The quality of the MacOS software has taken a nose dive the last years. Especially with Catalina we have nothing but constant problems with many Macs in a business environment.
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Apple Pulls Problematic Safari 14 and Security Updates for macOS Mojave [Updated]
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If you have any questions about both the Re-Released 2020-005 Security update and the new 10.14.6 Supplemental Update, I have answers for you!
This is my follow-up article. I tried to test every install scenario that I could think of. Let me know if I've missed one.
Mojave Supplemental Update (Safari 14) Released to Fix Previous Issues
Apple just released the Mojave 10.14.6 "Supplemental Update" which is a new version of Safari 14.0. It fixes previous 2020-005 & 14.0 issuesmrmacintosh.com
Great - thanks a lot!
Just one question: I'm in (your) scenario #1 (Only updated to Safari 14.0), but the security update 2020-005 offered is 2.09GB, not the 1.19GB you mention - still OK to download (together with the MacOS Supplemental Update)?
for the macpro5,1 crowd, there is always this:
OpenCore on the Mac Pro
This guide explains how to use the excellent OpenCore boot loader to install, run, and update the latest version of macOS on the MacPro5,1, resulting in a clean, unaltered operating system just like on a supported Mac.forums.macrumors.com
personally i am a mojave person... and will stay there as long as possible. i had applied this update to 2 machines but not my other two. don't use either machine that much so can't say if i've had problems with the security update.
have you guys installed the supplemental update in your MacPro5,1.
Mine is stuck for half an hour now since pressing the update button.
Edit: it's up again 😅
Since my RX580 doesn't provide a boot screen with dual display setup I just had a black screen.
I just touched the power button for a split second and the Mac lost power immediately.
Then I could power it up as usual. First boot was without a chime though.
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Doubt that will happen.
But you can get the new Safari 14.0 for Mojave (otherwise known as the new Mojave Supplemental Update) here:
There are no more tweaks. It's just Safari.
Removal of HAL support. Now my expensive audio hardware does not sync / stream audio anymore.
I currently have Mojave 10.14.6 (sec update 2020-004) and Safari 13.1.2 on my 2010 Mac Pro installed.
The questions is if I install Sec update 2020-005 with the supplemental Update, will I automatically get Safari 14?
And if there is a way to install the Security update without installing Safari 14.0 which I don't want for reasons of UI degradation.
The questions is if I install Sec update 2020-005 with the supplemental Update, will I automatically get Safari 14?
And if there is a way to install the Security update without installing Safari 14.0 which I don't want for reasons of UI degradation.
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"The force of marketing is greater than the force of technology"
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Reinstalling 2020-005 from https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2053 resolves the issues. I am so glad, this madness is over. What a terrible week this was.
But we're told that everything Apple does is perfect and while we're in their ecosystem, we just have to love it as well. I just love waking up each morning and having my tabs displaying nothing but a message saying the tab was reloaded because it was using significant energy. That's and playing with the beachball is the best part of my day.
I'm also in the "to use Photoshop CS6" group. I absolutely WILL NOT buy subscriptions to software.
Catalina is a pain in the ass.
The supplemental update is just the new version of Safari 4.0.
I cleaned up this mess buy doing the following (may seem overkill, but given the circumstances I decided to)
Backup
Install the full installer for 10.14.6 effectively downgrading before any security updates. This also downgraded Safari.
Backup
Install security update 2020-004
Backup
Install the newer version of security update 2020-005 - which did not update safari
Backup
Install the supplemental update which installed the new version of Safari 4.0
Backup.
So I’m back on the same system as before but without the problems associated wth the old versions of security update 2020-005 and the old Safari 4.0.
I don’t think you need to be quite as thorough as that, but I wanted backups of each of them separately in case I needed to downgrade again via time machine backup.
Can confirm the update fixed my issues (App Store apps wouldn't update).
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By whom? Literally no Apple commentators say that, and Apple certainly don't.
Now fixed for me. What I did:
Quit App Store
Open Terminal
Copy/paste in open $TMPDIR/../C/com.Apple.appstore/ after $
Hit Enter
This should open a Finder window, with the folder com.Apple.appstore highlighted
Delete its contents
Open App Store and run updates
This worked on 3 different Mojave Macs.
Five years ago I started to transition to Afinity Suite and I am quite happy with it. The only App from the CS6 Suite I regularly use is Adobe Acrobat Pro and it sadly is 32bit.
YES, this is what I tried to call out but might need to make it more clear. You can Instal the 2020-005 security update without the Supplemental Update (Safari 14) and be fine.
I heard 32 lives keeps a lot of them going. Don't bet the farm on it though.Ask anyone using Logic Pro, some of us still have ancient plugins that won't run under Catalina
Because it's fast, power efficient, and integrates best with other Apple services.
With 37-years of using Apple products, I can attest that they have never been perfect. However, there was a time when their standards were higher, and the contrast between the competition was significant.
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