Is Big Sur 11.4 safe to upgrade to?

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Is Big Sur 11.4 safe to upgrade to?

Hello guys,

I have a mid-2014 macbook pro, running macOS Catalina latest. I wanted to upgrade to Big Sur 11.4, but I remember last year when a lot of MBPs 2013/2014 went broken after the update. They say the IO board or something get corrupted but not sure.

My question is, has anyone tried updating from Catalina (not using any beta Big Sur) on a mid-2014 MBP to 11.4 Big Sur? Big Sur is very nice and I want to update but I'm in no position to repair my macbook, nor buy a new one. (although i might have to ofc but not atm.) Please advise: Is it completely safe to update to Big Sur 11.4 on my MBP mid-2014?

Thanks,

MacOSX

Posted on Jul 18, 2021 2:37 PM

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Answer 1

Owl-53

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Jul 21, 2021 2:32 AM in response to ItsMacOSX

Do I have a Rescue Plan In-Place. This comprises having 3 Backups using 2 methods and 1 Off Site incase of Theft, Loss or Natural Disasters. A Time Machine Backup is very useful and can be used to Revert to Previous Working macOS. For addition purposes - two Clones each to separate external drives. This is insurance incase things goes sideways. At least one Clone and / or Time Machine Backup should be Off - Site

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dialabrain

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Jul 22, 2021 2:16 PM in response to ItsMacOSX

ItsMacOSX wrote:

A source pls :D I wanna be super sure. But I'm pretty sure its taken care of, or Apple wouldn't put it in my software update tab.

FWIW, 11.5 is now available. The fix occurred with 11.1 back in Dec 2020. If you need a source feel free to do a search online.

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babowa

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Jul 20, 2021 6:16 PM in response to ItsMacOSX

If you have any anti - virus, cleaning, or other apps installed; please uninstall first. Also make sure you have a minimum of 35.5 GB of space available. And unplug any peripherals not needed. Then make sure you have a complete backup before attempting the upgrade. You should be fine with that.

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dialabrain

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Jul 20, 2021 2:28 PM in response to ItsMacOSX

FWIW, the issue with 2013/2014 MBPs and Big Sur was fixed a number of versions ago.

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Owl-53

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Jul 20, 2021 1:58 PM in response to ItsMacOSX

One could always get a good external SSD and install directly to the external drive. Basically Test Drive. Food for thought and thereby minimize risks.

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Owl-53

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Jul 22, 2021 2:08 PM in response to ItsMacOSX

Any Antivirus Software is not worth its' salt and there are no Virus that replicate on the macOS. Further, IMHO - any such software is going to interfere with the Download process Even if it is deactivated. As long as it is one the computer it will cuuse havoc and other things I can not say on these Forums.

Suggest removing it as per the Developers Specific Instructions before attempting the upgrade.

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ItsMacOSX Author

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Jul 23, 2021 7:00 AM in response to Owl-53

Oh ok, but if I uninstall it completely is it safe or do I have to reset my computer? I didn't know antivirus is not good for mac. I use both Windows and Mac at the same time so just installed AVG on both :|.

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