Database updates through Catalina
Macs R We <[email protected]> Thu, 1 Jul 2021 15:51:40 -0700
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I have a client running Catalina on an old 2013 iMac with a spinner. =
There's no reason he needs to be running Catalina (he still uses Lotus =
123, for heaven's sake), he is apparently just a low-information victim =
of Apple's antisocial robo-nag campaign to "Upgrade! Upgrade!! =
Upgrade!!!"=20
His machine is now crawling.
My preference would be to clone his machine to an external, wiping it, =
install fresh High Sierra, and then migrate his files back in. But I'm =
unsure whether there have been format changes between HS and Catalina in =
personal databases such as Photos, Address Book, mailboxes, and the like =
that would queer this=E2=80=A6 or whether File Migration might just =
arbitrarily nix the importation out of principle. Not to mention knowing =
that the System Settings category (WiFi networks, Apple IDs, Sharing, =
Accessibility, etc.) would probably be un-migratable in toto, but that's =
less important as it can be addressed manually.
Can anyone say if this reverse-migration is doomed before it's tried?
The alternative would be to swap out his HDD with an SSD and clone it =
over, which would be a more costly job in terms of hardware fiddlery =
time (I hate working on iMacs, having to disconnect all the fragile =
display screen connectors to do the simplest things), pus the cost of a =
new TB drive.
(Damn Apple's irresponsible pressure on typical consumers to upgrade =
their OSes.)
--=20
Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support
in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas.
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have a client running Catalina on an old 2013 iMac with a spinner. =
There's no reason he needs to be running Catalina (he still uses Lotus =
123, for heaven's sake), he is apparently just a low-information victim =
of Apple's antisocial robo-nag campaign to "Upgrade! Upgrade!! =
Upgrade!!!" <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">His =
machine is now crawling.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">My preference would be to clone his machine to an external, =
wiping it, install fresh High Sierra, and then migrate his files =
back in. But I'm unsure whether there have been format changes between =
HS and Catalina in personal databases such as Photos, Address Book, =
mailboxes, and the like that would queer this=E2=80=A6 or whether File =
Migration might just arbitrarily nix the importation out of principle. =
Not to mention knowing that the System Settings category (WiFi networks, =
Apple IDs, Sharing, Accessibility, etc.) would probably be un-migratable =
in toto, but that's less important as it can be addressed =
manually.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Can =
anyone say if this reverse-migration is doomed before it's =
tried?</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">The =
alternative would be to swap out his HDD with an SSD and clone it over, =
which would be a more costly job in terms of hardware fiddlery time (I =
<i class=3D"">hate</i> working on iMacs, having to disconnect all the =
fragile display screen connectors to do the simplest things), pus the =
cost of a new TB drive.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">(Damn Apple's irresponsible pressure on typical consumers to =
upgrade their OSes.)</div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">
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text-decoration: none;">-- <br class=3D""> Macs R We -- =
Personal Macintosh Service and Support<br class=3D""> =
in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas.<br =
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