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I did it. Twice. Not a fun thing to do. You are not suppose to do it, so there is no apple supported procedure. The best you can do is reinstall from scratch, maybe using a bootable USB with El Capitan, and restore files and apps from Time Machine. I tried restoring the whole OS using Time Machine, and it never worked.
At the end, I went back to Sierra, and I'm staying here for the moment.
BTW, which apps are not working for you? I found that some of them need a reinstall, even though Time Machine restores them, the configuration gets corrupted and they crash. Happened to me with Mail, Webex and with Colormuki Display. I was about to post a feedback about Colormunki to the beta team, then I tried just uninstalling and reinstalling it from scratch. It works flawlessly.
With Webex was even harder. I had to download a Webex Removal tool to clean every configuration about it, reinstalled, and working ever since. No issues whatsoever.
So, i'd recommend you reinstall your problematic apps before rolling back.
At the end, I went back to Sierra, and I'm staying here for the moment.
BTW, which apps are not working for you? I found that some of them need a reinstall, even though Time Machine restores them, the configuration gets corrupted and they crash. Happened to me with Mail, Webex and with Colormuki Display. I was about to post a feedback about Colormunki to the beta team, then I tried just uninstalling and reinstalling it from scratch. It works flawlessly.
With Webex was even harder. I had to download a Webex Removal tool to clean every configuration about it, reinstalled, and working ever since. No issues whatsoever.
So, i'd recommend you reinstall your problematic apps before rolling back.
Sorry, but time for a sermon
I would never run a beta OS on a machine that had only one drive. You need at least one backup drive, for cases like this. I've been using Sierra since PB4. PB1,2 & 3 did not work well for me, they had bugs that I wasn't willing to live with. I updated my Beta Boot Drive after each update, and with PB4, it started working well for me and the applications I use. The only issue I have now, is the F12 key on my Logitech keyboard is not working as an eject key.
Lou
I would never run a beta OS on a machine that had only one drive. You need at least one backup drive, for cases like this. I've been using Sierra since PB4. PB1,2 & 3 did not work well for me, they had bugs that I wasn't willing to live with. I updated my Beta Boot Drive after each update, and with PB4, it started working well for me and the applications I use. The only issue I have now, is the F12 key on my Logitech keyboard is not working as an eject key. Lou
Yup, lesson learned. The hard waySorry, but time for a sermon
Lou
1password app gave me a corrupted error when I installed macOS. A quick reinstall over the current installation fixed the issue. Took two minutes.
I'd suggest you download the latest drivers from the Canon website, and for mail, you just need to delete all your accounts in settings, and set them up from scratch. Is working for me after that.
Do that, and let us know how it goes.
^^^^I never download printer drivers from the printer mfg's web site. I always go to the Apple site for my drivers. Cannon is here:
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1742?locale=en_US
Lou
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1742?locale=en_US
Lou
Bad idea.
Even if it works (unlikely because of differences between Sierra and El Capitan) its very likely some of your software won't work reliably, especially if you use Office or Adobe software.
Better to do clean instal and manually copy your data.
^^^^Not my experience over the years. When I moved to Sierra for testing, I cloned my El Cap boot drive to another SSD, then installed Sierra. As of PB4, all applications I use, yes MS Office and PS CS6 and Acrobat 11 are among them. All work as they did in El Cap. The only current issue I have with Sierra is my F12 key not working for disk eject.
Lou
Lou
Lou wrote above:
"The only current issue I have with Sierra is my F12 key not working for disk eject."
Just wondering...
... Can you go to the "Keyboard" pref pane, and (by using various options or perhaps by adding a keyboard command) get the F12 to eject discs, that way?
"The only current issue I have with Sierra is my F12 key not working for disk eject."
Just wondering...
... Can you go to the "Keyboard" pref pane, and (by using various options or perhaps by adding a keyboard command) get the F12 to eject discs, that way?