If you wanted to run the Mac version of Photoshop while you’re at work, but maybe switch to Windows for a quick spot of Diablo 4 action at lunchtime, then you’d have to keep rebooting your Mac to switch back and forth between the macOS and Windows.īeing able to run Windows apps alongside all your normal Mac apps is really useful and convenient. The two operating systems remained entirely separate, so you couldn’t run Mac apps and Windows apps at the same time. The only disadvantage of using Boot Camp was that you had to choose–either you booted into the macOS or Windows. When you turned your Mac on you could then use a handy keyboard shortcut and tell your Mac whether you wanted to boot the computer into macOS, or into Windows instead (a process known as dual-booting). One partition stored the macOS and all your normal Mac apps, while the Boot Camp software allowed you to install Windows on the second partition. I have read of issues with OWC discs not accepting the upgrade on certain machines, but the problem appears to affect a different brand disc (Aura), and a different year Mac Pro.Intel Macs had two options for running Windows, using either Apple’s own Boot Camp software or virtualization tools such as the popular Parallels Desktop or VMware Fusion.īoot Camp allowed Intel Macs to partition their internal hard drive, splitting it into two sections. Didn't feel comfortable using the tool they describe above, but wonder if this is part of the issue.ģ) The new disc is an SSD from OWC. I have read that some users are getting a small download, rather than the full download file (see below). Don't fully understand this step, but since I was booted from my old drive, was it updating the right firmware?Ģ) It downloaded a very small file from the app store to start the process. Same thing.ġ) When I first downloaded it asked to update my firmware. Waited an hour, then deleted and tried a couple times. Grey bar is about 1/8 of the way through. The installer does see the new disk, but keeps freezing after installing 4 files (AppleDiagnostics.chunklist, Basesystem.chunklist,, and index.sproduct). Wondering what the next best method for installing the OS on the new drive would be? Not sure if I can just download it, and install it on the SSD from my current startup, or if I can to create some kind of external bootable drive. Also, since my current drive is running Yosemite, it seems that is what OS Recovery would install. I can connect to the wifi, but not to the internet through this manner, and I don't have easy access to the router or a wired connection. But I am in a building with a shared wifi, and apparrantly there are limitations to what type of wifi security works with internet recovery. Original plan was to use Internet recovery to load the system onto the new drive. My current drive is still running Yosemite, so was planning to do a clean install of High Sierra on the new drive, and then migrate my data from the existing drive to the new SSD. My existing startup drive is in bay 1, and the formatted but empty SSD is in bay 2. I added a new SSD drive to my mid-2010 Mac Pro, and want to do a clean install of latest OS, but keep hitting snags.
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