Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
Thank you, Bev. I have added your notes on the changes to the various OSes to my spreadsheet, Please tell me, how you gathered them up. What search term did you use, or what source? Interesting, I
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Brent
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Re: Hard Drive Stops/Starts
Mechanical or SSD? -- Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ ________________________________ Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2025 9:18 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject:
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Vince Winterling
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
Whichever way you do the upgrade, please backup your data before performing the upgrade. It is a major leap forward from macOS High Sierra 10.13 to macOS Ventura 13. Your system drive will
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Bev in TX
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
If the problem is browsers that are not supported, perhaps all you need to to is update the browser. ?I have macs at 10.13, 10.14, 12.6 and 14.6. ?They all work fine with the latest versions of the
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Bayswater
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Hard Drive Stops/Starts
I have a new Mac Mini, 16/256 (currently 75 GB available) with the latest Sequoia update. Attached to it is a hard drive enclosure that I¡¯ve been using for a couple of years with a 2015 iMac, 16/1T
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Jim Willett
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2017 iMac
The maximum supported version of macOS for the following 2017 iMacs is the latest version of macOS 13 Ventura: ? iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017) ? iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) ? iMac
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Bev in TX
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
I was trained to do a clean install and always did it till this computer. But now I'm really afraid of trying it. What are the dangers if I don't? I do want to do a complete backup. I'm afraid of that
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Patsy Price
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
Thanks for replies so far. I'm keeping some to ponder. I don't think I've ever purchased any software for this iMac. The most important apps I use: Browsers: Brave, Safari, Chrome (when nothing else
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Patsy Price
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2017 iMac
Shoot! It's 2017 even though I got it in 2018. I'll keep reading messages. I've changed the subject line. I know now I can't have the latest OS. Will later check what I can have. On to the next
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Patsy Price
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
My copy of MacTracker (7.13.5) shows four versions of 2017 iMac, and the next entry is 2019, similar to what Bev said. The four versions had different maximum OSes. MacUpdater is a good idea, but how
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Brent
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
Patsy Price wrote: I replied: If ¡°future-proofing¡± is a concept you subscribe to, moving to Apple Silicon will definitelyi ne in your future, sooner or later. A refurbished Apple Silicon M1 iMac
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Jim Saklad
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
If the op is going from 10.13 to 13, I would definitely be considering backing up the entire drive and doing a clean install. But, then that¡¯s probably just me. cjc
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Christopher Collins
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
Patsy Price wrote: Mactracker says that a 2018-model-year iMac can run up to the "Latest release of macOS 13 Ventura¡±, but no further. For updating apps, I personally use, and recommend, MacUpdater:
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Jim Saklad
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
Hi, I would recommend upgrading to the highest macOS you can go t, because at macOS 10.15, Catalina, the OS switches to only 64-bit, meaning that you will have to purchase new software. And you may
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Brent
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Re: Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
According to MacTracker Apple didn't release a new iMac in 2018. So the first thing to do is verify which Mac you have. The following should tell you the model and year. Apple > About this Mac Next,
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Bev in TX
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Upgrade OS from High Sierra on 2018 iMac
Hello everybody! I stopped reading messages in all my Mac support groups when I got my iMac in 2018. Now I need you! Now that I'm retired I use my iMac only for the basics. My iMac works just fine
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Patsy Price
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Re: Advice for new computer
Sorry about that, one of my fickle fingers accidentally hit send too early. Regarding the special cursor, it should have said: It has two HORIZONTAL lines close together with a two headed vertical
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Bev in TX
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Re: Advice for new computer
I thought I was being careful, but apparently not careful enough! It should read:
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Bev in TX
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Re: Advice for new computer
Please read this entire message before changing any settings. The part that you don't want to see is the preview pane. The preview pane is useful for seeing entire messages while quickly moving
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Bev in TX
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Re: Custom sound for group texts
I continued to research the issue and stumbled across the correct search term. There is no way to customize the sound for a group, but you can for the individuals in the group. This works for me as
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Brent
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