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macOS 10.12 Sierra: All The Little Things!

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Galaxas0

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For macOS 10.12 "undocumented" features & changes:
Undocumented items only!
Preferable with images to support your 'tidbit'.
Because this is a wiki post, you're encouraged to add any new features to the list!
  • New space management utility
  • Disk Utility can be resized and Raid creation is back
  • You now have an option to keep folder on top when sorting by name in Finder.
  • 'Window Tabs' includes at least the following apps:
    • Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Mail, Maps, TextEdit ...
  • '+' Add Tab in Safari with a long press (maybe force press too?) shows recently closed browser tabs.
  • Safari maintains website zoom level between visits
  • Redesigned Console
  • FaceTime & QuickTime always on top option
  • Siri lowers the computer fan speed when activated to reduce microphone interference (tested on rMBP) (it's been the same for Dictation for a long time)
  • Installation wizard asks if you want to delete program package after installation
  • Option to install apps from “Anywhere” has been hidden from System Preferences (can be shown again by executing this Terminal command: sudo spctl --master-disable)
  • Notes now uses the San Francisco font instead of Helvetica
  • If Mail is in full-screen, clicking a link will open Safari in split-screen mode instead of switching away to a different Space, if a Safari window is not already open.
  • Password bullets are bigger
Old documents that will be backed up to iCloud:
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Old documents that will be deleted:
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NOTE: As always this is NOT a thread for bugs, questions or troubleshooting the betas. All posts must present a new feature or function, or new behaviour not mentioned in the keynote. Please screenshot where necessary. Comments on features are welcome, but stay on topic. This is also not a thread for whining about missing features, complaining, in-fighting or personal agendas. Keep this informative and to the topic at hand.

Please use the macOS 10.12 Sierra: Post bugs and fixes here thread for discussing any problems with the new OS.
 
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boston04and07

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Does anyone have a screenshot of that slide they show where all the new updates are listed together? They went so fast I barely got a chance to look at it...
 
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Why is the App Store always so much slower than direct downloads? I started iOS download later.

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And the OTA download is almost finished too, less than a minute...

Edit: Both iOS downloads are finished and App Store still says more than 4 hours left with just about 500 KB/s.
 
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FYI
"A Developer Preview of Apple File System is included in OS X 10.12. The APFS on-disk volume format is pre-release and subject to change. Apple plans to document and publish the APFS volume format when Apple File System is released in 2017."
 
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DHagan4755 said:
FYI
"A Developer Preview of Apple File System is included in OS X 10.12. The APFS on-disk volume format is pre-release and subject to change. Apple plans to document and publish the APFS volume format when Apple File System is released in 2017."
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So that basically means that they are pulling APFS in the release build of Sierra. They probably want to use this year's pre-release as well as next year's to iron out all the issues.
 
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NazgulRR

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How does optimized storage work? How do iCloud-only files look like locally? Any selective sync/always keep local/always keep offline options? Very curious about it and would love to see screenshots of all the menus and options.
 
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Interesting...I had posted here asking if anyone had a screenshot of that slide they show listing all of the unmentioned changes and additions, since I thought I'd missed it, but I just went back and there was no slide like that. There was for iOS, I believe. Guess this either means there aren't any unlisted features or there are many that are still in flux at this point...we will see!
 
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colonel179

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Thanks for this thread! I can't wait to see all the stuff that's new about MacOS Sierra. I usually take part in betas, but this time I will skip it. It's great that this thread let people outside of it to learn more about new features and tidbits.
 
Hanterdro

Hanterdro

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Most important Question:

Can I disable that my whole computer/desktop/homedir is synced in the Cloud? I just wan't one Cloud folder where I can put the files I want in the cloud explicit (status quo).

I think this is a no brainer that Apple gives us that option, but some screenshots of that config options would be very nice :)
 
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boston04and07 said:
Actually, it looks like that, but instead of devices supported, it's like, a list of "all the little things" they didn't cover at the event. No worries, I just rewatched the macOS portion and they definitely didn't list it. That will make this thread all the more interesting as people find new things!
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What a coincidence. I, too was just looking for the "little features" slide in the Mac segment, rewatched it, and didn't see it. This thread will definitely be interesting.
 
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taimor

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I'm the only one that click "Download" on the "10.12 Developer Preview" and nothing happens ? too many people are downloading ?
 
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iDemiurge

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Could anyone check in library -> dictionaries if there are now Traditional Chinese dictionaries (chinese - english and chinese - chinese). Simplified Chinese were already there, but it seems they added traditional to iOS 10, so I wonder if it's in sierra too. Thanks loads.
 
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is mac os sierra really called 10.12 or did they go right too mac os mac os sierra 11? would be nic if some one can post the verion # of the OS and see if it 10.12 or 11
 
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