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General OS Upgrade Policy

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ballyrick All Messages By This Member #517 Whenever I bought a new car, I usually waited until the new or updated model is about a year old. I've remained equally patient with MAC OS software, hoping by the time I update, the bugs have been weeded out. Since I am a relative newbie to the world of technology, I have no idea whether what I'm doing is prudent or not. But recently, I noticed that some members of both groups seem to be in no hurry to update. As a matter of fact, a couple of contributors seem to be running one or two operating systems behind what is current. I have Mojave and I'm waiting for a good time to install Catalina. Please note, I use my MacBook Air for the basics, rarely more: e-mail, music, photos and just a few websites.? Does the old adage apply? "If it ain`t broke don't try to fix it." I would love some input from those more experienced and knowledgeable.
Randy B. Singer All Messages By This Member #521 On Oct 29, 2019, at 5:00 PM, ballyrick via Groups.Io wrote: I would love some input from those more experienced and knowledgeable. I created an entire Web site devoted to this topic: Upgrading To The Very Latest Macintosh Operating System ___________________________________________ Randy B. Singer Co-author of The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th, and 6th editions) Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance ___________________________________________
Bob Beckham All Messages By This Member #523 Hi! I was going to wait until at least the first update at 10.15.01 at least. However, due to the general chatter about Catalina, I went ahead and upgraded a couple weeks after it was released. Today the 10.15.1 update came out and I upgraded to it. In hindsight, there was no reason for me to wait. The upgrade from Mojave went without a burp, and everything seems to work ok. My boot drive is encrypted and there was no issue relating to that either. SOME people do have serious problems, and I have no idea why. However, the vast majority of folks have no serious problems relating to the Catalina release of the macOS. The 10.15.1 release adds some functionality and a few bug fixes. Nothing earth shattering. Probably the best reason to upgrade would be better security against various forms of malware. The ONLY recommendation that I have regarding upgrading/updating the OS is to BACKUP immediately to a bootable clone of a working drive BEFORE updating. Then worst case you just boot from the backup to get back to a working boot drive. Easy peasy. On Oct 29, 2019, at 8:00 PM, ballyrick via Groups.Io <ballyrick@...> wrote: Whenever I bought a new car, I usually waited until the new or updated model is about a year old. I've remained equally patient with MAC OS software, hoping by the time I update, the bugs have been weeded out. Since I am a relative newbie to the world of technology, I have no idea whether what I'm doing is prudent or not. Bob ’The Beckster’ Beckham FCC RadioTelephone Licence P1-6S-2422 w/Radar endorsement. Apple iMac 27” Late 2012 - macOS 10.15.0 - RAM 16 Gig 2016 Harley-Davidson FLHTKL 1993 Allen MDS Theater 2
todhop All Messages By This Member #525 开云体育 On Oct 29, 2019, at 10:01 PM, Bob Beckham via Groups.Io <rbeckhm@...> wrote: In hindsight, there was no reason for me to wait.? Voices in my business (film and video production) are strongly advising against 10.15.1 for “working systems” and sticking with High Sierra and Mojave until (at least) 10.15.2. This is not surprising since Catalina contains major architectural changes. There is no right or wrong answer. These days it’s very rare to “need” the newest OS. The changes are generally inconsequential, at least until time has passed and support for prior versions wanes. When I was younger, I always upgraded, and dealt with the consequences. My desire to stay on the front edge far outweighed my concerns about risk. I dare say that solving the newest problems was part of my pleasure. I am currently not running anything more recent than High Sierra. I see nothing in Mojave or Cataline that excites me. Okay, I like dark themes. But nothing else. ;) Cheers, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?tod
ballyrick All Messages By This Member #534 Randy "et al;" thank you for your replies and your expert input. Randy, thanks for the link. I just finished reading what you authored. Rick

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