v5.3 is compatible with El Capitan. In general, we dissuade people from performing group studies or performing comparisons on subjects processed under different version operating system. In reality the difference would be quite small (if it exists at all), but it is still highly discouraged.
-Zeke On 03/15/2016 12:53 PM, Elissa Ash wrote: > Dear Freesurfer experts, > > I have been working with freesurfer V5.3 on the Mac OS 10.8.5. My > institution is requesting that I upgrade the OS on my computer to OS X > El Capitan (10.11). Will this change my ability to look at or process > freesurfer data? Will the recons that I have done be compatible? If I do > more recons then can I still compare the data to those done on OS X > 10.8.5? Is it recommended that I upgrade to OS or should I not do it? > > Thank you kindly for your help, > > Elissa > > -- > Elissa Ash, MD, PhD > Director, Center for Memory and Attention Disorders > Department of Neurology > Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center > > 6 Weizmann St. > Tel Aviv 64239, Israel > 972-3-6973698 > fax: 972-3-695-0365 > > > _______________________________________________ > Freesurfer mailing list > Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu > https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer > _______________________________________________ Freesurfer mailing list Freesurfer@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu https://mail.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/freesurfer The information in this e-mail is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed. If you believe this e-mail was sent to you in error and the e-mail contains patient information, please contact the Partners Compliance HelpLine at http://www.partners.org/complianceline . If the e-mail was sent to you in error but does not contain patient information, please contact the sender and properly dispose of the e-mail.