Actually, I think they could improve it by going back to the cover flow version. Cover flow or not, that was the best organization/UI I think iTunes has ever had.
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Actually, I think they could improve it by going back to the cover flow version. Cover flow or not, that was the best organization/UI I think iTunes has ever had.
Anyone knows how to download this manually? Phone does not connect to iTunes.
MobileDevice.framework needed the update on 10.13.6 due to iOS12 on the iPhone. Replaced it with the version out of 10.14 /Volumes/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks - solved
MobileDevice.framework needed the update on 10.13.6 due to iOS12 on the iPhone. Replaced it with the version out of 10.14 /Volumes/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks - solved
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I thought the new Macs could be announced today, but, considering that the MBA successor can have a cool design, if it's one of the new numbers, I don't see Apple releasing such a machine with just a press release... it's more likely to see the announce at the "back to school" event. I'd prefer to have an updated 13''-15'' MacBook released today, as replacing my late 2010 MBA is already a couple of years due, but I'm suspecting "back to school" is more realistic. I'm still considering the ultralights 15'' LG Gram and the 15.6'' Acer Swift 5 as alternatives (with Linux), but I prefer to wait and see what Apple has to say in the 14''-15'' ultralights field.
Apple should bring APFS to Time Machine and disclose full APFS specifications for developers like Alsoft to make DiskWarrior for APFS. Stuck on macOS 10.12 Sierra until then!
The discussion about iTunes is very old. It always turned out that iTunes can manage a huge 50k + number of tracks extremely well. But one can always try to look smarter.
this update took about 35 minutes to install on a 2016 macbook pro 13, what's so big and hidden they're not telling us about? I remember how they upgraded and downgraded us to apfs as part of an update once
Yes, I noticed too. Don't think it was "big" but the installation process rebooted more than usually. To me that would indicate security changes (or something else) requiring their own reboot.
Links for other new stuff today:
Delta Update for High Sierra 10.13.6 (the combo is on page 1 post#7):
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1969?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Security Update 2018-004 for Sierra:
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1971?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Security Update 2018-004 for El Capitan:
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1972?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Safari 11.1.2 for Sierra:
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...oqnoghfww55hlssmmr2hqq/Safari11.1.2Sierra.pkg
Safari 11.1.2 for El Capitan:
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...a3lkfwqlv6ml8r4psxx/Safari11.1.2ElCapitan.pkg
itunes 12.8:
mac:
https://secure-appldnld.apple.com/i...AB-D6CC-4B92-B290-2F21E56F6F70/iTunes12.8.dmg
windows 32 bit:
https://secure-appldnld.apple.com/i...5-D5C5-41EC-9847-A5F71D9C4437/iTunesSetup.exe
windows 64 bit:
https://secure-appldnld.apple.com/i...8929-401F-AD73-4189359D8A6B/iTunes64Setup.exe
Gatekeeper 147 for Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra and Mojave:
http://swcdn.apple.com/content/down...v75slxz8p40d7pzbv31z/GatekeeperConfigData.pkg
Also to check which version of gatekeeper you have run this in terminal:
/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c "Print CFBundleShortVersionString" /private/var/db/gkopaque.bundle/Contents/Info.plist
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You are not really "stuck" on Sierra.
You can install High Sierra without switching to APFS.
Make sure the installer file is in the /Applications folder, run the command below from the terminal. (These instructions were found in this forum, sorry I cannot give credit where it is due)
/Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app --agreetolicense --converttoapfs NO --nointeraction
To specify what drive to install macOS High Sierra on, other than the startup drive, you need to add the following to either of the Terminal command lines listed above:
— volume /path to the volume you wish to use
An example for installing macOS High Sierra on a drive named HighSierra without converting the target volume to APFS would be:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall –applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app –converttoapfs NO –volume /Volumes/HighSierra
This would force the installation to occur on a volume named HighSierra. An easy way to enter the actual pathname to the drive you wish to use is to enter the command in Terminal without the actual pathname, so the command would end after — volume (make sure there’s a space after the word volume). Now drag the drive from the Finder and drop it on the Terminal window. Terminal will add the actual pathname to the drive for you. All that’s left to do is press enter or return.
The — volume switch will also work when you wish to force a conversion to APFS, as shown in this example, which will convert the drive named HighSierra to APFS and install the new version of macOS:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/startosinstall –applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app –converttoapfs YES –volume /Volumes/HighSierra
By using the startosinstall command from within Terminal, the choice to convert to APFS or leave the target drive’s format unchanged is entirely up to you.
From 10.5 through 10.8 I would usually wait until the .3 release to update to a new major version OS. But from 10.9 onwards I have updated to the final dot release of the current OS just before the next major version OS was released. This has worked well so far for me as far as stability and lack of incompatibilities. I don't want to be two major versions behind for so long due to some hardware and software features which start to require you be within one major version of the current OS to be able to use them. Also, you do miss out on some "new" (now a year old) features that are nice to have, although usually not critical.
Is this true? I don't have to do any post install commandline nonsense to make it work? I was under the impression that HS was not working with fusion drives. Can someone confirm?
Hmm, it isn't working on two machines I upgraded. I guess I will have to investigate what is different about my setup. Thanks for the feedback.
Does 10.13.6 update iTunes automatically or does it stay the same until you update iTunes manually? This is important to everyone stuck on iTunes 12.6.4 (special version with App Store support).
iTunes 12.8 is a separate update from the 10.13.6 update.
[doublepost=1531231813][/doublepost]As far as I can see, iTunes still does not support paired HomePod speakers. You still have both speakers showing and not the paired speaker.
With all the beta news lately my eyes completely skipped over this until I saw the update today.
Why can't I find the full installer on MAS? It still shows 10.13.5
I want to do a clean install
I want to do a clean install
Think it was problem in the beginning, I heard some alarming things. That’s why I waited much longer with this upgrade then earlier. But I took the leap recently from Sierra to High Sierra.
Absolutely no problem at all, and I have a fusion drive.