Author Topic: Mac Operating System Catalina (Read 3408 times)

Kiwi_Roy · « **on:** November 07, 2019, 11:03:15 PM »

Does anybody have a feel how bad this new software is

I seem to have lost the ability to find my bookmarks
Excel seems to have been deleted although it will open an old file
I may be paranoid but for some reason I don't trust Apple.

guzzista · « **Reply #1 on:** November 07, 2019, 11:17:02 PM »

You are not the only person with Catalina issues since it was introduced. My own Macbook crashed completely after installing Catalina and I lost just about everything including bookmarks, photos, videos and many files. Very little could be recovered. If your system has cloud or another backup that may help. Good luck

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2019, 06:40:15 AM »

^^^^^

Nice. I would be really thrilled at that.

Johncolleary · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2019, 09:12:14 AM »

The only issue I have had is that the microsoft office apps don't work anymore but I'll just use apples office apps no problems so far.

Kiwi_Roy · « **Reply #4 on:** November 08, 2019, 10:30:20 AM »

The really annoying part is I never upgrade software unless I think long and hard, this version can't have asked.

guzzista · « **Reply #5 on:** November 08, 2019, 10:35:01 AM »

Several of my neighbors went through the Microsoft Office problem no longer working and got most everything back working so the general consensus is to dump M.O. before installing Catalina update . This is however hindsight being 20/20. On older Macs everything can and has gone caddywampus as in my case. I am writing this on another computer as the old Mac is being checked ( and possibly repaired). Hope that folks have backed up their machines regularly ( not something I did) or have cloud storage so they can recover theirs.....

guzzista · « **Reply #6 on:** November 08, 2019, 10:44:22 AM »

Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on November 08, 2019, 10:30:20 AM

The really annoying part is I never upgrade software unless I think long and hard, this version can't have asked.

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Sure does seem that way as well. I kept getting the update message and put it off intentionally till I could figure out the possible implications.
The 'bang' occurred upon starting one morning right from the gitgo, then after restarting, the grey screen with the dreaded 'do not enter' sign and it was all over for me. To this day both the computer store tech as well as a hacker friend have only been able to recover the same items I had in cloud storage due to the iphone/ mac connect.

Lannis · « **Reply #7 on:** November 08, 2019, 10:47:01 AM »

Here around my house -

1994 - 2007 - Windows 95 through Windows 3.1 on a desktop. Sorta got tired of the constant updates and decreasing backward-compatibility.

2008 - 2019 - iMac desktop with Mac OS through "Yosemite", whereupon my 2008 hardware wouldn't run the next version.

2019 - HP laptop running Linux/Debian-9. Best of all worlds so far.

Lannis

SemperVee · « **Reply #8 on:** November 08, 2019, 02:47:17 PM »

Why I am still on Mac O/S El Capitan on my still great working old Powerbook from 2010 that I upgraded with an SSD and more memory :^)

Chuck in Indiana · « **Reply #9 on:** November 08, 2019, 03:36:42 PM »

I went to Linux and haven't looked back since what was apparently an engineering program caused the blue screen of death on MS.

poorBob · « **Reply #10 on:** November 08, 2019, 10:10:17 PM »

Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on November 07, 2019, 11:03:15 PM

Does anybody have a feel how bad this new software is

I seem to have lost the ability to find my bookmarks
Excel seems to have been deleted although it will open an old file
I may be paranoid but for some reason I don't trust Apple.

Since upgrade to Catalina my bookmarks are no longer displayed by default in Safari when opening a new browser session or new tab in Safari. Instead, bookmarks are visible only by choosing Bookmarks->Show Bookmarks which opens the complete list in the sidebar. I can search for a specific bookmark by choosing Bookmarks->Edit Bookmarks. Do either of those methods work for you? Bookmark behavior in Chrome and in Firefox did not change with Catalina so using one of those browsers could be an option although I avoid google and chrome whenever possible.

I have always avoided installing micro**** applications on a mac so cannot speak to that.

uncle · « **Reply #11 on:** November 10, 2019, 10:35:04 AM »

Catalina only supports 64 bit Apps.... Older 32 bit Apps no longer run. Apple could have done a better job of explaining this. I lost use of my 10 year old copies software - I guess that's progress?

I found everything else was still there (like Bookmarks) - just slightly rearranged in some places....

sib · « **Reply #12 on:** November 10, 2019, 11:19:48 AM »

I've been using Catalina ever since the first developer beta release. The first couple of betas were highly problematic, but by now (MacOS 10.15.1) most of the bugs have been squashed and the OS is very stable and reliable. Same for the current beta 10.15.2. My major Mac is a 2014 vintage 15" MacBook Pro, and my wife uses a very recent 13" MacBook Pro.

redrider90 · « **Reply #13 on:** November 10, 2019, 08:44:25 PM »

I always wait for the 2nd or 3rd version of a new OS X. There are too many bugs after Mac changes. I also have two back up Time Machines.
I've got it on a thumb drive and am waiting to hear all the bad things. So far they are bad enough to wait.
I also download bookmarks and other special files and folders/contacts including photos to a flash drive just to make sure I have them stored somewhere special that Apple cannot screw up. Makes me think I might even import all my safari bookmarks into Chrome if and when I move to Catalina.

JeffOlson · « **Reply #14 on:** November 10, 2019, 08:52:17 PM »

No issues for me.

I use Macs in my business and have been a Mac user since 1992.

RaceyStoner27 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 11, 2019, 02:48:17 PM »

https://www.techradar.com/uk/how-to/macos-catalina-problems-how-to-fix-the-most-common-issues

https://setapp.com/how-to/fix-macos-catalina-problems

https://iboysoft.com/mac-data-recovery/macos-catalina-problems-and-fixes.html

A search for "Mac OS Catalina Issues" returns quite a few troubleshooting sites Good luck

Yeahoo Whoyah · « **Reply #16 on:** November 12, 2019, 02:08:38 AM »

I just looked and my iMac runs High Sierra. Sounds like I should just leave it be.

jas67 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 12, 2019, 04:56:46 AM »

Quote from: uncle on November 10, 2019, 10:35:04 AM

Catalina only supports 64 bit Apps.... Older 32 bit Apps no longer run. Apple could have done a better job of explaining this. I lost use of my 10 year old copies software - I guess that's progress?

I found everything else was still there (like Bookmarks) - just slightly rearranged in some places....

It isn't the most convenient solution, but, you could install Virtual Box (free), and install an earlier version of Mac OS in a virtual machine.
If Virtual Box doesn't support Mac OS VM's (I don't use it, I use VMWare, a similar, but, not free), VMWare does.

There are tutorials online on how to download and install earlier versions of Mac OS.

Lannis · « **Reply #18 on:** November 12, 2019, 08:06:00 AM »

Quote from: Yeahoo Whoyah on November 12, 2019, 02:08:38 AM

I just looked and my iMac runs High Sierra. Sounds like I should just leave it be.

I would have left my iMac (actually running El Capitan) alone, it's a nice machine, BUT the wireless and the bluetooth had failed on it (11 year old hardware, it had a good run), and a new outfit like it would have been pushing $2000, so I went with the $400 solution .... (Guzzi Content).

Lannis

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