. It did take a long time to install though.