Do you use any of these following macOS versions as your main macOS right now? macOS Tahoe, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, or macOS Monterey?
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What major macOS version do you still use as of February 2026?
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I don't know how you can make a statement like that, an OS doesn't decay as time goes on.
Only because developers choose not to support it. And it's hardly obsolete for 32-bit programs.
I know this isn't true because it was released in 2018 and Apple provides 3 years of security updates.
edubfromktown
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Tahoe on my two newest M-series systems (and just got upgraded from Sequoia on work Mac).
High Sierra on a couple of 2011 Mac Mini's.
High Sierra on a couple of 2011 Mac Mini's.
ClaraStahlbaum
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Four different Macs, three different versions (Tahoe on my MBA, Sequoia on my Mac mini server, and on the family iMac [stuck on Sequoia], Sonoma on a Mac mini server at my summer house.)
MacInTO
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I use Mojave. I use primarily Adobe CS6 and Apple Aperture which do not work beyond Mojave. I also use Mavericks on my 2012 MacBook pro.
Dave Braine
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eyoungren
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Tahoe is not supported by Open Core Legacy Patcher (OCLP) - so no Tahoe on my systems.
Sonoma…2009 Mac Pro.
I do not own an M-series Mac.
Sonoma…2009 Mac Pro.
I do not own an M-series Mac.
maflynn
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eyoungren
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Cost. My general price range for any Mac I actually need is around $250.
I have never been able to afford a brand new Mac. All my Macs have either been purchased second hand from eBay, or received as gifts. In large part, the gifts are/were older Macs.
PowerPC for me was 2001 to 2020. I moved fully into the Intel era when, for my daily driver Mac, I purchased a 2009 Mac Pro in May 2020. That's the Mac I am typing this on. But, because of OCLP, it has Sonoma running on it.
By the point Apple starts to shut off cloud services on Sonoma, the early M-series models will probably be in my price range. Then I can make the jump. I may have a few more years if OCLP can get Tahoe working on Intel.
PS. I did have an M-series Mac in the house from October 2023 to just last week, but that Mac wasn't mine and I quit that job last week. So, I'm not unfamiliar with the M series and Tahoe. I just don't own myself an M-series Mac.
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eyoungren
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Which hoops? Do you mean applying root patches again each time you update? I can see that, if that is what you mean. It is in large part, why I don't update.
For me, reapplying root patches means pulling my third video card. That's a PC card and if I apply root patches while it's connected, things go wonky. So, for this reason, I don't do updates. So far, Sequoia doesn't seem to offer much advantage over Sonoma so I haven't bothered to upgrade. Waiting for Tahoe.
My only other issue is that a day and a half into being on, my MP will suddenly forget that it has two ethernet ports. Only a restart fixes it. So, I have a cron job that forces the Mac to shutdown every day (even if apps are running) and Onyx has a set startup time which is about 10 minutes after the shutdown. This all goes off around 3am or so when no backups are scheduled and I'm asleep. I have autologin set, so the net result is that when I return to the Mac in the morning it appears as if nothing has happened.
I leave most of my Macs on 24/7 so this works for me.
M.Brane
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The MP is primarily for ripping optical discs, and backup storage so Mojave does fine. Kind of a shame for such an iconic machine, but times have changed. Other than the connectivity my MBA runs circles around it performance wise with a much smaller footprint, and power consumption.
Plus I prefer iTunes to the steaming pile that is the "Music" app.
Plus I prefer iTunes to the steaming pile that is the "Music" app.
MacInTO
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I agree! I like iTunes much better. I had my music on a Mac mini with Monterrey. After some time, I switched back to Mojave and iTunes.
eyoungren
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I'm a graphic designer by profession, so in large part graphic design apps are what my MP is used for with my own projects. It's far more expandable than any of the laptops or Mac Minis I own.
I'm with you on Music though. I don't use Music on Sonoma. I use Swinsian. With my older Intels I use Nightingale and for PowerPC, Songbird. The common denominator for me on these three apps is that all three have the ability to scan a single music folder on my NAS and make adjustments. If I add or remove music from that folder, the next time I open one of those apps, it will see the change and adjust. And it's all automatic. I don't have to tell the apps to do it. In this way, I do not have multiple libraries I have to try and keep straight - just the one.
iTunes can't do this and it took awhile to find three similar apps that would. Music isn't one of those.
AdamBuker
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I run Sequoia on my M1 mini and my 14” M1 MBP for internet, email, icloud, and some games.
Though most of the time I’m using Leopard on my G5 Power Mac for Logic 8, Aperture 2, Final Cut Studio 2, iWork ‘09, Scrivener 2.
I probably will keep on Sequoia until it stops receiving security updates. Even then I will need to occasionally use it on an external device to access shared files on my PowerPC macs through AFP as Tahoe dropped all AFP support.
Though most of the time I’m using Leopard on my G5 Power Mac for Logic 8, Aperture 2, Final Cut Studio 2, iWork ‘09, Scrivener 2.
I probably will keep on Sequoia until it stops receiving security updates. Even then I will need to occasionally use it on an external device to access shared files on my PowerPC macs through AFP as Tahoe dropped all AFP support.
