![]() Have you backed up your data?īe prepared for problems. ![]() ![]() Occasionally people are sitting on older operating systems, or older machines, that cannot upgrade to the new OS. Upgrades are the ones that typically break workflows and software that's not up to date, especially outdated software that’s not compatible with the upgrade. Is your software up to date and ready for Monterey? Things to Check Before Upgrading to macOS 12 Montereyīefore you upgrade to the latest macOS, ensure that you are prepared for the move by answering these four questions:ġ. Updates add a few digits after the decimal point in OS version number (from 11.0 to 11.01, for instance), while upgrades change the number before the decimal in the OS (from 11.01 to 12, for example), and sometimes involve a new name (Monterey replaces Big Sur, which replaced Catalina, which replaced Mojave).Updates tend to be small relative to the size of the OS (a dozen kilobytes or a few megabytes), while upgrades are massive, typically hundreds or even thousands of megabytes.Updates typically take mere minutes, while upgrades require hours.Updates are frequent (think weeks), while upgrades are infrequent (think months or years).An OS update doesn’t change an operating system’s core structure or look and feel, while an OS upgrade often does.The difference between an update and an upgrade is primarily in the number of modifications and in the importance of those modifications. ![]() We’d much rather have a conversation with someone about why we're blocking an upgrade and how to properly implement it, than discuss why their Macs are down for an entire day, maybe even longer, because of the fallout caused by an unplanned upgrade. What we've learned the hard way is that no organization should upgrade macOS until they are fully prepared. Some organizations think, "Well, this is only going to affect me and my system," even when upgrading macOS can actually affect an entire team and an entire team's workflow. They either think they are applying a simple update, or they're not as prepared as they thought for the upgrade. We don't want to stop you from doing something that you want to do.īut what we have learned over the years is that many organizations upgrade by accident.
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