Resolved Which macOS I should install?

[camelia]

Hello

Please help me to decide which macOS should I install at this moment

Mojave is a mess with the RAM issue, I thought It was a good idea downgrade to HS but if we reached the end of Safari in macOS High Sierra, maybe upgrade to Catalina?

I only wanted the most secure Safari to download very important documents and the lastest security updates

Paranoid is my nickname

macOS High Sierra
(no Safari 14 for High Sierra)

macOS Mojave
Low free RAM

Security Update 2020-005

Is anyone getting really low free RAM after applying this update? Activity Monitor says I have 12 GB of RAM used right after I launch it after logging in. There seems to be no app or process that is claiming that RAM, yet it's marked as used. Already tried sudo purge, cleaning out unused...

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macOS Catalina
Full of bugs?

What do you suggest me???

Thanks
Camelia

 

[loby]

What is the Mac that you want to put an OS on? Need to know the model and year.

 

[camelia]

What is the Mac that you want to put an OS on? Need to know the model and year.

rMBP 15" Mid 2014 Intel i7 2.8 GHz 16 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M | MBP 13" Mid 2012 Intel Core i5 2.5 GHZ 16 GB Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB SDD 500 GB

i am going to format later today because I need a clean install in both MBP's

Camelia

 

[Taz Mangus]

Have you done a clean install, where you do an erase and install, of Mojave followed by migrating user data from backup (don’t migrate system files from backup)?

 

[camelia]

Have you done a clean install, where you do an erase and install, of Mojave followed by migrating user data from backup (don’t migrate system files from backup)?

Can you elaborate? My English is good but not perfect

Thank you
Camelia

 

[Taz Mangus]

Can you elaborate? My English is good but not perfect

Thank you
Camelia

How to Clean Install MacOS Mojave

Performing a clean install of MacOS Mojave may be desirable to some Mac users. A clean install means erasing all data on a hard drive, and then installing a fresh new installation of MacOS Mojave t…

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[camelia]

How to Clean Install MacOS Mojave

Performing a clean install of MacOS Mojave may be desirable to some Mac users. A clean install means erasing all data on a hard drive, and then installing a fresh new installation of MacOS Mojave t…

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I have done a clean install before several times
My MBP is compatible with macOS High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina
I have a macOS High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina bootable USB installer


Camelia

 

[Taz Mangus]

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[loby]

Surprised that Mojave is giving you issues. Depending on what you use your Macs for, if work with video work (especially FCPX), avoid Catalina and go with High Sierra if you do not like Mojave. This is my experience, but others might be ok.

macOS Catalina is an OS that for some users it works well, while with others it does not. I would try (if you have time) installing Catalina first and if it does not work for you, go with High Sierra.

General work (Internet, Office etc.) MacOS Catalina seems to do ok.

 

[camelia]

I will try Catalina first, If I am not satisfied I will dowgrade to macOS High Sierra

Thank you

Camelia