Sep 25, 2017 MacOS High Sierra Download is Available Now. The new software update includes a variety of refinements and enhancements to the Mac operating system, along with a handful of new features. Mail bugs, I get a black screen at login unless I disconnect the HDMI cable on my 2011 Mac mini. Rubbish, not good enough.
Following the release of macOS High Sierra, Mac users that Apple is no longer listing previous operating system updates in a user's Purchased tab in the Mac App Store. Neither macOS Sierra nor macOS High Sierra show up in the Purchased list, suggesting the updates are no longer tied to an Apple ID account. Previous Mac software updates were linked to an Apple ID account and updating required an Apple ID and password, something that could be a hassle when a Mac changed ownership. An on reinstalling apps confirms that the change to remove macOS Sierra and High Sierra from the Purchased tab was intentional. 'macOS Sierra or later doesn't appear in the Purchased tab,' reads the document.
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In the case of macOS Sierra, the change means that there's no way for Mac users to download macOS Sierra should they want to downgrade from High Sierra for some reason. OS X El Capitan, OS X Yosemite, OS X Mavericks, and earlier updates are all tied to a user account and listed in the Mac App Store. Apple has also made a link to the OS X El Capitan update available, but no similar support document is available for macOS Sierra. This is why people were complaining so much about OS X becoming download-only since Lion. If I wanted to install an older OS, whether it'd be for compatibility or testing, I want to be able to download it, especially when I don't have the space for dozens of OS installers 'just in case'.
I was still fine with the older OS X installers being redownloadable, and even purchasable when the next OS was already released, but since Yosemite you can't get Mavericks unless you already owned it and now you can't even download Sierra, even if you downloaded it previously. This makes it seem like Apple is heading towards the forced upgrades and downgrade lockout from iOS, and that seriously concerns me. This is why people were complaining so much about OS X becoming download-only since Lion. If I wanted to install an older OS, whether it'd be for compatibility or testing, I want to be able to download it, especially when I don't have the space for dozens of OS installers 'just in case'. I was still fine with the older OS X installers being redownloadable, and even purchasable when the next OS was already released, but since Yosemite you can't get Mavericks unless you already owned it and now you can't even download Sierra, even if you downloaded it previously.
This makes it seem like Apple is heading towards the forced upgrades and downgrade lockout from iOS, and that seriously concerns me. Not a big deal. It's still available, just hidden from users. Here's a direct link to Sierra http://osxapps.itunes.apple.com/apple-assets-us-std-000001/Purple62/v4/af/5f/9d/af5f9d8e-cf9c-8147-c51c-c3c1fececb99/jze225146329.pkg. I have downloaded every point update full installer since Lion. Once the 10.x reaches the final point, I keep only that. I have never trusted Apple (or Microsoft) not to pull something like this, so I protect myself.
Can everyone stop repeating this. OK we get it, you were all really really clever and have a copy. Especially after 5 people have said the same thing.
And I'd love to see one of you still so excited, if you happen to lose said copy, only to realise you also then can't get another via downloading it again directly from Apple, just as other users here cannot now. This thread is about why Apple have completely removed it from download, without any previous notice or comment as to why, post-High Sierra's release. Rather than how clever you are in having a copy already.
This is so depressing. Apple, why do you fight your users like this?
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Being able to install older OS's is essential for many reasons, not least running old machines or older applications. First signing on iOS and now this move?!
I have a mission critical business app on iOS which is 32 bit. Yes it would be nice if it were updated to 64 bit but it's not going to happen in this case, yet it's the backbone of my business. So I'm stuck at iOS 10. And if I have to restore my phone from a backup I'm screwed:-/. Equally our desktop machines run a vastly complicated set of audio and video plugins. Just one of them not being compatible with high sierra means I can't load up older work. For professional work we need an option to maintain a system with an older OS.
Please rethink your philosophy here. These complaints are ridiculous. The only type of person who would want to install an older operating system is a power user. And if you're a power user, you'll have the knowledge to be able to save installers, or be able to find any previous version of macOS on the internet and verify its integrity. If you don't know how to do either of those things, you aren't the type of person who would need to install an older OS. No they are not ridiculous. Picture this: You are on tour with u2 running their IT and have an hd crash.
You need to reinstall sierra in a hurry (not high sierra as it's incompatible with some plugins being used) on a brand new hd and reinstall all the plugins etc. The machine originally shipped with el cap. You forgot to bring the installer or a complete clone hd with you (the latter in my experience don't work well incidentally). So you need to redownload sierra. How do you do it? Search the torrents?!
Welcome to our Soundflower installation guide. Installing Soundflower on modern macOS versions can be a little complicated as kernel extensions need now to be given permissions before being loaded for the first time. So the Soundflower installer will error out on macOS High Sierra and Mojave. But this is easy to fix.
MacOS 10.13 High Sierra and macOS 10.14 Mojave Soundflower Install. Download the installer:.
Run it and perform the install. The installer will tell you that it failed. This is completely normal. Open the System Preferences and go to the “Security & Privacy” settings. Click on the “Allow” button next to “MATT INGALS”. (This has to be a physical hardware click. Remote desktop connections or even local software tools like “Better Touch Tool” won’t work!).
Run the installer again. This time it will run through without any problems. Click 'Open Security Preferences' Click on the Allow button and run the installer again. IMPORTANT: If you can’t record from Soundflower under Mojave (the device is there but only silence is being recorded) make sure that you have given microphone access permissions to your recording app! MacOS treats Soundflower like a microphone in this regard.
Go to system preferences - Privacy & Security - Privacy - Microphone - check mark next to your recording app See our blog post about this issue: macOS 10.10 - 10.12 Soundflower Install Because we’re getting this asked a lot: Here’s how you get Soundflower to work with macOS 10.12 Sierra and OS X 10.10 and 10.11 As you know, since 10.10, OS X requires kernel extensions to be signed. Sadly the officially available version of Soundflower isn’t signed because it’s an open source project and - as far as we know - no one has volunteered to do the work and pay the $99 fee to obtain a signing certificate. That’s why we have built a signed version of Soundflower which will work on OS X 10.10, 10.11 and the new macOS 10.12 Sierra. Here is the direct download link:. Download the zip and run the contained installer.
Even though not required you probably should restart your Mac to make sure everything got installed properly. Please note that we can’t offer direct support for Soundflower.
We just built a version you can install on macOS 10.11 and 10.12. If you encounter any problems please contact Soundflower’s developer! You can find their project page here: Shameless self promotion: Have you tried Vector yet?
Vector is an that is designed to fit into the space between simple audio apps and full blown studio production tools. (Kinda like Cool Edit Pro for the Mac - if you are that old school).