It will be stable enough, but make sure you get a full time machine backup in case it kills your machine. I used it as a daily driver with no serious issues.
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OS X Yosemite Public Beta Launches Tomorrow, July 24
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It will be stable enough, but make sure you get a full time machine backup in case it kills your machine. I used it as a daily driver with no serious issues.
Agreed. I found DP1 was not really usable but DP3 definitely is - with one key issue remaining being that installing it wipes the existing Messages archive (from a DP2 original install). I tried the trick of renaming the Library files but to no avail so rolled back. I am hoping the PB fixes this - I can't imagine it won't, to be honest, as wiping people's data is so obviously a no-no - and at that point I expect Yosemite will work for most people as well as Mavericks; it's new features that may not work as expected.
i use it as my daily OS. i did the same with DP releases of Mavericks in the past. it is working fine besides taking a while to shut down cuz apps like iTunes or Mail usually have to be force quit by the user also some german words r too long and dont fit onto the UI yet
u can also just update to the public release once its out without an issue
It is tempting but I think I will wait until the official release of both Yosemite and iOS 8. You guys and gals can work out the bugs for me!
My thoughts exactly. When I was a teen I'd try every possible beta. Now I'm just, "meh, can't be bothered".
Not to mention Holographic projection, a iTunes Radio app, support for FLAC, and a refined Mail app that people actually use.
Apple may have a list of stuff to add planned years in advance like they did for iWatch.
Hi, first time poster here.
I signed up for the beta pretty early, and assuming I'm in the million (crossed fingers).
Does anyone know if it will be possible to install and run the beta from an external bootable drive? (My backup space is very limited currently).
I signed up for the beta pretty early, and assuming I'm in the million (crossed fingers).
Does anyone know if it will be possible to install and run the beta from an external bootable drive? (My backup space is very limited currently).
You can test it yourself.
Make a new partition on your hard drive with enough space for OS X and remote client software you're using. You can install OS X and then that client and check it out. That way you'll know for sure if things are working for you. If not then you can just delete the partition.
It's possible and easy to do. OS X will treat it as another hard drive. The only draw back is the speed. If you're using an external USB drive then it might be a little slow for an OS. Then you can press & hold "Option" to boot into what ever OS you want at start up.
I don't think you can run it from an external drive, but you can partition your main HDD and install it there.
Cool. Been using DP4 since yesterday, and so far so good. I assume the public beta will be the same, so I'll just use the DP from here on out.
Oh boy. If Apple's going to allow non-devs to install the beta, they'd better hurry up and update their own apps (like Aperture) to function with it better, because 99% of the people don't understand the word "beta" and will assume it's simply broken.
upgradeable to final?
Was the Mavericks beta upgradeable to final? I don't mind being on a beta OS as long as the final outcome is that eventually I'm able to go to final. Being stuck on a beta OS, with a production machine, would be a dealbreaker for me.
also, can I upgrade my current Mavericks install to Yosemite with this Beta, or do I need to do a brand new install?
Was the Mavericks beta upgradeable to final? I don't mind being on a beta OS as long as the final outcome is that eventually I'm able to go to final. Being stuck on a beta OS, with a production machine, would be a dealbreaker for me.
also, can I upgrade my current Mavericks install to Yosemite with this Beta, or do I need to do a brand new install?
Most of the obvious bugs and incompatibilities are gone from DP4, but I've had both iTunes and Mail crash on me within the last 48 hours - can't remember when I've had a core app actually crash in OS X :/
Hope the folks in the beta test group are ready for a few bumps along the way.
Hope the folks in the beta test group are ready for a few bumps along the way.
100%. MR should add this little caveat to the OP. Sometimes enthusiasm and naivete can lead to disastrous results. A wee bit of forethought and planning can help ensure the enthusiasm isn't dampened but the system remains safe.
HEAR HEAR!!!
I put developer preview over my only functioning partition anyway (files backed up), half hoping it would send my 7 year old mac into premature retirement. It didn't work but iPhoto doesn't open which for some people would be a deal breaker. Use a new partition as Chupa Chupa says or caveat emptor.
The only thing i hate where Apple is going is they'll give us too much iOS design in Mac...
It's not now in Mavericks.. i dunno how much of this is in 10.10, but i reckon this is just the start....
So for me, it may pay to hold back,, even though Apple gives you controls to disable some, but not all, why are they their to begin with apart from convenience?
Take out all the iOS'y type stuff, and you have a regular Mavericks type, with a cosmetic look.
If i could test under a virtual machine, then i'd do that
It's not now in Mavericks.. i dunno how much of this is in 10.10, but i reckon this is just the start....
So for me, it may pay to hold back,, even though Apple gives you controls to disable some, but not all, why are they their to begin with apart from convenience?
Take out all the iOS'y type stuff, and you have a regular Mavericks type, with a cosmetic look.
If i could test under a virtual machine, then i'd do that
