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Jun 04, 2018 If you're wondering which California geographical feature the latest Mac operating system is named after, the answer is MacOS Mojave. This ends 'a.
Find out if your system meets the requirements of the new macOS Mojave 10.4.
Apple have released a developer beta of their upcoming operating system named macOS Mojave, which will be macOS 10.14. The name MoJave continues on with their California landmarks with the name after a scenic CA region, it should be publicly available between September to November.
For this upgrade unfortunately a lot of models pre 2012 are now incompatible unlike the previous upgrades of macOS Sierra and macOS High Sierra 10.13 which hardly dropped any models on there release.
For the older Sierra upgrades Apple had already dropped support for any models pre late 2009 for MacBook and iMac. Also anything pre 2010 for MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and Mac Pro.
You’ll still require a 64bit Intel processor, Iris Graphics 4000 series or later and 8GBs of free disk space – if upgrading, as appose to clean install min plus at least 2GB of RAM – 4GB+ preferred.
The Macs that will run macOS Mojave
- iMac – all models from late 2012, iMac 13,1 – 18,3
- iMac Pro – all models, iMac Pro 1,1
- MacBook & MacBook Retina – all models from late 2009, MacBook 8,1 – 10,1
- MacBook Pro – all models from 2012, MacBook Pro 9,2 – 15,1
- MacBookAir – all models from 2012, MacBook Air 5,1 – 7,2
- Mac Mini – all models from 2012, Mac Mini 6,1 – 7,1
- Mac Pro – all models from 2012, Mac Pro 6,1 and from 2010-2012 Mac Pro 5,1 models with recommended Metal-capable GPU
Which means most devices made prior to 2008 won’t be able to run it.
The ones that fall short…
– macOS Mojave won’t runon –
- iMac 4,1 – 12,1
- MacBook 1,1 – 7,1
- MacBook Pro 1,1 – 8,3
- MacBookAir 1,1 – 4,2
- Mac Mini 1,1 – 5,3
- Mac Pro 1,1 – 4,1
- Xserve 1,1 – 3,1
How you find your Mac Model Number
>Apple Menu > About This Mac > More Info … > System Report … Model Identifier
Or for you terminal freaks…
UpdatesImportant Note: Using APFS is REQUIRED in Mojave in order to receive system updates via the normal Software Update method. If you choose to continue using macOS Extended (Journaled) as your filesystem type, you will NOT receive System Updates via System Preferences. If you are not using APFS, you can follow the 10.14.1 installation steps below.
10.14.6
10.14.6 can be updated normally via Software Update if using an APFS volume, and will need to be patched using an installer volume created with Mojave Patcher version 1.3.2 or later after installing.
10.14.5
10.14.5 can be updated normally via Software Update if using an APFS volume, and will need to be patched using an installer volume created with Mojave Patcher version 1.3.1 or later after installing.
10.14.4
10.14.4 adds new changes that ARE NOT patchable by the post-install tool of Mojave Patcher v1.2.3 and older! Before updating to 10.14.4, you you will need to use the latest Mojave Patcher version to create a new installer volume, using the 10.14.4 installer app. Then, update to 10.14.4, either by installing via Software Update, or by just using the installer volume you've created to install.
10.14.3
If you are currently running 10.14.1 or 10.14.2, you can simply use the Software Update pane of System Preferences (if using APFS) to apply the 10.14.3 update. Once the update is installed, you will most likely need to re-apply post-install patches to get the system to boot again. This process is detailed in steps 8 - 10 above. If you are currently running 10.14.0, you'll need to proceed with the 10.14.1 update method described below.
10.14.2
If you are currently running 10.14.1, you can simply use the Software Update pane of System Preferences (if using APFS) to apply the 10.14.2 update. Once the update is installed, you will most likely need to re-apply post-install patches to get the system to boot again. This process is detailed in steps 8 - 10 above. If you are currently running 10.14.0, or are using a non-AFPS volume, you'll need to proceed with the 10.14.1 update method described below.
10.14.1/macOS Extended (Journaled) volumes
The Mojave 10.14.1 update does NOT install properly on unsupported machines, and could result in an unbootable OS. If you want to install the 10.14.1 update (and are not currently running 10.14.1), perform the following steps:
• Download the latest version of Mojave Patcher
• Download the installer using the Tools menu of Mojave Patcher
• Create a patched USB installer
• Boot from that, and install 10.14.1 onto the volume containing an older release.
• Once done, apply the post-install patches, and you should now be on 10.14.1.
• Download the latest version of Mojave Patcher
• Download the installer using the Tools menu of Mojave Patcher
• Create a patched USB installer
• Boot from that, and install 10.14.1 onto the volume containing an older release.
• Once done, apply the post-install patches, and you should now be on 10.14.1.