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With Mojave being the last macOS that will run 32-bit applications, I think there may be a lot of users that will take that step for now rather than moving all the way to Catalina.
Most Macs in my family are now at El Capitan and the next logical step seems to be to move them to Mojave even though the hardware in all cases will handle at least Catalina and beyond.
I would like to understand any potential issues (and workarounds if available) when moving from El Capitan to Mojave so I can address then with the users before the upgrade.
For testing purposes, I installed Mojave on an external 500GB SSD connected to the 2012 MacMini via USB 3.0.
What I found so far:
Installed Mojave on 500GB SSD external using installer USB Flash drive
Ran Migration from El Capitan on the 2012 MacMini
In general things went well except:
1. No keyboard and no mouse.
Turned out I had the keyboard connected via a USB 3.0 hub (not separately powered).
When I freed up a USB port on the Mini and plugged the keyboard cable in there, everything was fine.
The strange thing here is that connecting the keyboard and mouse via that USB 3.0 hub was fine on El Capitan,ran it like that for years, but Mojave decided that the keyboard/mouse needed more power.
2. Didn't detect external Asus USB CD/DVD burner connected to the USB 3.0 hub.
Same issue as with the keyboard - worked fine that way with El Capitan.
Moving the USB CD/DVD burner on Mojave solved that issue...but I'm running out of USB 3.0 ports on the Mini
3. The Grab application, which I use a lot, was replaced by "Screenshot" in my dock.
Although 'Screenshot' provides a few more options than 'Grab', it doesn't allow one to attach a name when saving like 'Grab', everything is automatically named Screenshot with as time stamp.
This makes things rather cumbersome for me and less user friendly - don't really understand how Apple could have missed that option -maybe it's fixed on Catalina.
However, I just read that 'Grab' will actually work on Mojave by just copying the application from El Capitan and adding it to the Application folder.
I haven't tried that yet but will sometime this week.
Items tested and seem to be working fine:
a. "Saved As...." under the File menu - fix I had on El Capitan carriedover to Mojave
b. Dashboard - same as El Capitan for items I use
c. ASUD external CD/DVD drive when connected directly to USB port on Mini or powered hub
d. Epson WF-7720 printer
I don't use itunes or iphoto or photo
Can anyone confirm that these still work - family always complain that the lose pictures and audio files when the macOS is upgraded.
Any other common issues when moving to Mojave or Apple apps being replaced (like Grab with Screenshot)?
Most Macs in my family are now at El Capitan and the next logical step seems to be to move them to Mojave even though the hardware in all cases will handle at least Catalina and beyond.
I would like to understand any potential issues (and workarounds if available) when moving from El Capitan to Mojave so I can address then with the users before the upgrade.
For testing purposes, I installed Mojave on an external 500GB SSD connected to the 2012 MacMini via USB 3.0.
What I found so far:
Installed Mojave on 500GB SSD external using installer USB Flash drive
Ran Migration from El Capitan on the 2012 MacMini
In general things went well except:
1. No keyboard and no mouse.
Turned out I had the keyboard connected via a USB 3.0 hub (not separately powered).
When I freed up a USB port on the Mini and plugged the keyboard cable in there, everything was fine.
The strange thing here is that connecting the keyboard and mouse via that USB 3.0 hub was fine on El Capitan,ran it like that for years, but Mojave decided that the keyboard/mouse needed more power.
2. Didn't detect external Asus USB CD/DVD burner connected to the USB 3.0 hub.
Same issue as with the keyboard - worked fine that way with El Capitan.
Moving the USB CD/DVD burner on Mojave solved that issue...but I'm running out of USB 3.0 ports on the Mini
3. The Grab application, which I use a lot, was replaced by "Screenshot" in my dock.
Although 'Screenshot' provides a few more options than 'Grab', it doesn't allow one to attach a name when saving like 'Grab', everything is automatically named Screenshot with as time stamp.
This makes things rather cumbersome for me and less user friendly - don't really understand how Apple could have missed that option -maybe it's fixed on Catalina.
However, I just read that 'Grab' will actually work on Mojave by just copying the application from El Capitan and adding it to the Application folder.
I haven't tried that yet but will sometime this week.
Items tested and seem to be working fine:
a. "Saved As...." under the File menu - fix I had on El Capitan carriedover to Mojave
b. Dashboard - same as El Capitan for items I use
c. ASUD external CD/DVD drive when connected directly to USB port on Mini or powered hub
d. Epson WF-7720 printer
I don't use itunes or iphoto or photo
Can anyone confirm that these still work - family always complain that the lose pictures and audio files when the macOS is upgraded.
Any other common issues when moving to Mojave or Apple apps being replaced (like Grab with Screenshot)?