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MAC UPDATE

Cats3000 — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:15:37 GMT

Did an update of Safari, Pages, Keynote and Numbers. Took me almost 20 minutes to complete!!!!!

Now I understand why many people don't bother.

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Teddixat — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:23:19 GMT

But very important to update. What operating system are you using?

Re: MAC UPDATE

Cats3000 — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 09:54:16 GMT

OS Sierra 10.12.6. I ALWAYS do updates and use the latest Operating System available. My comment was that the 4 updates seemed to take forever and the Safari update was the longest of the 4.

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Krimpette — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 11:17:25 GMT

@Cats3000. I'm not much of a techie, so I'm always very nervous doing the updates. Can you tell me briefly what is involved that made updating take so long?

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NickNack — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 18:54:35 GMT

I downloaded 10.12.6 today and also a Safari update. It took about 20 minutes to download both. I didn't think that was very long considering there were two updates.

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dooBdoo — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 01:20:38 GMT

@Cats3000, @Teddixat, @Krimpette, @NickNack

The Safari update only took 6 minutes for me. Many things impact the download/install time. The speed of your connection, the volume of requests to Apple's servers, performance of your computer, etc, all are involved in this process. When a new update is released, there's often a flurry of people wanting to access it at the same time and that can really bog things down.

There are so many variables involved, so it's difficult-to-impossible to give a spot-on prediction for how long it will take for everyone. @Cats3000, Updates might seem like a "bother" but often they include significant security protections, fixes to annoying bugs, etc. I understand waiting a wee bit to see how new versions are received, but it's not a good idea to skip updates for too long. @NickNack, I would say, in general, that 20 minutes to update your operating system and Safari was excellent!

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Krimpette — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:25:25 GMT

@dooBdoo I do not find any update notification on my MacBook Pro (I use Sierra). Where woud I find that operating system update (10.12.6)? I've done the Safari update, as well as the one for Malwarebytes. Thanks! (Obviousy, I'm somewhat technology challenged!)

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Krimpette — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 11:29:11 GMT

@dooBdoo. OOOPS!!!! That appears to be the version I'm already using on my MacBook Pro. Is there a later version now?

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dooBdoo — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:15:12 GMT

Krimpette wrote:
@dooBdoo I do not find any update notification on my MacBook Pro (I use Sierra). Where woud I find that operating system update (10.12.6)? I've done the Safari update, as well as the one for Malwarebytes. Thanks! (Obviousy, I'm somewhat technology challenged!)

Krimpette wrote:
@dooBdoo. OOOPS!!!! That appears to be the version I'm already using on my MacBook Pro. Is there a later version now?

Good morning, @Krimpette! Sierra 10.12.6 is the current version. It was released for download and installation on July 19. A major update, macOS High Sierra v. 10.13, is scheduled for release on September 25. To check for available updates, you always can look under the Apple drop-down menu and click "App Store" or just open the App Store icon on the dock and click on the "Updates" tab at the top.

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Krimpette — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:17:03 GMT

@dooBdoo. Thanks so much! I'm really getting old....I don't even remember instaling that update, but sure enough...my computer shows that it's the versionon on my computer. Will it be necessary to update to High Sierra? That sounds so MAJOR!!!!! (Thanks for responding to me so quickly and for sharing your expertise!!!!)

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dooBdoo — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:43:52 GMT

Krimpette wrote:
@dooBdoo. Thanks so much! I'm really getting old....I don't even remember instaling that update, but sure enough...my computer shows that it's the versionon on my computer. Will it be necessary to update to High Sierra? That sounds so MAJOR!!!!! (Thanks for responding to me so quickly and for sharing your expertise!!!!)

@Krimpette, You're welcome! The new version will be a big one. I always update as soon as software is available, but frankly many people prefer to wait and see if there are any major bugs to be sorted out. At some point, however, it's really a good idea to move forward to the most current version if only to be sure we have all the security updates included in it.

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jaxs mom — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:56:54 GMT

If you keep the App Store app on your tool bar it will show you notifications when there is an update.

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Krimpette — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:07:05 GMT

@dooBdoo. I can recall doing the update to Sierra. I held out for a long time, until my bank kind of forced me into updating. I recall ending up having to call Apple tech support for assistance. I'll probably be a similar "hold-out" for this next verzion. I'll look forward to your posts about how wonderful it is!!!!!!

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dooBdoo — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:49:31 GMT

Krimpette wrote:
@dooBdoo. I can recall doing the update to Sierra. I held out for a long time, until my bank kind of forced me into updating. I recall ending up having to call Apple tech support for assistance. I'll probably be a similar "hold-out" for this next verzion. I'll look forward to your posts about how wonderful it is!!!!!!

Hi, again, @Krimpette! You'll be in good company waiting a wee bit before updating -- many people feel it's more prudent. I do hope you see posts about how wonderful it is... sometimes we find unexpected "features" (aka bugs!) that make the experience somewhat more "interesting" than we might like. I'm sure whatever you decide will be fine. Take care.