Not upgrading - no column browser in the new MacOS Music app means managing my extensively curated 40,000 track library will be a nightmare. I'm not holding out hope that it will make a return in a future release but one can hope. Not happy that a perfectly useful feature has been tossed in the rubbish bin.
Cannot upgrade, too many 32 bit Apps on my mac; namely the MyHarmony App that I use to configure all my Logitech Remotes, and there is no road map or timeline to provide a 64 bit App from them.
To Check to see what 32 bit apps you have running:
Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen.
Select About This Mac.
Click System Report.
Scroll down to the Software section and click Applications.
On the right, you'll see a list of apps and a column labeled 64-Bit (Intel).
Sort on that Column and look at all the Apps listed as "No"
Angelito - 5 years ago
Upgraded the first day, and now my 365 Word crashes every time I open or create a document. Over 1 hour with 365 support today uninstalling/reinstalling etc., and no solution except to go back to the previous OS.
I knew I should not have upgraded. I write for a living and rely on Word.
Avid99 - 5 years ago
I'm retired and not sure I want to go through the fresh hell of updating and replacing apps. Didn't we have this issue once before a long time ago with a big OS update from 9 to 10?
Anyway, there's a way to run the 32-bit apps for those who really need them.
https://www.macworld.com/article/3273545/give-your-old-mac-software-eternal-life.html
Me? I'm going to have this think this over for a while before inviting disaster into my Mac.
ssilipino - 5 years ago
I have the benefit of have both a Mac Mini and a MacBook Air, the Mini being my "server" or primary workstation, so that one, for the first time, I'm leaving alone for a while to see how things develop for developers and what updates they put out. On my Air, I had that running the Beta, and now just did a clean install of Catalina, and I'll use that to get use to the new OS (I don't use the native Reminders app, so I won't have a compatibility issue there running different versions).
I'm more than a casual consumer using these products, so from the professional side I understand the hesitation. One of the biggest concerns I have upgrading to Catalina is how the system is going to handle the upgrade of the music library from iTunes to Music.
Michael - 5 years ago
I happily gave up my 32bit Microsoft Office for LibreOffice. I set the default file types to xlsx and docx. Everything works just as well for my needs.
Sonny - 5 years ago
Apple has made a big mistake not supporting 32-bit apps and drivers. I have a lot of outboard audio equipment that uses 32-bit drivers for which no 64-bit drivers will ever be available. I know other audio pros who are in the same boat including a large commercial recording studio that has tens of thousands of dollars in outboard equipment. Updating to Catalina would require expenditures for new hardware. Apple is forcing this upon us. It doesn't feel good. I'll probably not upgrade until two years from now when Apple will say that Catalina is "no longer supported."
Stephen - 5 years ago
I updated my iPhone to iOS 13 and didn't realize the consequence of letting it "upgrade" my reminders. Now they don't sync with my Mac; I can view them there only through the iCloud website, some lists have been lost there, and I can't add new lists from there. Now I'm stuck having to upgrade, fairly urgently, despite the risks and work associated with this upgrade. Not a big Apple fan at the moment.
Ron Savitt - 5 years ago
I am really sick of big tech telling what I can and can not do! Apple now seems to be the worst of the bunch. I do a great deal of photo editing using at least three editors which will require major adjustments and one which may have to go; that is beyond Aperture. From what I have read about Catalina it is more than I really need, indeed Mojave was not that great. My wife is running two back and it works better than the newer ones. She does not do photo editing but just the basics.
The new updates on Pages are really poor, take me back to WordPerfect. Having grown up in the western desert I am prepared to stay as long as I can and if I am forced to change I will seek a completely different non-Apple solution. I know this will make ap designers mad but I often believe they make changes based on what they think should be not what is needed and wanted! All of this is somewhat creeping Communism of the tech world.
Chip - 5 years ago
Like you, I don’t use the Microsoft apps a lot — I get by using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote — but other people do so paying money just to have the shiny new OS isn’t something I want to do.
This will be the very first time I’ve skipped an update. I’m typically someone who waits about a week or so, reading reviews and getting an opportunity to learn from others first before updating. As it is, I’ll be happy staying in the desert this time around.
Not upgrading - no column browser in the new MacOS Music app means managing my extensively curated 40,000 track library will be a nightmare. I'm not holding out hope that it will make a return in a future release but one can hope. Not happy that a perfectly useful feature has been tossed in the rubbish bin.
Cannot upgrade, too many 32 bit Apps on my mac; namely the MyHarmony App that I use to configure all my Logitech Remotes, and there is no road map or timeline to provide a 64 bit App from them.
To Check to see what 32 bit apps you have running:
Click the Apple icon in the top left corner of your screen.
Select About This Mac.
Click System Report.
Scroll down to the Software section and click Applications.
On the right, you'll see a list of apps and a column labeled 64-Bit (Intel).
Sort on that Column and look at all the Apps listed as "No"
Upgraded the first day, and now my 365 Word crashes every time I open or create a document. Over 1 hour with 365 support today uninstalling/reinstalling etc., and no solution except to go back to the previous OS.
I knew I should not have upgraded. I write for a living and rely on Word.
I'm retired and not sure I want to go through the fresh hell of updating and replacing apps. Didn't we have this issue once before a long time ago with a big OS update from 9 to 10?
Anyway, there's a way to run the 32-bit apps for those who really need them.
https://www.macworld.com/article/3273545/give-your-old-mac-software-eternal-life.html
Me? I'm going to have this think this over for a while before inviting disaster into my Mac.
I have the benefit of have both a Mac Mini and a MacBook Air, the Mini being my "server" or primary workstation, so that one, for the first time, I'm leaving alone for a while to see how things develop for developers and what updates they put out. On my Air, I had that running the Beta, and now just did a clean install of Catalina, and I'll use that to get use to the new OS (I don't use the native Reminders app, so I won't have a compatibility issue there running different versions).
I'm more than a casual consumer using these products, so from the professional side I understand the hesitation. One of the biggest concerns I have upgrading to Catalina is how the system is going to handle the upgrade of the music library from iTunes to Music.
I happily gave up my 32bit Microsoft Office for LibreOffice. I set the default file types to xlsx and docx. Everything works just as well for my needs.
Apple has made a big mistake not supporting 32-bit apps and drivers. I have a lot of outboard audio equipment that uses 32-bit drivers for which no 64-bit drivers will ever be available. I know other audio pros who are in the same boat including a large commercial recording studio that has tens of thousands of dollars in outboard equipment. Updating to Catalina would require expenditures for new hardware. Apple is forcing this upon us. It doesn't feel good. I'll probably not upgrade until two years from now when Apple will say that Catalina is "no longer supported."
I updated my iPhone to iOS 13 and didn't realize the consequence of letting it "upgrade" my reminders. Now they don't sync with my Mac; I can view them there only through the iCloud website, some lists have been lost there, and I can't add new lists from there. Now I'm stuck having to upgrade, fairly urgently, despite the risks and work associated with this upgrade. Not a big Apple fan at the moment.
I am really sick of big tech telling what I can and can not do! Apple now seems to be the worst of the bunch. I do a great deal of photo editing using at least three editors which will require major adjustments and one which may have to go; that is beyond Aperture. From what I have read about Catalina it is more than I really need, indeed Mojave was not that great. My wife is running two back and it works better than the newer ones. She does not do photo editing but just the basics.
The new updates on Pages are really poor, take me back to WordPerfect. Having grown up in the western desert I am prepared to stay as long as I can and if I am forced to change I will seek a completely different non-Apple solution. I know this will make ap designers mad but I often believe they make changes based on what they think should be not what is needed and wanted! All of this is somewhat creeping Communism of the tech world.
Like you, I don’t use the Microsoft apps a lot — I get by using Pages, Numbers, and Keynote — but other people do so paying money just to have the shiny new OS isn’t something I want to do.
This will be the very first time I’ve skipped an update. I’m typically someone who waits about a week or so, reading reviews and getting an opportunity to learn from others first before updating. As it is, I’ll be happy staying in the desert this time around.
Chip