OSX Catalina - OK to install?

[anonymous-user]

I've been putting this off on my MacBook Air but wondered if it was now safe to do so?

[BBenzzz]

I installed this on my MBP not long after it was released and it has been flawless since change-over. I would say you are okay, however I do not use my MB for anything near it's capabilities!

[anonymous-user]

BBenzzz said:

I installed this on my MBP not long after it was released and it has been flawless since change-over. I would say you are okay, however I do not use my MB for anything near it's capabilities!

Mine isn't exactly taxed either . Upgrading in 5, 4, 3 .....

[psi310398]

I had to do a clean wipe of the SSD in my early 2015 MacBook Air and reinstalled with Catalina a couple of weeks ago.

No issues so far.

[Bikerjon]

Check if you're using any 32 bit applications before you click upgrade!

[anonymous-user]

The only third party sw that I need to worry about is my financial management but they emailed my recently to say it runs fine on Catalina.

[anonymous-user]

I'm back!!!!

All went very smoothly and all my third party apps seem to work fine.

I have a swap file (text) in the new Relocated Items folder on my desktop. No idea what it is/was but all seems fine.

Happy days

[okenemem]

Bikerjon said:

Check if you're using any 32 bit applications before you click upgrade!

mircosoft office stopped working, utorrent aswell,

[langy]

okenemem said:

mircosoft office stopped working, utorrent aswell,

I recently upgraded to Catalina (mid 2014 or 2015) version and all good except MS Office stopped working.
Used my work O365 account to get back up and running.

[blackscooby]

I upgraded to Catalina, the only issue I've found so far is that switching between accounts seems to take ages. Much longer than before.

[ffc]

You might have some certficate security issues particularly with Chrome. Catalina tightened up certificate requirements.

[Murph7355]

I used to wait until the first couple of point releases before doing this. These days I only bother when there's a specific reason to do so as Apple haven't released anything truly that useful in the upgrades for several versions (and may things on the UI have been a step back IMO).

Always, always, ALWAYS check app compatibility before upgrading. The last thing you want to be in for is having to pay for upgrades for key software.

https://roaringapps.com/apps