Thanks Ronni!Blitto ----- Original Message ----- From: wamug@wamug.org.au To:"WAMUG" Cc: Sent:Mon, 09 Oct 2017 12:21:26 +0800 Subject:Prepare to upgrade to macOS High Sierra 10.13
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 newerMACBOOK6,1 or newerMACBOOKAIR3,1 or newerMACBOOKPRO6,1 or newerMACMINI4,1 or newerMACPRO5,1 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. RAMHigh Sierra requires a minimum of 2GB of RAM, but more RAM 4GB - or more is better for your Mac’s performance. FIRMWARE UPDATESSome Macs may require updated EFI or SMC firmware to run High Sierra. To see if a firmware update is available, check this webpage [1]. 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 SPACEApple 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 LATERIn order to install High Sierra, your Mac must be running 10.8 Mountain Lion or later. UPDATE YOUR THIRD-PARTY SOFTWARE BEFORE INSTALLING HIGH SIERRARoaringApps 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 compatibilityMicrosoft Office support for macOS 10.13 High Sierra [2] CHECK YOUR CURRENT PRINTER IS COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH SIERRAUpdate 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 3.3GHz8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage macOS High Sierra 10.13 Links: ------ [1] https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201518 [2] https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Microsoft-Office-support-for-macOS-10-13-High-Sierra-80bbd3cc-2412-4593-988a-1c5607b26b28
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