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  1. W

    Trouble updating 2018 13" MBP to Catalina from Mojave

    I'm trying to get the beta for Catalina on my MBP, but whenever I try to get the update, I get the message "An error occurred while running scripts from the package 'InstallESDDmg.pkg'. (An error occurred while installing the selected updates)" I press OK, and hope that everything will run...
  2. VHHess

    iPhone Using NordVPN (or other IKEv2 VPN)? Try this workaround

    I've encountered cases where using the iOS app does not let me connect to select services, protocols or apps (such as banking, software update check and downloading App Store updates hangs or takes repeated attempt to connect to the profile. I may delete the stock NordVPN app and use this method...
  3. Rique

    Duet Display on 2013 MBP (running Catalina)?

    I have an older MBP (Model ID 11,3). It's no slouch even after all these years (2.6 i7, 4 cores, 16Gb RAM, 1Tb SSD) and I love it - best Mac I've ever owned and it's not even close (and I've owned too many to count). As much as my MBP is "no slouch", it apparently is not going to play nicely...
  4. EEzycade

    When to jump on the bandwagon...

    Being disabled, I am itching to try out Catalina and the Voice Control Feature. When would you recommend I try the beta. Now? Wait for Mid-July to early-August? Thanks. Speaking of betas, I saw a thread earlier about someone complaining that some apps were broken in beta 2. LOL. Obviously he...
  5. Sovon Halder

    Catalina on MacBook Pro 2017 13" TB

    Any brave souls out there testing the public beta on the said device? Looking for some info on experience of it such as.. if it makes the device any slower "snappiness" for quick day to day tasks and other sorts, that requires short bursts of CPU.
  6. D

    Manually adding songs to iPhone

    Downloaded Catalina today and, so far, mostly good. The one question I have: I always manage my iPhone media library (music and music videos) manually. They're not copied to the Macbook, only on the iPhone (mostly because it's TOO much media – hundreds of Gb, more than my Macbook can...
  7. upintheclouds

    Did Beta 2 add the full Dynamic Wallpaper?

    Just checking if the full version of the Catalina Dynamic Wallpaper came along with beta 2 today.
  8. EEzycade

    Thoughts on Voice Control from someone who will use it.

    I was watching the keynote but had an appointment I needed to get to. I missed the segment about Catalina. However, I went to their website and looked at the page describing all the new features. I watched the Voice Control video and loved it. Awesome! I think Apple nailed it. The reason I will...
  9. Journojulz

    Using Parallels / VM to run 32 bit apps?

    I use needs to use Adobe Indesign at work and home and its one app the they haven't made a 64bit version of in CS6. I don't want to start a subscription as the programme works fine - is there an alternative using a virtual machine when Catalina comes in?
  10. jwatters579

    Running Catalina on Main Machine

    I was wondering how stable it is to run Catalina on a main machine? I have an updated Time Machine (running Mojave) but, it is not in a HFS format (the backup). Can I install Catalina and have all my current files on there (from Mojave) without an issue?
  11. T

    Catalina on HFS+ - a HOWTO

    I've just had some success getting Catalina on HFS+: Please ignore that I selected the APFS volume of my main boot drive on the tester Mac. I hadn't noticed when taking the screenshot and when I did notice I'd already erased the volume for my next test. Method: From an image of a working...
  12. volumegarage

    MAJOR MELTDOWN - Installed Catalina and can no longer reboot - memory issues

    I sure hope someone has experienced a problem like this and can assists. Earlier this week, I downloaded Catalina on to my new iMac. The os worked ok for a couple of days, but my hard drive was full. I think I downloaded the new XCode and haven't been able to boot the machine since. I've worked...
  13. T

    iOS So you actually need Catalina (beta) to use SwiftUI, not just Xcode 11 beta

    So I installed the Xcode 11 beta on Mojave. When I came to use it, the one new feature I was interested in was the new SwiftUI language/system, but after mucking around with it for a while I realised it actually needs to be running on Catalina (beta) to be able to see the canvas. The canvas...
  14. liquidnonsense

    Still no Catalina download for me...

    Is anybody else still seeing "Your Mac is up to date" with Mojave, even with a fully functional Apple Developer Seed Profile? I have been itching to try it but still no luck. Has the rollout been particularly slow, or am I missing something? Thanks.
  15. bogdanw

    iTunes 12.6.5.3 on MacOS Catalina 10.15

    As of Catalina 10.15.4, the scripts no longer work. iTunes can be installed with Retroactive https://github.com/cormiertyshawn895/Retroactive/releases Retroactive thread on MacRumors...
  16. G

    Catalina 10.15 Music no importing my old iTunes songs

    Hi, I added the beta Mac OS 10.15 but none of my ripped music, playlists or ratings came over, it just shows purchases from iTunes Store, none of my own music, I have a back up of my itunes library, is anyone able to advise how I can bring my library and history into the new app please?
  17. martin_hamilton

    Catalina WWDC beta on MBA 2018 - install hangs/freezes

    Hey there, brave Catalina beta testers! I thought I would give Catalina a spin on a 2018 Macbook Air we use for testing stuff: Everything seems to be fine, but then just as the machine is nearly done installing (progress bar around 3/4 complete) it freezes - clue here is that the animation on...
  18. johnalan

    Virtualise Catalina

    Hello, I'm a registered developer with access to the Catalina beta. I'd really like to test SwiftUI etc, but can't afford to jeopardise my main prod Mac. Is it possible to directly download the beta and install in a VM running on top of macOS Mojave?
  19. haralds

    Cloning a Catalina System Volume?

    Has anybody successfully cloned the system volume and its data container?
  20. haralds

    Copying Catalina System Volume with CCC Beta

    What method have people used to clone a new Catalina volume? Since there are separate system and data volumes it looks like things might be more complex.