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Auto Update or Not to Sequoia for Pro Apps?

Conventional wisdom used to be that it was safer to do a clean install of the OS when using FCP etc.


A couple of years ago I asked a similar question and it appeared that most people agreed that clean installs were no longer required.


Is this still the case and if so what is the best way to do it . . . simply click the update button and have Sonoma converted to Sequoia or is there some better method?

Mac mini

Posted on Nov 1, 2024 2:06 AM

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Posted on Nov 1, 2024 2:18 AM

I still prefer to do a clean install. I migrate only the user data and reload the applications. I find that there will always be a few that get left between, that I don’t reload because I don’t use them or because they’ve become obsolete and aren’t updated for the new OS.


I’m sure the great majority of users simply update the OS with no ill effects.

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Auto Update or Not to Sequoia for Pro Apps?

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