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What am I supposed to do with my dead MacMini after Montaray killed it?

What am I supposed to do with my dead MacMini after Monterey killed it?

Mac mini, macOS 12.0

Posted on Oct 28, 2021 3:31 AM

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Nov 3, 2021 10:55 PM in response to drjose74

That is why all the additional devices are to be disconnected when upgrading to a new Operating System or reinstalling a new OS.

This is the standard basic of the whole process.

Although every OS has its software glitches, but we can not blame everything on it.

Nov 4, 2021 5:35 AM in response to leonbakhan

Actually, no, that is not true. When Catalina first came out there were many folks with systems that had an internal hard drive that ran at 5400 RPM. Although Catalina would run, boot times were incredibly long (15 to 20 minutes was not uncommon) and once booted performance was so sluggish that it rendered the system unusable. Apple's advice (and many, many post here in the Catalina section) was to install Catalina on an external SSD. That solution worked wonders. Along with my new MacBook Pro, M1, I also have an Intel iMac (2017) which had Catalina installed on an external SSD, and was recently upgraded to Big Sur.

The fact that Apple is restoring systems that have been bricked by a failed Monterey upgrade tells me that they have identified an issue and have addressed it.

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Nov 4, 2021 6:23 AM in response to MargeHomer

MargeHomer wrote:

Actually, no, that is not true. When Catalina first came out there were many folks with systems that had an internal hard drive that ran at 5400 RPM. Although Catalina would run, boot times were incredibly long (15 to 20 minutes was not uncommon) and once booted performance was so sluggish that it rendered the system unusable. Apple's advice (and many, many post here in the Catalina section) was to install Catalina on an external SSD. That solution worked wonders. Along with my new MacBook Pro, M1, I also have an Intel iMac (2017) which had Catalina installed on an external SSD, and was recently upgraded to Big Sur.

The fact that Apple is restoring systems that have been bricked by a failed Monterey upgrade tells me that they have identified an issue and have addressed it.

Come back to the original premise - Often times, the issues are really self inflicted by the level of modifications, outdated extensions, cr*ware installed and lastly, failing to perform the due diligence before attempting a new or newer version of macOS.

That and not having an Exit / Recovery Plan if the installation goes south or sideways.

Yes, Apple is not perfect and does have room for improvement, though, the last really bad experience I had was moving from Tiger to Leopard.