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Reinstalling the macOS: macOS X Catalina 10.15 is 64Bit only, and, with the being the case, upgrading to it would result in your 32bit apps being inaccessible after the upgrade. If you're installation is having issues, then you can always install the macOS anew. The Scenario: Having upgraded to macOS X Catalina10.15. You realize that you need to downgrade in order to run older, 32bit-installed apps, yet you never made a Time Machine Backup, prior to the upgrade. You have no access...
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This tip is from a series of tips of upgrading Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra ,10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura Client editions. Server edition forum is over here: https://discussions.apple.com/community/servers_enterprise_software/macos_server November 12, 2020 Apple released Big Sur. April 10, 2023, Apple released 11.7.6, the latest update for Big Sur, via Apple...
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Citrix no longer offers downloads of Citrix Receiver for the Mac's current Mac OSes, as of the upgrade to Catalina: https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/mac/workspace-app-for-mac-latest.html Use Citrix Workspace in Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey...
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This is part of a series of tips from Mac OS 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, to 13.0 Ventura client release. Ventura, Mac OS 13.0 was released on October 24, 2022. June 21, 2023, Apple released 13.4.1. The latest system wide security update for Ventura via Apple menu -> System Settings -> Software Update, and Apple menu -> About This Mac Software Update Server release editions of the OS, visit this forum: macOS Server - Apple...
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This user tip aims to set out the typical locations and layouts of the various media libraries on a Mac from Catalina onwards, and how you might reorganize the structure of any legacy content after migrating your iTunes library. Migrating from iTunes See What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support for a brief overview of changes that took place with the release of macOS 10.15 Catalina. If you are moving your iTunes library from an older version of macOS to Catalina or later and want to retain...
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Several users reported in these forums, that the Photos album is missing from the sidebar in Catalina. I finally could reproduce the problem and could make the Photos View vanish on my Mac too. On my Mac the Photos View vanishes from the Library section of the sidebars, whenever I restart the MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) in Safe Boot Mode. Restarting the Mac in normal mode will bring the Photos View back. If you restart the Mac and are seeing a red message about Safe boot on the login screen...
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Before you upgrade to Catalina, check your photo libraries, if they are ready for Catalina. There are a few precautions you should take. iPhoto and Aperture users: Neither iPhoto nor Aperture will run on Catalina, because both applications are using some dynamic libraries with 32bit code. Once you upgrade to Catalina you need to use another DAM for your photos. You should pick the successor application while you are still running a system version that supports Aperture and iPhoto. The migration...
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or download them. macOS 10.15 Catalina or later If you're missing expected content in the Music or TV apps after upgrading to Catalina or later from something earlier try holding down option as you start either app and browse to the location of your previous iTunes Library.itl to attempt the upgrade again. You may need to delete the file ~/Music/Music/Music Library first. If there is no change you can try importing the iTunes (Music) Library.XML file should it exist. Restore an older version...
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This is part of a series of tips from Mac OS 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 El Capitan,10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura client release. Questions regarding the Server release in Apple menu -> About This Mac, need to go to the macOS Server - Apple Community forum. October 24, 2022 Apple released Ventura. See the link above for more details. Aprilt 10, 2023 Apple released 12.6.5, the latest update for Monterey via Apple menu ->...
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There are several tutorials on how to delete .AppleSetupDone so that the Mac thinks it is new and runs the Setup Assistant to create a new Admin user if you have lost that capability. However, those tutorials don't work under Catalina or later. I have tested this on Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey. Single-User Mode You must boot up into Recovery and use Terminal. Other solutions still suggest booting into Single-User Mode and remove the file from System volume. Apple has removed all...
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app. If it reports some issues, then rerun it repeatedly as needed until the final report is ok. · On some computers the problem may simply be that there is not enough RAM installed for RAM hungry programs that are being used. The very minimum amount of RAM I would recommend for computers running the Catalina or Big Sur OS is 16 GB. The information about how much RAM your computer has installed is found by going to the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the finder and clicking on About...
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for. Then check if your Mac model is compatible with the macOS version you want to install. See this links for the latest macOS releases and their compatibility macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers - Apple Support macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers - Apple Support macOS Catalina is compatible with these computers - Apple Support macOS Ventura is compatible with these computers - Apple Support If your Mac does not support the three latest versions of macOS, there is a chance...
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the original image files, the current previews of the edited versions, the album, and the projects and smart albums saved as albums, some of the metadata. Notes on Migrating an Aperture Library to Photos for Mac, 2019 version Aperture can no longer run on macOS 10.15 Catalina or later. But Photos for Mac can still convert Aperture Libraries to Photos Libraries on macOS 10.15 Catalina to macOS 12 Monterey. But we can no longer prepare the Aperture Library for the migration and create previews of the edited...
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This is a series of tips that cover Mac OS X client edition. 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11El Capitan 10.12,10.13, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina first 64 operating system , 11.0 Big Sur, and 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura client editions. Server forums cover Mac OS X server on the community. See special note about resetting the SMC during updates and upgrades, later in the tip. September 13, 2021, an updated Safari 14.1.2 was pushed via Apple menu -> About This Mac -> Software...
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Japanese Input Method User Guide for Mac - Apple Support Korean (Hangul) Input Method User Guide for Mac - Apple Support Fonts included with macOS Catalina - Apple Support Use bidirectional Arabic and Hebrew in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Support Availability of Apple Media Services - Apple Support Languages supported by VoiceOver - Apple Support macOS - Feature Availability - Apple...
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How to display the Date and Time Zone in the Info in Photos in Catalina Changing the date format will make it easier to compare the date and time of incorrectly sorted photos. This is a new feature in Photos 5. But why are occasionally the wrong timezones assigned at import? Photos is trying to infer the proper time zone, when you import photos, because the EXIF capture date does not include the time zone. In Photos 1 to Photos 4 it worked like this: If a photo has GPS (iPhone photos), Photos may interpret...
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in 2013 11.0 macOS Big Sur MacBook introduced in 2015 MacBook Air introduced in 2013 - early 2014 MacBook Pro introduced in 2013 - mid 2014 iMac introduced in 2014 10.15 macOS Catalina MacBook Air introduced in 2012 MacBook Pro introduced in 2012 Mac mini introduced in 2012 iMac introduced in 2012 - 2013 10.14 macOS Mojave All who support Mojave support macOS Catalina Except: Mac Pro introduced mid-2010 or mid-2012 models with a recommended Metal-capable graphics card. 10.13 macOS High Sierra MacBook...
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Some users are experiencing weird menus and display issues. Easily fixed by adjusting System Preferences: Al
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In Photos 5 on macOS 10.15.4 Catalina you may be seeing gray filenames, when you are trying to access your photos in the Media Browser from a web site. The Media Browser is no longer converting images from the space saving high efficiency format HEIF to JPEGs. None of my HEIC images are available in the Media Browser, when I am trying to access them using a web browser - all HEIC images in my library are shown with greyed out filenames since the Catalina upgrade. While I have still been using...
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Catalina - an upgrade guide This tip is from a series of tips of upgrading Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra ,10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura client editions. Server edition forum is over here: macOS Server - Apple Community Octobrer 7, 2019 Apple released Catalina. The first 64 bit only operating system. August 18, 2022 Apple released Safari 15.6.1, more current web browsers are available...14,075 views 14,075 0 replies 0 -
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How to Reinstall the macOS Anew - No TMB Prior to Upgrade Reinstalling the macOS: macOS X Catalina 10.15 is 64Bit only, and, with the being the case, upgrading to it would result in your 32bit apps being inaccessible after the upgrade. If you're installation is having issues, then you can always install the macOS anew. The Scenario: Having upgraded to macOS X Catalina10.15. You realize that you need to downgrade in order to run older, 32bit-installed apps, yet you never made a Time Machine Backup, prior to the upgrade. You have no access...1,622 views 1,622 0 replies 0 -
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Big Sur a Migration tip This tip is from a series of tips of upgrading Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 10.8 Mountain Lion, 10.9 Mavericks, 10.10 Yosemite,10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra ,10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura Client editions. Server edition forum is over here: https://discussions.apple.com/community/servers_enterprise_software/macos_server November 12, 2020 Apple released Big Sur. April 10, 2023, Apple released 11.7.6, the latest update for Big Sur, via Apple...19,540 views 19,540 0 replies 0 -
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Citrix Receiver replaced by Citrix Workplace Citrix no longer offers downloads of Citrix Receiver for the Mac's current Mac OSes, as of the upgrade to Catalina: https://www.citrix.com/downloads/workspace-app/mac/workspace-app-for-mac-latest.html Use Citrix Workspace in Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey...201 views 201 0 replies 0 -
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Ventura's October 24, 2022 release! This is part of a series of tips from Mac OS 10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur, 12.0 Monterey, to 13.0 Ventura client release. Ventura, Mac OS 13.0 was released on October 24, 2022. June 21, 2023, Apple released 13.4.1. The latest system wide security update for Ventura via Apple menu -> System Settings -> Software Update, and Apple menu -> About This Mac Software Update Server release editions of the OS, visit this forum: macOS Server - Apple...1,267 views 1,267 0 replies 0 -
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Managing your Mac media libraries This user tip aims to set out the typical locations and layouts of the various media libraries on a Mac from Catalina onwards, and how you might reorganize the structure of any legacy content after migrating your iTunes library. Migrating from iTunes See What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support for a brief overview of changes that took place with the release of macOS 10.15 Catalina. If you are moving your iTunes library from an older version of macOS to Catalina or later and want to retain...3,052 views 3,052 0 replies 0 -
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Photos on Catalina: If the Photos View vanishes from the Sidebar, check if the Mac is in Safe Mode Several users reported in these forums, that the Photos album is missing from the sidebar in Catalina. I finally could reproduce the problem and could make the Photos View vanish on my Mac too. On my Mac the Photos View vanishes from the Library section of the sidebars, whenever I restart the MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) in Safe Boot Mode. Restarting the Mac in normal mode will bring the Photos View back. If you restart the Mac and are seeing a red message about Safe boot on the login screen...1,110 views 1,110 0 replies 0 -
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How to prepare the Photo Libraries before upgrading to Catalina Before you upgrade to Catalina, check your photo libraries, if they are ready for Catalina. There are a few precautions you should take. iPhoto and Aperture users: Neither iPhoto nor Aperture will run on Catalina, because both applications are using some dynamic libraries with 32bit code. Once you upgrade to Catalina you need to use another DAM for your photos. You should pick the successor application while you are still running a system version that supports Aperture and iPhoto. The migration...1,160 views 1,160 0 replies 0 -
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Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrade/crash or download them. macOS 10.15 Catalina or later If you're missing expected content in the Music or TV apps after upgrading to Catalina or later from something earlier try holding down option as you start either app and browse to the location of your previous iTunes Library.itl to attempt the upgrade again. You may need to delete the file ~/Music/Music/Music Library first. If there is no change you can try importing the iTunes (Music) Library.XML file should it exist. Restore an older version...174,963 views 174,963 0 replies 0 -
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Monterey, 2021's new upgrade This is part of a series of tips from Mac OS 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 El Capitan,10.12 Sierra, 10.13 High Sierra, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina, 11.0 Big Sur 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura client release. Questions regarding the Server release in Apple menu -> About This Mac, need to go to the macOS Server - Apple Community forum. October 24, 2022 Apple released Ventura. See the link above for more details. Aprilt 10, 2023 Apple released 12.6.5, the latest update for Monterey via Apple menu ->...14,866 views 14,866 1 reply 1 -
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Restarting Setup Assistant to create Admin user under Catalina There are several tutorials on how to delete .AppleSetupDone so that the Mac thinks it is new and runs the Setup Assistant to create a new Admin user if you have lost that capability. However, those tutorials don't work under Catalina or later. I have tested this on Catalina, Big Sur, and Monterey. Single-User Mode You must boot up into Recovery and use Terminal. Other solutions still suggest booting into Single-User Mode and remove the file from System volume. Apple has removed all...19,840 views 19,840 3 replies 3 -
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Some tips for speeding up a Mac app. If it reports some issues, then rerun it repeatedly as needed until the final report is ok. · On some computers the problem may simply be that there is not enough RAM installed for RAM hungry programs that are being used. The very minimum amount of RAM I would recommend for computers running the Catalina or Big Sur OS is 16 GB. The information about how much RAM your computer has installed is found by going to the Apple logo in the upper left corner of the finder and clicking on About...5,339 views 5,339 0 replies 0 -
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Upgrading or updating your Mac for. Then check if your Mac model is compatible with the macOS version you want to install. See this links for the latest macOS releases and their compatibility macOS Monterey is compatible with these computers - Apple Support macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers - Apple Support macOS Catalina is compatible with these computers - Apple Support macOS Ventura is compatible with these computers - Apple Support If your Mac does not support the three latest versions of macOS, there is a chance...996 views 996 1 reply 1 -
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How to access the Photos in Aperture Libraries on macOS 10.15 or later the original image files, the current previews of the edited versions, the album, and the projects and smart albums saved as albums, some of the metadata. Notes on Migrating an Aperture Library to Photos for Mac, 2019 version Aperture can no longer run on macOS 10.15 Catalina or later. But Photos for Mac can still convert Aperture Libraries to Photos Libraries on macOS 10.15 Catalina to macOS 12 Monterey. But we can no longer prepare the Aperture Library for the migration and create previews of the edited...194 views 194 0 replies 0 -
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Upgrading to Mojave (Mac OS 10.14) This is a series of tips that cover Mac OS X client edition. 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11El Capitan 10.12,10.13, 10.14 Mojave, 10.15 Catalina first 64 operating system , 11.0 Big Sur, and 12.0 Monterey, and 13.0 Ventura client editions. Server forums cover Mac OS X server on the community. See special note about resetting the SMC during updates and upgrades, later in the tip. September 13, 2021, an updated Safari 14.1.2 was pushed via Apple menu -> About This Mac -> Software...61,775 views 61,775 1 reply 1 -
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MacOS 10.15 Catalina Language Support Articles Japanese Input Method User Guide for Mac - Apple Support Korean (Hangul) Input Method User Guide for Mac - Apple Support Fonts included with macOS Catalina - Apple Support Use bidirectional Arabic and Hebrew in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Support Availability of Apple Media Services - Apple Support Languages supported by VoiceOver - Apple Support macOS - Feature Availability - Apple...779 views 779 0 replies 0 -
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How Photos Handles Time Zones when Importing Photos in Photos 5 on Catalina How to display the Date and Time Zone in the Info in Photos in Catalina Changing the date format will make it easier to compare the date and time of incorrectly sorted photos. This is a new feature in Photos 5. But why are occasionally the wrong timezones assigned at import? Photos is trying to infer the proper time zone, when you import photos, because the EXIF capture date does not include the time zone. In Photos 1 to Photos 4 it worked like this: If a photo has GPS (iPhone photos), Photos may interpret...1,173 views 1,173 0 replies 0 -
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List of compatibility: Mac OS from 10.10 to latest release of Mac OS in 2013 11.0 macOS Big Sur MacBook introduced in 2015 MacBook Air introduced in 2013 - early 2014 MacBook Pro introduced in 2013 - mid 2014 iMac introduced in 2014 10.15 macOS Catalina MacBook Air introduced in 2012 MacBook Pro introduced in 2012 Mac mini introduced in 2012 iMac introduced in 2012 - 2013 10.14 macOS Mojave All who support Mojave support macOS Catalina Except: Mac Pro introduced mid-2010 or mid-2012 models with a recommended Metal-capable graphics card. 10.13 macOS High Sierra MacBook...10,320 views 10,320 2 replies 2 -
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FCP X menu using OS Catalina Some users are experiencing weird menus and display issues. Easily fixed by adjusting System Preferences: Al1,325 views 1,325 0 replies 0 -
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Problem in Photos 5 on Catalina: Gray Filenames in the Media browser In Photos 5 on macOS 10.15.4 Catalina you may be seeing gray filenames, when you are trying to access your photos in the Media Browser from a web site. The Media Browser is no longer converting images from the space saving high efficiency format HEIF to JPEGs. None of my HEIC images are available in the Media Browser, when I am trying to access them using a web browser - all HEIC images in my library are shown with greyed out filenames since the Catalina upgrade. While I have still been using...480 views 480 0 replies 0
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