I’ve done the document ‘Prepare to Upgrade to macOS High Sierra 10.13’ in Pages App and export it as a PDF for clients & family. If any member would like a copy I’ will send it to you ‘OffList’.
Cheers, Ronni Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 9 Oct 2017, at 12:21 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > I have posted information earlier to the list about High Sierra. > There have been people who have upgraded to High Sierra without first > preparing to upgrade. > So please don’t make the mistake of upgrading without first preparing for > macOS High Sierra 10.13. > > Prepare to upgrade to macOS High Sierra 10.13 > > Make sure your computer can run High Sierra > iMac models from late 2009 or later > MacBook models from late 2009 or later > MacBook Pro models from mid 2010 or later > MacBook Air models from late 2010 or later > Mac mini models from mid 2010 or later > Mac Pro models from mid 2010 or later > > Here are the Mac’s Model Identifier: > iMac10,1 or newer > MacBook6,1 or newer > MacBookAir3,1 or newer > MacBookPro6,1 or newer > Macmini4,1 or newer > MacPro5,1 or newer > > If your Mac isn’t on that list (or has an older model number), then > regardless of its age or speed, it won’t run High Sierra. > > RAM > High Sierra requires a minimum of 2GB of RAM, but more RAM 4GB - or more is > better for your Mac’s performance. > > Firmware Updates > Some Macs may require updated EFI or SMC firmware to run High Sierra. To see > if a firmware update is available, check this webpage. Unless you previously > hid them from the list, firmware updates should also appear when you choose > Apple > App Store and click Updates (in Yosemite and later). > > Free Disk Space > Apple says that the High Sierra installer requires 14.3 GB of free storage > space to perform the upgrade (and that after the installation is finished, > High Sierra will occupy about 1.5 GB more than Sierra did). Although you may > be able to get away with exactly 14.3 GB free, you’ll do much better starting > at least 20+GB of Free Space (before downloading the installer). Even more > free space is better of course. Some High Sierra features will require > increasing amounts of disk space as you use them. > You need to have ‘room to grow’. > > OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion or Later > In order to install High Sierra, your Mac must be running 10.8 Mountain Lion > or later. > > Update Your Third-party Software before installing High Sierra > RoaringApps maintains a wiki listing hundreds of Mac and iOS apps and the > current status of their compatibility with various operating system versions, > as reported by users. > If you are using Microsoft Office you can check Microsoft’s support article > for compatibility > Microsoft Office support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra > > Check your current Printer is compatible with High Sierra > Update the Printer Drivers and Software to High Sierra compatible > > BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP! > ‘Time Machine backup’ and a ‘Bootable Duplicate Backup’! > > Test your Duplicate - you should test the duplicate to make sure it truly is > bootable before taking the plunge and upgrading to High Sierra. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > macOS High Sierra 10.13 >
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