Ok thanks Peter. I see now two options available for the 32 bit check. Will take a look to see what I have at risk of 32 bit programs.
Kind Regards Peter Crisp ----- Original Message ----- From: wamug@wamug.org.au To: Cc: Sent:Fri, 1 May 2020 07:55:51 +0800 Subject:Re: Horrible Catalina On 30 Apr 2020, at 12:32 pm, Peter Crisp wrote: Thanks Stephen for this and the other email on the Office link. I presume there is a way to screen all applications installed to confirm the 32bit/64bit compatibility as a predecessor before deciding to launch into Catalina update. Kind Regards Peter Crisp The System Report in MacOS gives you a guide, but by far the best resource is Go64 from St Clair Software https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/ [2] This program scans your computer and shows a list of all software on your computer. You can clearly see which apps are 64 bit and which are 32 bit, but it goes so much further than that. It also shows a list of software which is “mostly” 64 bit, but may have problems because of some components which may be 32 bit. In other words, the programs will launch, but certain activities may wither fail or even cause the software ot crash. Go64 bit also has a delete function, letting you remove 32 -bit software on the fly, rather than having to make a note of it and look for it afterwards. Handy as a clean up tool even after installing Catalina. These are just a few of its functions. Did I mention it’s free (donationware)? Well worth the download. Kind regards, Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer ServicesFileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. Links: ------ [1] mailto:petercr...@westnet.com.au [2] https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/
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