I was trying to access a database file, made way back in 2012 (or so) and recently used daily. Last time I tried to log-in to it I was told that files which could be used by G4 able software were no longer accessible! Has anybody else seen this? What do I do to (at least) recover the data and is this the sort treatment we can expect from now on?
(Steve Jobs would be spinning in his grave!)
Mac mini, macOS 10.13
MacOS access to PowerPC apps on Intel hardware was actually discontinued when Mac OS X 10.7 Lion was released about twelve years ago. Since then, eleven major upgrades to macOS have been released.
If you have been using those apps ever since then, my friend, you have been computing on borrowed time!
And 3 1/2 years ago macOS dropped support for 32-bit apps as 64-bit coding has become the norm. These changes are made for the sake of faster computing and forward progress of the tech. Steve Jobs, in fact, was heading Apple when the macOS became UNIX-based and the switch was made from PPC to Intel silicon. We've all been treated the same by Apple for decades. 😉
To start, you could continue to use your obsolete hardware and software if for no other reason than to access those legacy files.
Or you might have a look at these documents from Claris to learn how to move forward:
How do I open FileMaker Pro files created in earlier versions? – support.claris.com
Converting older FileMaker Pro files to the .fmp file format – support.claris
MacOS access to PowerPC apps on Intel hardware was actually discontinued when Mac OS X 10.7 Lion was released about twelve years ago. Since then, eleven major upgrades to macOS have been released.
If you have been using those apps ever since then, my friend, you have been computing on borrowed time!
And 3 1/2 years ago macOS dropped support for 32-bit apps as 64-bit coding has become the norm. These changes are made for the sake of faster computing and forward progress of the tech. Steve Jobs, in fact, was heading Apple when the macOS became UNIX-based and the switch was made from PPC to Intel silicon. We've all been treated the same by Apple for decades. 😉
To start, you could continue to use your obsolete hardware and software if for no other reason than to access those legacy files.
Or you might have a look at these documents from Claris to learn how to move forward:
How do I open FileMaker Pro files created in earlier versions? – support.claris.com
Converting older FileMaker Pro files to the .fmp file format – support.claris
"G4" versions of File Maker are no longer allowed?
