Hi Blitto, Peter, and Peter, I’ve posted to you ‘Offlist’, the better Prepare To Upgrade to High Sierra 10.13 PDF version.
Cheers, Ronni > On 9 Oct 2017, at 3:30 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > 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 > <mailto: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 >> <https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT201518>. 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 >> <https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Microsoft-Office-support-for-macOS-10-13-High-Sierra-80bbd3cc-2412-4593-988a-1c5607b26b28> >> >> 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 >> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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