Thanks for the reply, is it possible for me to back up all my apps before I do the clean install? So that I don't have to re-download everything? Sorry this will be my first clean install, have alway just upgraded in the past.
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El Capitan GM for Public Beta Released
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Thanks for the reply, is it possible for me to back up all my apps before I do the clean install? So that I don't have to re-download everything? Sorry this will be my first clean install, have alway just upgraded in the past.
Copying them over to an external partition and copying them back after the clean install should work for the apps you described.
6.06gb@157mb/sec-45mins approx.
I thought Apple released updates in the evening...lucky i'm not working this week
6.06gb@157mb/sec-45mins approx.
I thought Apple released updates in the evening...lucky i'm not working this week
Hmmm maybe I should hold off then.. Although, if I install this and there is another GM Candidate build, can I just update to that until the final build??
wonder if they've removed the annoying bug using the search bar in safari whilst in fullscreen mode and it leaving the bookmarks history / suggestions box open leading to another click to remove?
this happens in google only, switch search engines and it's fine.
only minor but so annoying, reported twice as well.
this happens in google only, switch search engines and it's fine.
only minor but so annoying, reported twice as well.
What you're talking about are GM Candidates, which are considered betas since multiple GM Candidates can exist. The fact a build is a candidate for becoming GM doesn't mean it's actually GM. The GM however is the final shipping retail version and as such can't be considered a beta.
It’s simply a complete upgrade again, as if you were installing El Capitan for the first time. The betas you have been installing after the first version were delta updates, i.e. updates that only contain the code/binaries that have changed. It’s not a clean install, because that would require formatting your drive. Your data stays intact.
I wonder if anyone can please confirm if it's safe to DL the GM candidate and upgrade the main system install from Yosemite to El Cap? Yes, no, or should I wait for the official release?
Its effectively the same as installing an update, reboot, installing screen, all data still present, no news setup etc.
Someone asked earlier about the date on the download, I got the email late Wednesday and I'm just now getting around to grabbing the download and it shows:
Not sure that really means much but, technically it's the first "beta" of El Capitan I've even bothered with so, we'll see how things work out.
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September 10, 2015Not sure that really means much but, technically it's the first "beta" of El Capitan I've even bothered with so, we'll see how things work out.
Download the GM. Apple has made it available for public beta testers. If you are not seeing it, then re-enrol your Mac on the Apple Beta site. You do not have to do a clean install.
Just upgraded from Yosemite... my App Store wouldnt download it so I got the installer through a torrent.
Running 10.11 (15A282b)
I have to say... it is amazing... I feel like me Mid 2012 rMBP is a brand new machine... everything is butterly smooth for the first time since I got this computer.
Lets hope it stays like this.
Running 10.11 (15A282b)
I have to say... it is amazing... I feel like me Mid 2012 rMBP is a brand new machine... everything is butterly smooth for the first time since I got this computer.
Lets hope it stays like this.
Can someone test copying to and from various USB drives, especially if you have a USB 3 card in a Mac Pro. This was one area that wasn't working well during the beta phase.
I downloaded it - choose the partition to install to but nothing happened after that.
In purchased in the App store it's showing as 'downloaded' but I can't seem to start the install? :S
In purchased in the App store it's showing as 'downloaded' but I can't seem to start the install? :S
Quick question:
What happens when EL Capitan officially releases on September 30 and you've already upgraded to the 10.11 GM Candidate or final GM? Do you have to install the official 10.11 build or what?
What happens when EL Capitan officially releases on September 30 and you've already upgraded to the 10.11 GM Candidate or final GM? Do you have to install the official 10.11 build or what?
Also wanting to know this.
I want to do a clean install now with this GM, but if this does not auto update to the final version (if this release now ain't it), then i might wait . . .
Absolutely none AFAIK. "Build a" is for devs and "Build b" is for public beta testers (or vice-versa).