In Oct 2019 our repair shop was full of Apple iMac and MacBooks rendered unusable after upgrading to MacOS Catalina 10.15. However, with the release of 10.15.1 those issues appear to have been fixed.

can only be installed on the following:

  • MacBook introduced in 2015 or later
  • MacBook Air introduced in 2012 or later
  • introduced in 2012 or later
  • Mac mini introduced in 2012 or later
  • iMac introduced in 2012 or later
  • iMac Pro (all models)
  • Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or later

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO INSTALL CATALINA ON OLDER MODELS – YOU WILL BREAK THE COMPUTER

We strongly advise you to be wary of upgrading to any new . Make a full backup before proceeding.

Is your Mac older than 4 years?

If your computer is more than 4 years old and its never had it's Hard Disk replaced, installing a new OS is usually the time that the gives up the ghost and fails….. mid-install.

We hope you took a full Time-Machine backup before you tried the . If not, you are risking losing your .

Office 2011 may not work in Catalina

no longer supports 32 bit apps? You may well be surprised to find out that Office 2011 and many older printer drivers could well be 32 bit versions from way back. Its not the end of the world but you may not be able to find 64 bit versions of your printer driver, printer utility or even Office 2011. Something to bear in mind.

Do you do Audio mixing?

Many Audio mixing programs, Apps and were written in 32 bit and may not be available in 64 bit format.

How to check if you have any 32 bit apps/drivers on your Mac

Choose Apple menu  > , then click the System Report button.Select Legacy Software in the sidebar.

All legacy software is 32-bit.If you don't see Legacy Software in the sidebar, select Applications in the sidebar, then check the list of apps on the right.

The column labeled ”64-Bit (Intel)” shows ”No” for apps that are 32-bit. Here is an example of what you may see…

Known Applications that will not work on Catalina

include (but not limited to the following) – Older version of Adobe Photoshop (CS5), , , Acrobat Pro 9.5.5. Premier Pro, , Office 2011, Word 2011, , 2011,

 

Any concerns or issues with Catalina… give us a call.

 

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