Upgrading to Sonoma from Monterrey.

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Upgrading to Sonoma from Monterrey.

Hey,

I have a lot of outboard audio gear which hasn’t been tested on Sequoia yet. It has been advised to wait on Sonoma for the time being.

im currently on the latest version of Monterrey and would like to upgrade to Sonoma. Unfortunately, when I go to upgrade via system preferences there doesn’t seem to be a way to choose Sonoma and it only suggests Sequioa. Is there a way to upgrade to Sonoma from system prefs? Or should I just wait on Monterrey until Sequioa has been battled tested with the audio gear.

thanks for all the help.

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 9:07 AM

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MartinR

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Sep 19, 2024 6:06 AM in response to Mel0dymaker

Mel0dymaker wrote:

Excuse my ignorance... If I download the installer from the App Store, will it install as if from a fresh empty install with new users?

Or is it going to effectively be very similar to when it is updated via software preferences?

It will just upgrade macOS, like when you do updates via S/W Prefs.. There will be no change to your users or your installed applications, they will remain as is.

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MartinR

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Sep 18, 2024 2:32 PM in response to Mel0dymaker

At this point on your system there is no way to upgrade to Sonoma via System Prefs.

You should be able to download the Sonoma installer from the App Store using the link in this article -> How to download and install macOS - Apple Support Scroll down to "Use the App Store."

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Mel0dymaker Author

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Sep 19, 2024 10:20 AM in response to Mel0dymaker

Hello,

Big thank you to MartinR, PRP_53 and Blenkstena. My options are much clearer now.

All the best.

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Mel0dymaker Author

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Sep 18, 2024 4:47 PM in response to MartinR

Hi Martin,

Thanks for taking the time.

Excuse my ignorance... If I download the installer from the App Store, will it install as if from a fresh empty install with new users?

Or is it going to effectively be very similar to when it is updated via software preferences?

I have legacy software that seems to still run from what was shipped with Catalina (non-critical / lose-able in the right way) and also a number of serial keys that would need to be de-registered.

Any ideas?

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PRP_53

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Sep 19, 2024 2:28 AM in response to Mel0dymaker

Mel0dymaker wrote:

Hi Martin,

Thanks for taking the time.

Excuse my ignorance... If I download the installer from the App Store, will it install as if from a fresh empty install with new users?

A - No, It will install keeping your existing Computer Account under macOS 12 Monterey. It juts upgrades all the bit and pieces of the Operating System from macOS 12 Monterey to macOS 14 Sonoma

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Answer 6

Sep 19, 2024 1:53 AM in response to Mel0dymaker

Download the Sonoma app from App Store and double click the app to start the upgrade:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-sonoma/id6450717509?mt=12

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Upgrading to Sonoma from Monterrey.

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