Hi Ronni, My iMac is 10.1 running Sierra. May I have a copy of your update instructions too please. Cheers
Marcus Marcus Harris P.O. Box 7135 Marcus Harris Shenton Park Western Australia 6008 Australia Cryptodome Pty Ltd cryptodo...@me.com Mob: +61 (0) 417965618 > On 9 Oct 2017, at 6:58 pm, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > 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 >> <mailto: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 >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > > -- 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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