Questions tagged [upgrade]
Installing a newer version of software, or getting a newer or improved piece of hardware.
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Problem installing/upgrading to latest Mac OSX: "This disk has SMART errors."
I have been stuck on an old Mac OS (Catalina) on my old Macbook Pro 15" 2016 model since 12 November 2020 (Big Sur release date). I have tried to upgrade to Big Sur (and more recently Monterey) ...
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Why is my MacBook stuck on macOS Big Sur?
Why can’t I update my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) to newer versions of macOS past Big Sur?
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MacPro3,1 (2008) upgrade from El Capitan to Catalina with no success
I’m trying to upgrade from El Capitan to Catalina with no success at the moment. Even using Terminal is trying my patience. Hardware included:
128gb SSD
Nvidia GeForce GTX 680
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What is the safest OS upgrade strategy for MacOS Catalina
I have a 2019 MBP that still has MacOS Catalina installed (10.15.7). Until recently, this has suited me fine. But now, one of my 3rd party apps (Adobe Lightroom) has discontinued updates & ...
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Upgrading MacBook Pro 13"
A friend of mine has a MacBook Pro 13" Late 2011 that needs upgrading because it's very slow. We were thinking of buying an SSD and more RAM memory. The computer will primarily be used for Adobe ...
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MacBook Pro A1707 Logic Board Upgrade/Replacement
I have an A1707 (15" 2017 MacBook Pro) with 2.8GHz and 256GB working flawlessly, but I want to upgrade the SSD, because it's filling to capacity every month.
So, can I replace my logic board with ...
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Is it possible to upgrade OS X version 10.5.8 to macOS 13 (latest version)?
I have a Mac computer I haven't used for a long time and I want to upgrade to the latest version. Is it possible? If so how?
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Getting old filesystem events - check which process deleted a specific folder
After macOS minor upgrade of Monterey I've noticed that a directory of mine has been deleted. is there a way to check in retrospect which process deleted my directory ?
I know of fsevents, but it's ...
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MacOS Ventura Update issues with external monitor
I am having issues with the new MacOS ventura upgrade. My external monitor keeps disconnecting and I couldn't use the laptop on clamshell.
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iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 won't boot after RAM upgrade to 64GB
Currently my iMac Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 has 4 x 8GB DDR4 (2400MHZ) OEM RAM installed.
I wanted to max out the RAM to the full 64GB allowed for my model, so I purchased 4 x 16GB DDR4 RAM (2400MHz) ...
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Upgrade MacOS on a "MacBook Pro (Retina, 13 pouces, fin 2013)" [duplicate]
I am trying to upgrade MacOS's version, I am currently using : High Sierra 10.13.6
I have been avoiding it to prevent compatibility problems but I've seen to many times restrictions saying I can't use ...
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How to upgrade to specific macos version [duplicate]
I have macOS 11.6 and would like to upgrade to 12.6, but newer macos 13.0 was released and I'm unsure how to get to upgrade to 12 Monterey anymore. When I open Settings -> Software Update, it ...
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How to update Xcode to the latest acceptable version according with the current OS? It directly by command (without Homebrew)
In Linux Ubuntu for example with the commands:
sudo apt update && upgrade
is possible update the complete set of current software already installed. I know the same approach is possible for ...
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How to know what is the latest acceptable version of Xcode for a specific OS X or macOS?
I have OS X El Capitan. I want to install MacPorts. According to its page it needs Xcode.
According to this post: Determine xcode command line tools version
to know the Xcode version the following ...
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Is safe install MacPorts and keep Homebrew together? It for macOS El Capitan
I have an old Mac, which uses El Capitan, impossible to do an upgrade, it is a MacBookPro bought in 2012 - it has 8GB of RAM and the disk is not SSD. Anyway I use this laptop in peace until some point....
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Any upgrade to El Capitan causes loop
I have just inherited a late 2015 27” retina iMac.
This was wiped for me, but left to me to reinstall the OS.
I found an excellent thread on here which helped me get past an issue during reinstall of ...
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Completely deleting MacBook Pro hard drive and upgrade to latest OS version
I have a High Sierra (10.13.6) MacBook Pro that I purchased back in 2016. Man its been a great machine!
Unfortunately I have beat the heck out of it and made so many systems level changes that its ...
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What's the oldest MacOS I can put on a 2019 MacBook Pro?
I bought a 2019 MacBook Pro that arrived with Catalina installed. I want to create installers for older versions, but I don't know how far back I can go. Since it takes a long time to download (and ...
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"Previous System" stored on duplicate Macintosh HD volume after OS upgrade
I just updated my Mac OS from Mojave to Big Sur (11.5.2)
The installation froze on restart several times. Eventually I restarted in safe mode and I was taken through the whole process of setting up ...
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Catalina keeps on downloading unwanted Monterey-Installer without any notification
I am running Catalina 10.15.7 on an iMac 2020.
I have turned off the option "Automatically keep my Mac up to date" in the Preferences pane.
I do not want to upgrade to Monterey. I want to ...
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macOS Big Sur 11.6.7 update: many apps require Rosetta
I just updated my Macbook pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) from Big Sur 11.6.6 to 11.6.7 and now, all the Intel apps require Rosetta.
Why such a big change between two minor versions?
Is there a way to avoid ...
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Would the performance of i7 + 16GB be equalled/excelled by 8GB RAM and M1? (Or, is M1 more RAM efficient?)
My current laptop runs an i7 with 16GB RAM. However, I'm looking to upgrade for compatibility with macOS Ventura in the fall. New M1 Macs being expensive, I'm looking to slim down the cost while still ...
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Upgrading to Monterey problem
I have macOS Catalina and am trying to upgrade to Monterey.
I first got a message saying the installer couldn't verify disk, and to open Mac in Recovery Mode. I tried this and when I connected ...
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Safari Issues on macOS 12.4
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Since updating to macOS 12.4, I have been seeing issues with Safari 15.5. Problem sites load just fine in Firefox (I don't use Chrome or Edge). Searches haven't revealed this as a common ...
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Should I upgrade my Intel E7600 CPU for an E8600 in my iMac 27" late 2009?
It all begun when my factory Seagate Barracuda started clicking. I knew the end was nigh for my beloved iMac 27" 10,1. I then watched some tutorials, did some research and realised I could do ...
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How to determine which apps are incompatible with an iOS upgrade?
Since apps sometimes stopped working after an iOS upgrade in the past, I’m curious as how to know in advance which apps will be affected (I don’t wanna use any trial-and-error approach).
This ...
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Can I expect another Xcode 13.2 update beyond 13.2.1 that would support iOS 15.4?
Where can I find a roadmap for Xcode to know if Apple intends to provide another 13.2 update?
I foolishly upgraded my iPhone to iOS 15.4.1 without first checking if Xcode 13.2.1 supports it. I can't ...
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Use MacOS Update file for installation on other volume/partition
I have a M1 dual boot configuration with two installations of MacOS in separate APFS volumes. I recently updated one of them to Monterey. When I boot into the other system running Mojave, it also ...
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What programs do I need to reinstall after switching to M1?
I got a new M1 MBP, and I restored a time machine backup. I found out that electron-based apps (like Slack and Hyper) ran slowly because they were built for an Intel processor, and after deleting them ...
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upgrade early 2008 mac pro to run 10.13 or later
I have an early 2008 Mac Pro which will only run up to El Capitan [10.11] Is there any hardware upgrade I can do to run later versions [10.13 and later]
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I got error of "You can't use this version of the application with this version of OS X" but I installed all OS X updates available
I got error of "you can't use this version of the application with this version of osx" but I installed all updates available
I tried to get firefox on there but it said
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How to block all Software Update Notifications in macOS?
The Software Updates in System Preferences are all disabled. In spite of this macOS continues to show Notification Banners in Catalina (and Big Sur) which some users accidentally click to initiate an ...
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Remote iOS Upgrade Through MDM Bypassing Welcome Screens
I administrate an MDM with over 95 locations and 16,000 iOS tablets, distributed globally.
I have remote access to upgrade iOS to any devices centrally, but also the local admins can push to their ...
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Macbook Pro does not recognize 2 8Gb RAM upgrade
I have a 13-inch Macbook Pro (mid-2011, running High Sierra 10.13.6), boot ROM MBP91.00D3.BOC. Successfully replaced HDD with SSD. Wanted to upgrade RAM to 16Gb using 2 8Gb DDR3 A-Tech PC3-10600-DIM ...
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Save all macports packages of Big Sur and install them or upgrade them into new macport packages manager of Monterey OS
I have just upgraded my macBook pro 16" from Big Sur to Monterey.
The issue is that I have tried to save all the macports that I had previously on Big Sur but I get an error :
$ sudo port -qv ...
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Can a Time Machine backup be used to undo an OS upgrade?
Given an upgrade from Mojave to Catalina:
Can my Time Machine backup be used to undo the upgrade (i.e, return me to Mojave), if something goes wrong?
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Downgrade from Monterey to Big Sur possible?
On my MacBook Pro 2013 I managed it to update from Big Sur to Monterey, although this notebook model was not supported for the upgrade. For that purpose I used the tool Open Core.
I regret the upgrade ...
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Continuous chime after RAM upgrade on Middle 2011 MAC Mini
Good afternoon. I have a Mac Mini, which came with a 2 Gb 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SO-DIMMs but I already tried to upgrade with 2 kits:
Timetec 8GB KIT(2x4GB) Compatible for Apple DDR3 1333MHz PC3-...
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Where is my iMac A1419 SSD?
I’m trying to upgrade my iMac A1419 (late 2013 iMac14,2) model SSD from 256 Gb to 2 Tb. I watched a lot of videos how to do it, but when I opened my iMac I found the place where usually the HDD is ...
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Automatically restart after downloading OS upgrade
The last time I installed an OS update, I thought I could start the update, go away for a while, and it would be done when I returned. But when I got home I found it waiting for me to tell it to ...
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Stop notifying me about Monterey upgrade
I'm running the latest version of Big Sur, and I'm not really interested in upgrading to Monterey at the moment (none of the enhancements interest me much). System Preferences keeps displaying a 1 ...
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How to upgrade from Yosemite to Monterey?
I have a Macbook Air, early 2014, running Yosemite. I went to the App Store, looked for Monterey, didn't find it, got a link somewhere else and finally found it. Yet, when I try to install it, it says ...
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I think I wrecked my 2017 Macbook pro. Tried to update SSD but accidentally used SSD with different pin config. Now Macbook won't respond
I just bought a used 2017 MBP non-touchbar with a 128Gb SSD. I ordered an adapter and a 500Gb SSD. I forgot to check the SSD compatibility with MBP. When I installed the adapter and SSD the MBP ...
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iMac Retina 5K 27-inch 2020 RAM Upgrade comatibility
I would like to update my RAM from 40 Gb to 96 Gb
I have a iMac Retina 5K 27-inch 2020 running BigSur 11.6 with the following RAM:
Slot1: Kingston KCP426SD8/16 16GB
Slot2: Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G6E3 ...
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My MacBook Pro (2010) beeps 3 times and not starting up
I love this Macbook and I know its still in good condition. 3 beeps on start up and keeps beeping 3 times. Can start it up. Tried the press Command Option PR and turn on. didnt work.
some were saying ...
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Changing node version from node@16 to node@14 on Mac OS
I‘m using brew. As I need an older version of node I
installed node@14 (brew install node@14)
unlinked the recent version (brew unlink node)
linked the old version that I want (brew link node@14)
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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch 2020) RAM Upgrade
I purchased and installed 4x32GB of RAM (OWC2666DR4S128S) in my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch 2020) RAM. It works.
I noticed that neither Manufacturer nor Part Number are detected when I inspect and ...
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Cannot upgrade Mac OSX because my hard drive is encrypted
I wanted to upgrade from Big Sur to Monterey and after the download completed, I get this message, that I cannot upgrade because my disk was encrypted.
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How can I avoid an error preparing macOS Monterey installation on a Mac with an OWC Aura Pro x2 SSD?
I have a 1TB OWC Aura Pro X2 on my MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) model. I'm currently running macOS BigSur 11.6.1. When I tried to upgrade to macOS Monterey the update fails with a generic ...
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"Unable to verify MacOS" when upgrading to Monterey
Shows error popup Unable to verify macOS when I tried several times to upgrade macOS from BigSur to Monterey.
Also tried this answer but not working.
Error Screenshot :
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