In news that won’t surprise attentive TidBITS readers, Apple has announced that the upcoming macOS 10.14 Mojave will be the last to support 32-bit apps. If you rely on older 32-bit apps, you probably have at least 15 months before it becomes a problem in macOS 10.15. Use a Mac OS X installation Disc. If you’re unable to use Internet Recovery Mode or create a bootable USB installer, you can still use a Mac OS X installation disc. These discs are available for OS X Snow Leopard, OS X Lion, and OS X Mountain Lion. If your Mac is from 2012 or earlier, there was an installation disc in the original box.
After installing Mojave from scratch on a completely wiped out Mac, and manually reinstalling just a few of my most used apps, I can say that I went for a few days without crashes. Then today they came back. Kernel Panic, reboot, Kernel Panic again after five minutes, reboot. Do I need to install the whole mac os mojave from scratch everytime there is an update like this (10.14.1)? Should I wait for the Patch Updater tool to find 10.14.1 and not use the Software Update utility of the mac? My system already uses apfs. And one last question. Put Mojave on a partition. The modern APFS filesystem that Apple moved Macs to in High Sierra (non-Fusion drives) and Mojave (all drives) makes it easy to create multiple installations of macOS on.
Big Sur is a major upgrade to macOS, and some people are ready for it. However, if you’ve been running Mojave or an earlier version of macOS to keep 32-bit applications running, you may still have held back.
If you’re otherwise ready for moving forward, you have a few options to keep a Mojave installation active.
In each case, I’d recommend starting by making a full disk image backup of your current macOS setup with Disk Utility, SuperDuper!, or Carbon Copy Cloner. In case something goes wrong, you can revert to it or restore from it.
Your easiest path is to buy or use a sufficiently large external drive and clone to it directly from your current Mac. This lets you even boot from it in a pinch, so you don’t have a lengthy restore process to get back to work or figure out what went wrong.
Here are your best options.
Put Mojave on an external drive
If you don’t think you’ll need Mojave that often, and will then use it for a period of time whenever you need it, install a fresh version of Mojave onto an external drive and copy applications and files you need. (Download the Mojave installer from the Mac App Store if you haven’t kept it on hand.)
Alternatively, you can upgrade your Mac to Catalina or Big Sur, then boot into the external drive I suggested making a copy onto above by selecting it from the Startup Disk preference pane. Remove any duplicated files, so you don’t wind up editing material on the old drive for which your master copy is on your upgraded internal drive.
When you want to switch between Mojave and a later macOS, use the Startup Disk preference pane again. You can also hold down Option after restarting to select a startup volume.
Put Mojave on a partition
The modern APFS filesystem that Apple moved Macs to in High Sierra (non-Fusion drives) and Mojave (all drives) makes it easy to create multiple installations of macOS on a single SSD or hard disk drive, as long as you have the space required.
In fact, it’s such a great idea that Apple offers official support for it and a detailed guide for the process that I won’t recapitulate. Read Apple’s instructions here.
As with an external volume, you use the Startup Disk preference pane to switch startup volumes.
Go virtual
If you either need Mojave all the time alongside Catalina or Big Sur, or you need it occasionally and don’t want the fuss of rebooting your system twice to move into it and back out, you can run Mojave (and other versions of macOS) in emulation through Parallels or VMware Fusion.
With either Parallels or VMware Fusion, you can start with a clone of your Mojave installation or install one from scratch, and then keep Mojave running in a bottle forever. Launch the app when you need Mojave; otherwise, it can stay on standby and no reboot is required.
Cost is the only thing that might hold you back. Parallels costs $79.99 for the home edition; VMware Fusion is $149 for its basic version. VMware also makes a more limited, personal-use-only version of Fusion available at no cost for home users. These are one-time prices, not yearly licensing fees, but the changes made in each version of macOS related to virtualization software is significant enough that you will need to purchase an upgrade each time you want to move to a later version of macOS. Parallels right now charges $49.99 for a version upgrade, while VMware has as $79 price tag on it.
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Many Mac users are enthusiastic about the new mountain inspired Mac OS Mojave. The gorgeous dark mode, dynamic desktop and the smart ‘stacks’ feature to tidy up your Mac desktop are some of the most prominent features, users are excited about.
But like it usually happens with new software, the new Mac OS Mojave also has some issues and glitches you should be aware of. This blog post will discuss 5 most common issues with Mojave and also provide solutions to resolve them.
Issue 1: Mojave installation issues
One of the most reported problems with Mac OS Mojave is with regard to its installation. Many users complain that they are unable to install Mojave successfully. This is mostly because your Mac is not compatible with the new OS. Below is a list of Mac’s that are compatible with Mojave. So make sure you are using one of these to install Mojave.
- MacBook 2015 or later
- MacBook Air 2012 or later
- MacBook Pro 2012 or later
- Mac Mini 2012 or later
- iMac 2012 or later
- iMac Pro and Mac Pro (2010, 2012 and 2013)
Next, clean all unnecessary files and system junk in your Mac and make a backup. Then try installing Mac OS Mojave from scratch.
Issue 2: Frequent freezes/crashes at the login screen
This is a typical problem encountered with Mojave that mostly occurs due to lack of coordination between applications and the OS. It could be possible that the apps are not supported by the new Mojave OS. In order to resolve this problem, try the following solutions.
As a first step, disable all trouble causing login applications.
- Disable trouble causing login apps
- Download the software called CleanMyMac
- In the left menu, select Optimization > Login Items
- Then disable trouble causing login items
In the next step, click on Launch Agents in the same CleanMyMac tool and remove the items that are not necessary. This will also help fix the crashing problem at login.
Issue 3: A slow Mac
Many users have complained that their Mac has slowed down after the Mojave update. In order to fix this problem, first, clear up items on the desktop. Fewer desktop items mean less space occupied on RAM, hence this will help you improve the speed of your Mac.
Additionally, you can also use the new ‘Stacks’ feature in Mojave to organize the chaos in your desktop.
As a next step, install latest versions of all your Mac applications. This will help all apps to be updated with Mojave and avoid unnecessary problems. Also, check the Activity Monitor to see any apps occupy an insane amount of memory. If they do, stop those apps and see if you’re Mac has an improved speed.
Also, removing the old cache, system junk, and old updates etc. will help improve the performance of your Mac. The CleanMyMac tool is a fantastic tool for this purpose.
Issue 4: iCloud not syncing properly
The next most reported complaint with Mojave is iCloud not syncing properly. In order to fix this problem, first sign out from iCloud. You can do that by going to Apple icon > System Preferences > iCloud > Sign Out.
Then log back into iCloud to see if the syncing trouble is fixed. If not, delete the ‘CloudDocs’ folder to resolve the problem. To do so, go to Finder and find the ‘CloudDocs’ folder and delete it.
These tips should help you fix the iCloud syncing trouble on your Mac Mojave.
Issue 5: Bluetooth issues
Bluetooth not working/Mac not connecting to Bluetooth is another known issue in Mojave. In order to solve this problem, it is advised that you delete the ‘plist’ file in Bluetooth. Of course, you can save it in a safe location if you are afraid of deleting it. Usually, the ‘plist’ file will be recreated when you turn ON Bluetooth again, but to be on a safe side, you can have a copy.
To delete the ‘plist’ file, open Finder and go to Folder. Then type ‘/Library/Preferences’ and delete the ‘com.apple.Bluetooth.plist’ file. Restart your Mac and re-connect Bluetooth.
In this blog, we’ve seen 5 of the most common problems in Mac OS Mojave. But there are many others like Mojave not installing on an external storage device, third party apps not working, Time Machine not working etc. So, it is best to be aware of these problems beforehand, in order to solve them easily.
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