Re: Database updates through Catalina
Carl Hoefs <[email protected]> Thu, 1 Jul 2021 16:31:44 -0700
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--===============5043681457470473568== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_5794F6D2-86A8-4EF2-9558-F493D1A28C34" --Apple-Mail=_5794F6D2-86A8-4EF2-9558-F493D1A28C34 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 High Sierra ran iPhoto; Catalina runs Photos. The two photo database = formats are totally incompatible, which is why it upgrades the database. = And I know that somewhere along the way (from HS to Catalina) it did a = forced upgrade of the mailboxes.=20 So my guess is that your undertaking would be an exercise in futility... (And ditto your frustration with the iMac's gossamer-thin screen = connection wires: What were they thinking?) -Carl > On Jul 1, 2021, at 3:51 PM, Macs R We <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 > 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 >=20 > His machine is now crawling. >=20 > 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. >=20 > Can anyone say if this reverse-migration is doomed before it's tried? >=20 > 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. >=20 > (Damn Apple's irresponsible pressure on typical consumers to upgrade = their OSes.) >=20 > --=20 > Macs R We -- Personal Macintosh Service and Support > in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas. > http://macsrwe.com <http://macsrwe.com/> > _______________________________________________ > MacOSX-talk mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk --Apple-Mail=_5794F6D2-86A8-4EF2-9558-F493D1A28C34 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">High = Sierra ran iPhoto; Catalina runs Photos. The two photo database formats = are totally incompatible, which is why it upgrades the database. And I = know that somewhere along the way (from HS to Catalina) it did a forced = upgrade of the mailboxes. <div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D"">So my guess is that your undertaking would be an exercise in = futility...<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">(And = ditto your frustration with the iMac's gossamer-thin screen connection = wires: What were they thinking?)</div><div class=3D""><br = class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">-Carl<br class=3D""><div><br = class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jul = 1, 2021, at 3:51 PM, Macs R We <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" = class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><meta = http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8" = class=3D""><div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: = space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">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!!!" <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""> <div style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; = font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; = font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; = text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; = word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: = none;" class=3D"">-- <br class=3D""> Macs R We -- = Personal Macintosh Service and Support<br class=3D""> = in the Wickenburg and far Northwest Valley Areas.<br = class=3D""> = <a = href=3D"http://macsrwe.com/" class=3D"">http://macsrwe.com</a></div> </div> <br = class=3D""></div></div>_______________________________________________<br = class=3D"">MacOSX-talk mailing list<br class=3D""><a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" = class=3D"">[email protected]</a><br = class=3D"">https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk<br = class=3D""></div></blockquote></div><br = class=3D""></div></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_5794F6D2-86A8-4EF2-9558-F493D1A28C34-- --===============5043681457470473568== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] https://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk --===============5043681457470473568==--