With those issues resolved, I encountered more trouble. SEE: macOS Catalina: Avoid my mistake and wait before you upgrade (ZDNet)
Changing all the passwords, both local and cloud-based, was the only solution I found to work. Ultimately, I traced Apple ID, iCloud, and local computer login errors to the need to change my already complex passwords to new entries. The issues reminded of similar experiences so often associated with Windows, the very ones that prompted me years ago to convert to using a Mac as my daily production platform. The Apple ID window repeatedly popped up requiring a fresh login, which upon completing, continually re-appeared. Then I turned my attention to Mac and Apple passwords. I had to invest time navigating System Preferences Security settings and re-enabling these applications’ behaviors, even though these applications had already previously been configured. Previously validated services, such as a remote desktop connectivity application, aggressively and repeatedly generated failure pop-up windows. Apple ID, iCloud, and related features generated alerts. If my Mac were a car’s dashboard, the equivalent of multiple warning and check engine alarms displayed upon booting. Problems after the macOS Catalina installation Once macOS Catalina was installed, I presumed trouble related to the new OS was over. Fortunately, the macOS installation proceeded after doing so, but there were anxious moments wondering whether I was going to have to recover all my data from a local Time Machine backup.
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Numerous users were complaining online about the same problem, with the only readily identifiable guidance being to interrupt the install by depressing and holding the Mac’s power button.
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Sufficiently experienced to recognize one should never interrupt an OS installation or macOS update in progress, or hard reset a Mac installing a new release, I was required to do just that.Īfter staring at the Setting Up Your Mac screen, and watching the corresponding Setting Up twirling cursor image for hours, I was forced to search for others’ experiences with the same problem. SEE: Top 20 Apple keyboard shortcuts for business users (free PDF) (TechRepublic) Problems with the macOS Catalina installationĮven the macOS Catalina installation proved problematic. If I had known the trouble would arise, I would have waited to update my iPhones and iPad. Confusion and frustration resulted, impacting and interrupting daily production, as no practical fix was available until macOS Catalina hit the streets. Subsequently, for two weeks I was presented with recurring errors in which critical Notes and Reminders, updated on various iPads and iPhones, failed to synchronize to my primary Mac. Apple readied iOS 13 first, which I dutifully loaded upon release September 24, 2019. In fact, I began encountering trouble even before Catalina, macOS version 10.15, was released October 7, 2019. ICloud Usage Policy (TechRepublic Premium) Save more than $1,000 off a refurbished MacBook Air
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How to change Touch ID settings on a MacBook Pro macOS Catalina? I don’t believe the operating system’s introduction is Apple’s finest moment. Why macOS Catalina is not Apple’s finest momentĪfter using macOS Catalina for one week, Erik Eckel shares the problems he experienced with the release.
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