I have the following directory in Mac SSD after installing High Sierra:
Can the file installESD.dmg be safely deleted, to gain back 6 GB of storage, or is it still of use in High Sierra?
And what about the other files in this directory (which I don't mind keeping, since they occupy little space).
Phil
MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2013), macOS High Sierra (10.13), null
The files in question appear to be left over from a previous El Capitan install based on the fact they are two years old and one is marked OSX_10_11…
As long as you have a current backup, I would say they are safe to remove.
The files in question appear to be left over from a previous El Capitan install based on the fact they are two years old and one is marked OSX_10_11…
As long as you have a current backup, I would say they are safe to remove.
What is set in System Preferences > Startup Disk?
Done, and all seems to be working fine. Only oddity is that when I reboot (and this is not new) in High Sierra, it defaults to Win10 in Bootcamp if I don't do the Option thing. Probably a discussion of that elsewhere.
Phil
I can't tell from the screenshot, can you click on Mac SSD and then hit return?
If not, there should be a Select Startup Disk panel in Windows itself. It's been too many years ago since I dual booted Windows so I forget where.
If I click on Mac SSD and then hit return, nothing happens. However, until High Sierra the Win option did appear in this screen.
I've also asked this question in the Bootcamp discussion area, so far getting no good suggestions.
Phil
This is what I remembered from the past…
If you're in Windows, you can switch to the Mac OS X partition using the Boot Camp icon in the System Tray. Click the gray diamond-shaped icon, and click "Restart in Mac OS" from the pop-up menu. Then, confirm your choice to reboot to Mac OS X and give the computer about a minute to make the switch.
If that no longer works you just have to hold the Option key when you restart to choose between the two.
Yes, and I do. But it seems the default restart or startup, if I don't use the Option key, should be to MacOS (as it was before) not to Windows in Bootcamp. That's what bugs me!
It's almost as if the partitions are in the wrong order. An issue to explore tomorrow!
Phil
I got an answer from Loner T to look at things like Paragon NTFS.
I disabled Paragon NTFS in System Preferences and sure enough, problem solved. Default boot is now into High Sierra🙂
Now I'm a happy High Sierra user 🙂
Phil
It looks like this:
So no joy there -- unless Target Disk Mode is the way to go (I've not tried that).
But were you replying to this question Default Boot Is to Windows not High Sierra or ...?
Phil
Re "If not, there should be a Select Startup Disk panel in Windows itself." No, this How to switch between Windows and macOS in macOS High Sierra - Apple Support says not.
Phil
You can send Apple feedback and let them know it bugs you. 😎
Interesting. Thanks for posting back.
Thanks (again)! I do have a current back up so I will remove that directory.
Phil
Yes indeed. That's what I said…
If that no longer works you just have to hold the Option key when you restart to choose between the two.
File installESD.dmg On My Mac SSD with High Sierra
