Based on severity? More than in the past? Or fewer?
Hmmm. Well I’m open to being convinced, anyway...
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Hmmm. Well I’m open to being convinced, anyway...
I've done it in the past once when I had problems with Migration Assistant while setting up a new mac. I don't recall what exactly went wrong as it was some years ago but it was sufficiently screwy that I decided to just do erase and install and migrate stuff by hand.
I guess this is not really a proces for regular people, but more for corporate IT and developers which try out if their software works. To reduce risk of incompabilties between different softwares and components you restore to clean state once in a while. And in that case: Bang - there your are.
I decided I am going to wait until next year to upgrade and stick it out with Mojave on my early 2015 13 in MBP. It has nothing to do with it being a first gen product or this issue in particular. Its just right now, with the pandemic, the commerce experience with Apple and many other retailers has been less than stellar. When things are back to normal and I can interact with the products before I make my purchase, then I will part with cash.
What it’s really like is taking a .0 release of an OS that shipped on a .0 release of hardware—on day one of a once in a decade (or two) architecture transition—and doing something relatively uncommon, assuming everything will be fine.
Should it work? Sure! Will it? Who knows?
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People having problems: "we should be able to clean install our brand new Mac. We are power users"
Apple provides instruction using command lines
The same people: "boo hiss no normal people can do this. It's supposed to just work. Applr sucks. This is too difficult."
Am I getting the vibes right based on the comments here?
Apple provides instruction using command lines
The same people: "boo hiss no normal people can do this. It's supposed to just work. Applr sucks. This is too difficult."
Am I getting the vibes right based on the comments here?
All OS Updates? A USB Install media? I’ve owned Macs since the IIsi 5/80, owned Mac Clones from power and Umax, created a frankenmac by moving my powermac into a PC case for more internal drive bays, overclocked my clamshell ibooks with soldering irons, and I wouldn’t do what these people have done.
While that is certainly a valid point, I would certainly be hesitant with a completely new product like this. Especially knowing they released an OS update right around the time people were receiving them. Meaning it would certainly seem like a good idea to update first. Which in this case would have prevented the problem.
I’ve not read it but does it say “We, trillion dollar Apple, have launched faulty software. It’s your job to fix it” or does it say “We’re really sorry, there will be an update in the next 24 hours to fix this for you. So sorry for our failure, we’ve credited your iTunes account as a gesture of goodwill” 🤔
Um, there was an obscure bug with an OS fresh out of the release candidate cycle. And the OS is free. Does your Windows do that? *rolls eyes*
Progress is better, faster, lower latency on chip unified memory is one reason why this new cpu flies.
Problems with the M1 Mac? Oh, tell me it isn't so! Kidding aside, I'm so used to software issues with Apple over the past 9-months; nothing surprises me. Fortunately, unscrewing the macOS with little consequence is a breeze compared to iOS 14 🐞 🐛
Kidding aside, I'm so used to software issues with Apple over the past 9-months; nothing surprises me. Fortunately, unscrewing the macOS with little consequence is a breeze compared to iOS 14 🐞 🐛
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When I uninstall an app there are usually all manner of files relating to it in /Library/Application Support, /Library/Preferences and in various other places, including the corresponding folders in ~/Library. Sometimes things are still running as a service when I have removed the Application. I'm not keen on my computer having these orphaned files. Do Apple apps not do this then?
This would be a silly overreaction to this story at any time, but to be taking this line while Apple are busy demolishing Intel and sending Mac performance into the stratosphere is really something.
One snippet from the docs that I hate:
- Your Mac will begin activating, which requires an internet connection. When your Mac is activated, click Exit to Recovery Utilities.
True. Like I said it’s just how I am I like to tinker . Learn. Do things I’m not supposed to 😁 . I’m not sure why people get so angry at people for wanting to clean install there devices lol.
I always end up wiping a brand new computer, because I install lots of software like games etc to test the computer the first days, and then I think it's better to start fresh and reinstall only the software I need.
Article is not accurate.
Issue happens even if you update Big Sur to latest version.
-As soon as I received my M1 Air, I updated the Sur.
-i then migrated from timemachine backup however backup was very messy.
-so, I decided to do factory reset.
-there is a new algorithm to do clean install. You need to press power button while powering up the machine then you can go into restore options.
- however clean install option fails. It failed 4 times with me.
-eventually i had to use disk utility to delete a volume per high level support person’s institutions and retry reinstall OS option. Yet I still failed.
-after that action my machine was a brick.
-i had to return the machine to Apple store for full refund and then buy another one.
Update doesn’t fix the issue folks.
Issue happens even if you update Big Sur to latest version.
-As soon as I received my M1 Air, I updated the Sur.
-i then migrated from timemachine backup however backup was very messy.
-so, I decided to do factory reset.
-there is a new algorithm to do clean install. You need to press power button while powering up the machine then you can go into restore options.
- however clean install option fails. It failed 4 times with me.
-eventually i had to use disk utility to delete a volume per high level support person’s institutions and retry reinstall OS option. Yet I still failed.
-after that action my machine was a brick.
-i had to return the machine to Apple store for full refund and then buy another one.
Update doesn’t fix the issue folks.
This is mostly for IT Departments and developers for testing software. Based on your tests and the results you want to start new in a clear state. So you wipe your machine and try maybe with a modified version.
It is specific usecase, not for most people. But these certainly do exist.
they used the word bricked. but bricked is non working. doesn't power on useless. is this actually what happened? or was the upgrade just botched. if so that's not bricked.. I haven't actually looked anything up regarding this
ok just looked it up see it did do it
this why I never "upgrade" major OS installs. clean installs only. I wonder if this was the case with clean installs or just upgrades