Help me decide if I should update to High Sierra

[Psurunner]

Here's my configuration, and please realize I'm only a moderately tech savvy 50+ year old.....

2014 Mac mini, i5 2.6 Ghz, 8 gig Ram, 1 TB spinner, w/ 256 gig Samsung SSD USB 3 connected Boot Drive ....

I managed through the benefit of YouTube to add the Samsung SSD shortly after I purchased the mini less than a year ago using Carbon Copy Cloner...

I've been holding off on upgrading to High Sierra as I read some early posts that people had trouble with a set up similar to mine.

Are we passed potential problems, or is there a special approach I could use when doing the update to eliminate problems in adding the operating system onto the boot drive vs the spinner?

Thanks for any light those more expert than a novice like me might be able to shed on my configuration.

 

[Fishrrman]

You didn't tell us which OS you're using NOW.

If it's Low Sierra (or even El Capitan), I don't see any overwhelming benefit to be had by upgrading to High Sierra.

If you decide to give it a try, here's two of the most important tips you're going to get:
TIP 1:
Create a cloned backup of your existing OS installation BEFORE you upgrade.
Use either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper. Both are FREE to download and use for 30 days.

IF you have a bootable cloned backup of your old install, and IF you have trouble with the new install, it's super-easy to "get back to where you once belonged" by just booting from the clone, erasing the new install, and then "re-cloning" your backup BACK TO it.

If you don't do this, and find yourself unhappy, you are going to become even MORE unhappy trying to "get back".

TIP 2:
Use the free "Boot Buddy" app:
https://sqwarq.com/boot-buddy/
... to create a bootable USB flash drive installer.
Then... boot from the flashdrive and install that way.
Goes much easier for some folks.

 

[Psurunner]

You didn't tell us which OS you're using NOW.

Thanks for the reply, I'm currently on Sierra 10.12.6 .... I've had no issues running on this OS, and am certainly not any type of high power user with the system.

 

[Winterfibre]

Clonezilla is way better and free.

 

[AeroZ]

You shouldn’t update to High Sierra. Sierra 10.12.6 is great and much more stable.