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Apple Releases First Public Beta of macOS Mojave to Public Beta Testers
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Command+R on boot, then select “Restore from Time Machine Backup” from the menu that eventually displays.
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You might want to check out the WWDC keynote. There was a section devoted to touchbar improvements and the ability to assign automated tasks to touchbar buttons.
Thanks for that I must of missed it during the keynote. I’ll go back and check it out.
Nah, they'll just whine and moan on forums like this about how they installed a beta on a primary machine and bricked it, then expand to talk about how awful Apple is and why they will be switching to PC.
Lather, rinse, repeat.
Mojave PB is entirely incompatible with the latest version of VirtualBox (5.2.12). Won't even attempt to open. Don't install on a machine you need to run VirtualBox on. Tried all of my other apps, too. They all work great! Love the first look at Mojave.
You should read before replying. I'm not on an "Apple Sucks" narrative. I have replied to these same comments previously, even on this same page. Feel free to read back through them.
They didn't just turn the lights off on the user interface. They went ahead with Apple-like detail and made it sort of a living, breathing dark mode that responds to where windows are and what's underneath. Development takes time, Apple or no Apple.
I guess the writing is on the wall. Mojave does not support the Mid 2011 Mac Mini......does anyone know the reason why? Any know of any work arounds? As far as I can see there is no technological reason for the abandonment of the 2011 Mini from this release, other than Apple saying it is too old.
Mid 2011 Mac Mini "Late 2012" Mac mini
Processor Type: Core i5 (2415M) Core i5 (3210M)
Processor Cores: 2 2
Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
L3 Cache: 3 MB 3 MB
Std. RAM: 2 GB 4 GB
RAM Type: 1333 MHz DDR3 1600 MHz DDR3L
Std. Hard Drive: 500 GB 500 GB
Graphics Processor: HD Graphics 3000 HD Graphics 4000
VRAM Type: Integrated Integrated
Std. VRAM: 288 MB (Shared) 512 MB (Shared)
USB Ports: 2.0 (4) 3.0 (4)
Order Number: MC815LL/A MD387LL/A
EMC Number: 2442 2570
Model Identifier: Macmini5,1 Macmini6,1
Intro Price: US$599 US$599
Thoughts?
My current system has 8 GB ram, 2 512 GB SSD, and works flawlessly.
Mid 2011 Mac Mini "Late 2012" Mac mini
Processor Type: Core i5 (2415M) Core i5 (3210M)
Processor Cores: 2 2
Processor Speed: 2.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
L3 Cache: 3 MB 3 MB
Std. RAM: 2 GB 4 GB
RAM Type: 1333 MHz DDR3 1600 MHz DDR3L
Std. Hard Drive: 500 GB 500 GB
Graphics Processor: HD Graphics 3000 HD Graphics 4000
VRAM Type: Integrated Integrated
Std. VRAM: 288 MB (Shared) 512 MB (Shared)
USB Ports: 2.0 (4) 3.0 (4)
Order Number: MC815LL/A MD387LL/A
EMC Number: 2442 2570
Model Identifier: Macmini5,1 Macmini6,1
Intro Price: US$599 US$599
Thoughts?
My current system has 8 GB ram, 2 512 GB SSD, and works flawlessly.
1. Hold Alt/Option while clicking the green button
2. Macs don't cut files like Windows, they have copy and move. Cmd+C -> Cmd+Option+V
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Mojave only supports Macs with GPUs that support Metal, Apple's graphics API. They are using Metal to drive the entire UI in Mojave so it is required to upgrade to Mojave.
Installed on Late 2014 Retina imac with fusion drive. So far no issues!
Edit: Videos from any site wont play on any browser but Safari.
Edit: Videos from any site wont play on any browser but Safari.
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Fusion drive converted painlessly to APFS. The install was faster than recent High Sierra beta installs, too.
I've been suspecting that Apple was stealth-testing Fusion conversions during recent High Sierra betas - similar to the convert-then-rollback tests they ran of APFS in iOS a couple of years back. The only evidence I have was a substantial bump-up in the installation times from earlier High Sierra betas to later betas, so this is entirely a semi-educated guess.
I don't boot from external SSD, so no personal experience for you there.
I really don't know what you're referring to.
If you're talking about the handful of cities that have been built in the Mojave, I stand by my comment. This is not a cynical jab at Las Vegas, etc, but if you take a vast empty lifeless wasteland, and use crazy amounts of power to irrigate a few small areas as cities, you still have a vast empty wasteland that somebody built cities. That doesn't change the fact that it's a city in the middle of a vast lifeless wasteland.
If you're referring to something else, I apologize, but I am genuinely curious what you think I'm missing.
Is anyone else having issues with the System folder nearly doubling in size after installing the Mojave Beta? I can't quite figure out why, but the available space on my 15" Retina MBP was cut in half after installing, and the culprit seems to be hiding in there!
To quote a line from the band America's hit, Horse With No Name,
"Desert" is a relative thing. The fact that a lot of a desert's life is not immediately apparent, as it would be in wetter climates, is besides the point. All you need is an elementary school-targeted wildlife book to learn about it.
Preciate ya buddy, have had it in the restore process for a good 3 hours now and it’s almost done, was planning on restoring anyway, just wanted to give a heads up to anyone considering the install.
Well that's why you shouldn't try to learn facts from pop music. The ocean is not a desert. FWIW, antarctica is a desert though.
Here, this might help https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert . It's a much better resource on what a desert really is than a silly song that is completely wrong.
The first paragraph from wikipedia is
So what is your point? Barren, hostile conditions. That's how mac fans feel about how Apple thinks of the current state of the Mac. Exactly as I was saying.
Also, if you're ever trapped in a desert with a horse with no name, just name the damn horse. I never could listen to the song without that annoying me.
Also from wikipedia:
Desert literally means an abandoned place. What more perfect name for the current state of the Mac.
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Seems not to work with 3rd party disks. I have a Mac Pro 2013 (trashcan) with 2 TB disks from OWC (Aura SIMM drives) and when I try to install I get a message saying not compatible with 3rd party drive installed. This has never happened before in any High Sierra beta. I hope it is just a glitch with first round of Mojave and not something that will prevent ever using it on this computer.
You are so right in this.. lol, since I joined MacRumors not that long ago, I have been surprised by how many people seem to whine and hate just because they can. I so badly want to say "Well if you don't like Apple product x or Y, then find a different brand and whine about their stuff on another forum!". There are legitimate complaints and issues out there with Apple products, but then there is just plain whining that I see on here too.
I downloaded this Mojave PB so I can contribute to (hopefully) making a much less buggy experience than we currently have on High Sierra.
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I actually agree with this statement. I was actually just explaining to a friend how Apple kind of backed themselves and the tech industry in a corner with their yearly iPhone and iOS updates. Because the iPhone gets the update yearly, well surely so does the Mac and its OS.
Before the iPhone, people were fine with only getting an OS update once every 2-3 years. This allowed for more time to develop new "Innovations" and make sure that the software was as bug-free as possible. I am not sure, but I think a lot of people complaining about how unreliable Macs are don't truly realize just how hard it can be to create innovations, debug every possible scenario across all models (and specs within models) that will qualify for the update, and do all that in one nice neat package once a year. It's a lot of work.
I found similar issue in that it will no longer connect to mycloud drive. It see's the Time Machine share of that drive still so that is odd. I'm assuming they may have to update their 3rd party software before I panic
So I am just curious, if Apple is pathetic on their OS development of "flagship" features, what other truly innovative features have other OS created (namely Microsoft) and released recently? At this point in time technology on laptops is fairly saturated and besides tweaks to the overall UI, there aren't a lot of other "flagship" features to produce at this time.