shakerman

Q: Sierra installation stuck. This is so Un-Apple :(

Dear Apple -

 

I am extremely disappointed with the way you've handled your macOS Sierra upgrade. This should be failure-proof -

* you don't pre-check the amount of free space required

* you don't automate the backout

* you don't have a reasonable manual way to get back if a user gets stuck.

>>Even Microsoft Windows *gasp* does this<<

 

Before someone replies "you were supposed to...", NO. I wasn't supposed to do anything, Apple software should just work, including upgrades.

 

If not, I would've just stuck with Windows. Steve Jobs would never have put up with this. >:(

Now, to try and figure out a way out of this Apple-created mess.

MacBook Pro (Retina, Mid 2012), Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Oct 6, 2016 10:55 PM

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  • by trevoz,

    trevoz trevoz Oct 6, 2016 11:04 PM in response to shakerman
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    Oct 6, 2016 11:04 PM in response to shakerman

    If you use Time Machine to back up your Mac, you can easily revert to a previous version of OS X if you experience trouble after installing an update.


    Important:    Reverting erases any changes you made to the files on your Mac since you installed the new version of OS X. To save new or revised files, copy them onto a different disk or back them up before you follow these instructions.

     

    1. Print these instructions.Click the Share button in the Help window, then choose Print.
    2. Choose Apple menu > Restart. After your Mac restarts and you hear the startup chime, hold down the Command (⌘) and R keys.When the Apple logo appears, you can release the keys.
    3. Select “Restore from a Time Machine Backup,” then click Continue.
    4. Select your Time Machine backup disk.
    5. Select the Time Machine backup you want to restore. To restore your computer to the state it was in before you installed the new version of OS X, choose the most recent backup that occurred prior to installing OS X Yosemite.
    6. Follow the onscreen instructions.

    If you backed up files as described in the Important message above, you can restore them now. If you backed them up using Time Machine, click the Time Machine icon in the menu bar, choose Enter Time Machine, then retrieve your files.