Upgrade OS from Mavericks to Mohave
Mar 22, 2019 12:03:21 #
LS
Loc: Montana
I am not techy enough to be comfortable attempting all that!! Glad it worked for you...
Mar 22, 2019 13:19:40 #
Hi; I am an Aperture user. All my photos are there. I am using external hard drives as back up. But someone told me if I upgrade to Mojave operating system it won't accept Aperture and I can lose everything. You always seem to know a lot. If you could let me know know before I mess things up.
Mar 22, 2019 15:17:29 #
FredCM wrote:
A big aggravation with my upgrade was Mojave threw... (show quote)
I think the Security and Privacy Control Panel settings can fix the Gimp issue. There is some setting that you make the first time you install software that is not "signed". If you try to run an App and the OS won't let you, go there and look for a note about, "You tried to do this, but the application is not signed." What do you want to do?" (or something vaguely to that effect). I don't remember the exact text, but I've had to do that a time or two with obscure apps.
Photos is a toy. It's a good social media tool, tightly integrated with the rest of the Apple ecosystem, but it drives me crazy. I use the Adobe Suite instead.
Mar 22, 2019 16:54:59 #
Larry Powell
Loc: Columbus OH
I have never had any issues with upgrading Mac OS. I have used Macs since 1993.
Personally, I think it is a good move by Apple to move to 64 bit only as most software companies are providing updates to 64 at no cost. Support for newer technology is always better than living in the past. If one is still running 32 bit apps they are suffering.
Personally, I think it is a good move by Apple to move to 64 bit only as most software companies are providing updates to 64 at no cost. Support for newer technology is always better than living in the past. If one is still running 32 bit apps they are suffering.
Mar 22, 2019 17:42:30 #
First, I would not worry about Mojave's warnings about old stuff not running eventually. How likely is it that Adobe will not have any old 32-bit hunks upgraded to the 64-bits that the next (after Mojave) OS will require.
As for losing stuff, back up everything on an external hard drive. Install Mojave. If something you need is "gone," get it from your backup.
There may be a few glitches, such as the need to update printer drivers or software if you do not have the latest version. Usually for me (who tries to keep everything updated, not always successfully), it was a day or two of work, then the freedom and power of the the OS.
Use a professional to do the installation? Check the price. If you can afford it, it will definitely make your life easier, somewhat or a lot.
Finally slow internet will figure in. Do it overnight.
Best of luck. In the early days of computing, the wisdom was do not update immediately, but wait one or two. Eventually, that became a problem. Now, I update everything as it's presented. Much easier and less time-consuming.
As for losing stuff, back up everything on an external hard drive. Install Mojave. If something you need is "gone," get it from your backup.
There may be a few glitches, such as the need to update printer drivers or software if you do not have the latest version. Usually for me (who tries to keep everything updated, not always successfully), it was a day or two of work, then the freedom and power of the the OS.
Use a professional to do the installation? Check the price. If you can afford it, it will definitely make your life easier, somewhat or a lot.
Finally slow internet will figure in. Do it overnight.
Best of luck. In the early days of computing, the wisdom was do not update immediately, but wait one or two. Eventually, that became a problem. Now, I update everything as it's presented. Much easier and less time-consuming.
Mar 22, 2019 18:45:17 #
LS
Loc: Montana
As for losing stuff, back up everything on an external hard drive. Install Mojave. If something you need is "gone," get it from your backup.
I have a back up on time machine, but because that disk was nearly full I began a backup to a different drive. It said it would take 7 hours, which I expected, and I checked on it every so often. It was crawling along until sometime after it had been doing it’s thing for about 3 hours and suddenly it said it was done! How do I trust that everything is actually backed up? It is a WD My book 6 T drive and had about 600 GB of photos to back up.
I have a back up on time machine, but because that disk was nearly full I began a backup to a different drive. It said it would take 7 hours, which I expected, and I checked on it every so often. It was crawling along until sometime after it had been doing it’s thing for about 3 hours and suddenly it said it was done! How do I trust that everything is actually backed up? It is a WD My book 6 T drive and had about 600 GB of photos to back up.
Mar 22, 2019 19:05:26 #
LS wrote:
As for losing stuff, back up everything on an exte... (show quote)
First, Time Machine will begin deleting the oldest stuff from your backup drive as the drive gets full. I wondered if maybe I'd lose something important, but after seeing how far back things went, decided to let Time Machine begin deleting.
As for your experience with a backup to another drive, I do not trust time estimates. If you want to check that everything was backed up, compare the files (I usually just look at the folders) of each with the other.
Good luck.
Mar 22, 2019 19:16:21 #
burkphoto wrote:
I'm a real user. I had no problems with migration ... (show quote)
Who's got time for that. I'm retired and have better things to do than fiddle f@$t with a computer. I just hit the update button and went to sleep. And it runs fine. And if it doesn't I'll get another MBP. And then I'll throw this one out the window ......preferably from the third floor attic.
Mar 22, 2019 20:01:45 #
cygone wrote:
Who's got time for that. I'm retired and have better things to do than fiddle f@$t with a computer. I just hit the update button and went to sleep. And it runs fine. And if it doesn't I'll get another MBP. And then I'll throw this one out the window ......preferably from the third floor attic.
I have time. I enjoy making better use of what I have, so I can help put my twins through college.
I did much the same surgery on my son’s MacBook Pro a few weeks ago. It was slow as molasses before. Now it is more than usable. It’s quite fast!
Mar 22, 2019 20:47:01 #
CS5.1 will not be recognized by Mojave all the time ... MAc considers 5.1 too old, Adobe wants you to pay for a newer edition...
Mar 22, 2019 21:26:36 #
prembetsy wrote:
CS5.1 will not be recognized by Mojave all the time ... MAc considers 5.1 too old, Adobe wants you to pay for a newer edition...
They never have played by Apple’s development rules. If they had, 5.1 would probably still work.
That said, CS 5 truly is ancient history in the tech world. It’s about nine years old.
Mar 22, 2019 22:15:50 #
LS wrote:
I Need to upgrade my operating system so I can tak... (show quote)
Maverick? That is ages ago. What year and model is your Mac? Will it even run Mojave?
It’s very time consuming to upgrade in steps why bother with that if your machine will run Mojave?
Any programs no longer supported by Adobe under Mojave won’t work after you upgrade the OS.
But you have a full backup of your system that you are going to refresh just prior to the upgrade so if there are big problems you can restore the computer back to the old state. You DO have a backup, right? ?? If not then get that in place FIRST before you do any upgrading of the OS.
Mar 22, 2019 22:42:11 #
It's been mentioned by others but bears repeating... BACKUP before upgrading.
Time Machine is a good way to go because if something goes wrong you can restore your system from that backup relatively easy. (There are other methods which are also good).
You should also run "Disk Utility" on your drive prior to backing up. That can fix any minor problems that can turn major during a backup.
Been using Apple products since 1990. Never had a problem upgrading until the past 18 months. In that time I have had TWO system updates go bad, rendering my computer useless. The TM backup was a lifesaver both times. Allowed me to bring my system back to the same state it was just prior to the upgrade.
That said, you should also have backups of any important files on a separate media (different HD, Optical media, etc.). I don't keep any important files on my boot drive. While rare, there have been situations where a system upgrade has caused a disk failure. (Technically, the update doesn't cause the failure, just somehow magnifies an existing issue on a disk that's almost ready to fail).
Time Machine is a good way to go because if something goes wrong you can restore your system from that backup relatively easy. (There are other methods which are also good).
You should also run "Disk Utility" on your drive prior to backing up. That can fix any minor problems that can turn major during a backup.
Been using Apple products since 1990. Never had a problem upgrading until the past 18 months. In that time I have had TWO system updates go bad, rendering my computer useless. The TM backup was a lifesaver both times. Allowed me to bring my system back to the same state it was just prior to the upgrade.
That said, you should also have backups of any important files on a separate media (different HD, Optical media, etc.). I don't keep any important files on my boot drive. While rare, there have been situations where a system upgrade has caused a disk failure. (Technically, the update doesn't cause the failure, just somehow magnifies an existing issue on a disk that's almost ready to fail).
Mar 22, 2019 23:11:29 #
LS
Loc: Montana
That said, CS 5 truly is ancient history in the tech world. It’s about nine years old.[/quote]
I realize it’s vintage, but I am kind of a “if it ain’t broke why fix it” kind of a gal, and I happened to have everything I needed with what I had. At least that was true until my dream camera came along.
I realize it’s vintage, but I am kind of a “if it ain’t broke why fix it” kind of a gal, and I happened to have everything I needed with what I had. At least that was true until my dream camera came along.
Mar 22, 2019 23:22:06 #
LS
Loc: Montana
[quote=JD750]Maverick? That is ages ago. What year and model is your Mac? Will it even run Mojave?
Late 2013. (When you are old like me 5 years seems like yesterday.) Yes, supposedly.
It’s very time consuming to upgrade in steps why bother with that if your machine will run Mojave?
Research indicates there would likely be fewer problems.
Any programs no longer supported by Adobe under Mojave won’t work after you upgrade the OS
Yes I know and that is a concern.
But you have a full backup of your system that you are going to refresh just prior to the upgrade so if there are big problems you can restore the computer back to the old state. You DO have a backup, right? ?? If not then get that in place FIRST before you do any upgrading of the OS.[/quote
Of course
Late 2013. (When you are old like me 5 years seems like yesterday.) Yes, supposedly.
It’s very time consuming to upgrade in steps why bother with that if your machine will run Mojave?
Research indicates there would likely be fewer problems.
Any programs no longer supported by Adobe under Mojave won’t work after you upgrade the OS
Yes I know and that is a concern.
But you have a full backup of your system that you are going to refresh just prior to the upgrade so if there are big problems you can restore the computer back to the old state. You DO have a backup, right? ?? If not then get that in place FIRST before you do any upgrading of the OS.[/quote
Of course
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