Hackintosh Upgrade Catalina To Big Sur
A few weeks ago macOS Big Sur was released. It’s an exciting new update and I’ve heard of many fewer issues than in years past, but I do urge people to wait for a few months before they jump in. As with any upgrade, make sure your computer is backed up and your apps are all compatible before you upgrade.
But until you are ready to make the jump, Apple has not stopped releasing security and bug fix updates for some older software. Though if you are running macOS Catalina or macOS Mojave you might only notice the offer to upgrade to macOS Big Sur.
- MacOS Big Sur: Upgrade installation (in-place) Whether creating an MDM policy or running the command remotely on the client device(s), the command below will perform the upgrade to macOS Big Sur.
- To reiterate, I now think it’s safe to upgrade from an earlier version of macOS to Big Sur, though I’d recommend scheduling it for a week or two after macOS 11.3 ships. Don’t interpret that as me telling you that you should upgrade—if you wish to stick with Mojave or Catalina for a bit longer, that’s fine.
Hackintosh Upgrade Catalina To Big Sur 2019
To get updates for Mojave or Catalina without upgrading to Big Sur, go to the Apple menu > System Preferences > Software Update. Ignore the offer to upgrade to macOS Big Sur and look a little lower to the section that says “Another update is available” and click “More info” below that. These updates are only bug and security fixes, and I recommend everyone install any updates available here.
Apple really wants you to upgrade to macOS Big Sur, but if you’re not ready for that big jump, it may be hard to notice that you have macOS Catalina and Safari updates to apply. MacOS Big Sur is a huge change and it’s usually a good idea to let the bleeding edge folks work out the kinks. On at 11:21 AM, Hackintosher said: When you update to 11.1, After the first reboot you might want to select the Preboot volume from Clover to boot from, If it is OpenCore select the macOS Installer to boot from. First, like Catalina, Big Sur is a 64-bit operating system. Any apps that didn’t work in Catalina won’t work in Big Sur. This includes older 32-bit media. If you haven’t upgraded to Catalina, here’s how to find out which apps on your system are 32-bit: Go to Apple menu About this Mac; Click on System Report; Click on Software.
This is the current status for recent versions of macOS:
- macOS 11 Big Sur – will get new minor features, refinements, and bug fixes until fall 2021, security patches until the end of 2023
- macOS 10.15 Catalina – will get security patches until the end of 2022
- macOS 10.14 Mojave – will get security patches until the end of 2021
- macOS 10.13 High Sierra – just got its last security patch
Further help
If you are an existing customer who needs help with this or if you have other questions, or if you are in San Francisco and interested in becoming a client I invite you to book an appointment with me. Otherwise, you may wish to contact Apple Support or to find a local Apple consultant.
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