I calculated my partition sizes based upon how much space the OS requires 20~30GB and doubling the amount of memory I have 16GB = 32GB (for swap space). Heck you could even split it 4 ways and keep a 10.13.6 partition. 32-bitCheck / ArchiChect (free download) Go64 (donationware). This way I can boot into either and actually debug on the offending OS, which I’d whole heatedly recommend after some issues I found in Mojave, only presented themselves once the machine has been running 10+ days (which I never found while ‘testing’ on additional hardware). macOS 10.13 and 10.14 (due autumn/fall 2018) just warn users every time you open a 32-bit. The other thing that I’d like to mention is partitioning the drive, I’ve split my drive 3 ways, 2x 64GB partitions for different OS versions and the rest for my data (as good old HFS+ Journaled). Reply Helpful of 1 Q: upgrade OS of mac mini late 2012 Welcome to Apple Support Community A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Select the latest macOS option and install that. At that point you should be offered two options. Went from atrocious 4 hours, to getting almost 15 hours last week!Īpple know that the migration assistant in Catalina (and I suspect Mojave) is broken, my guess is that they simply don’t have the time to test it, and fix it and who cares, as long as a new Mac is good enough for the iPhone kiddies when they want a 'puter, long term customers can just get lost. Quit Disk Utility and go to Install macOS. Go64 Syncing an iPod with macOS Catalina 512 Pixels. It’s hassle yes, and I have to keep going back and collecting things that I’ve missed, but it’s far more stable than my attempt earlier in the year, the machine runs better, it feels faster, memory usage is improved and so is battery life. Ultimately, macOS Big Sur brings a fresh look and worthwhile improvements. Listen to 504: The Release of macOS Catalina, an episode of Mac Power Users, easily on Podbay. A free (donations accepted) Mac utility called Go64 aims to ease the 64-bit transition by performing a quick scan of your applications and creating an inventory of those where 32-bit code is still. Then manually copy your data across and re-install your apps, like it’s 1996. As others have suggested, BACKUP your entire 10.13.6 drive, so in the worst case scenario, you can wipe the crud off the disk and revert back to a working OS with everything set-up.Īs for upgrading, I can tell you for sure that the least troublesome (in terms of OS failures) is to wipe the drive, install the new OS.
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