have more than 20,000 files your upgrade could fail.
In some situations users have reported 500,000 – 2,000,000 files!!!
This is the reason why the problem could never be reproduced.
If you build a fresh system the file counts for spotlight will be very low. You might have 20-400 entries. This would allow the upgrad to finish properly.
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Different situations. The macOS stuck progress bar issue has many different situations.
How can I check how many mdworker files my system has before an upgrade.
I have more than 20,000 files. How do I clear them out before the upgrade?
The files have been deleted! Now what?
What if you booted your failed Mac into safe mode after having the issue?
Benchmarks for M1 Pro & Max are starting to appear in geekbench. Single-Core Score = 1783& Multi-Core = 12693. Comparison 2020 M1 Mac Mini = 1756 Single & 7727 Multi-Core
My macOS Monterey RC Update Video
Full list of Apple Beta releases.
iOS 15.1 RC (19B74)
iPadOS 15.1 RC (19B74)
watchOS 8.1 RC (19R570)
tvOS 15.1 RC (19J572)
audioOS 15.1 RC (19J572)
Monterey 12.0.1 RC (21A558)
Catalina Security RC 2021-007 (19H1519)
Big Sur 11.6.1 RC (20G221)
macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary
1. Enterprise – 0
2. New Features – 0
3. Known Issues – 0
4. Resolved Issues – 8
5. Deprecations – 0
6. Undocumented Fixes – 2
7. Undocumented New Features – 2
Table of Contents
1. Apple Links
2. Mr. Macintosh articles of interest for Apple Silicon & macOS Monterey
macOS Monterey Beta 10 is now available for Developers.
UPDATED 10/14
Yesterday, Apple announced a new MacBook Pro Event!!!
The keynote will be held on Monday October 18th at 12:00 PM CST
New MacBook Pro event on October 19th at 12:00CST!!!
Apple also just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 10. The update comes only one week after beta 9! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.
Monterey final release prediction.
Monterey Release Candidate right after the October 18th Event. This will protect the new MBPro specific information contained in the RC installer until after the announcement. We could see the public release between Oct 19-21st.
Quick Summary
NEW MacBook Pro EVENT!!! October 18th 12:00 PM CST
Beta 10 is now available as a Delta update & M1 IPSW Restore File
Public Beta TODAY! & Full Installer (tomorrow)
Safari favorites bar is now positioned between the url bar and your tabs.
Universal Control =NEWS! – New (Beta) Universal Control settings! (click the advanced button in system preferences > display) The setting is not working right now from what I can tell. The change is not mentioned in the Beta 10 patch notes. The checkmark box can’t be selected. If you run the old FeatureFlags workaround the box can be selected but the feature still does not seem to work.
https://youtu.be/I6yukBL5Sfo
My macOS Monterey Beta 10 What’s New Video!
Full list of Apple Beta releases.
iOS 15.1 (Beta 4) 19B5068a
iPadOS 15.1 (Beta 4) 19B5068a
watchOS 8.1 (Beta 4) 19R5566a
tvOS 15.1 (Beta 4) 19J5567a
audioOS 5.1 (Beta 4) 19J5567a
Big Sur 11.6.1 RC (20G214 –> 20G219)
Catalina 2021-007 Security Update Beta
macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary
1. Enterprise – 0
2. New Features – 0
3. Known Issues – 1
4. Resolved Issues – 0
5. Deprecations – 0
6. Undocumented Fixes – 0
7. Undocumented New Features – 1
Table of Contents
1. Apple Links
2. Mr. Macintosh articles of interest for Apple Silicon & macOS Monterey
macOS Monterey Beta 7 is now available for Developers.
UPDATED 9/28
Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 7. The update comes one day after iOS 15 Launch Day. It has been 3 weeks since macOS Monterey Beta 6. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.
Beta 7 is now available as a Delta update, M1 IPSW Restore File & Full Installer
Full Installer & Public Beta are not availableEDIT: Available now!
Something is wrong with the Monterey Beta 7 Full Installer! Once downloaded it is only a 32MB stub file. I’ve submitted this issue to Apple Enterprise Support. The installer should be fixed in Beta 8.
Does Monterey Beta 7 address the FORCEDENTRY iMessage zero-click exploit? – Unknown
Universal Control =Not mentioned in iOS 15.1 Beta or Monterey Beta 7 Patch notes
SideCar Preference Pane = SideCar settings was moved to the Display Preferences Pane.
New “Focus” setting Notifications when settings are changed on iPhone or iPad.
macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary
1. Enterprise – 0
2. New Features – 0
3. Known Issues – 20
4. Resolved Issues – 3
5. Deprecations – 6
My macOS Monterey Beta 7 Update Video.
Table of Contents
1. Apple Links
2. Mr. Macintosh articles of interest for Apple Silicon & macOS Monterey
macOS Big Sur 11.6 Update. Will this be the final OS level fix patch?
macOS Big Sur 11.6 Update (20G165) is now available for all users!
Apple just dropped a new macOS Big Sur 11.6 Update! Let’s jump in and find out what’s new!
UPDATED: 10/01
This article just came across the wire.
Citizen Lab forwarded the artifacts to Apple on Tuesday, September 7. On Monday, September 13, Apple confirmed that the files included a zero-day exploit against iOS and MacOS. They designated the FORCEDENTRY exploit CVE-2021-30860, and describe it as “processing a maliciously crafted PDF may lead to arbitrary code execution.
“This update is recommended for all users and improves the security of macOS.”
As usual Apple has only given this phrase and nothing else to work with. We’ll need to decrypt this Apple macOS Update phrase.
11.5.2 = macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 includes bug fixes for your Mac.
11.5.1 = macOS Big Sur 11.5.1 provides important security updates and is recommended for all users.
As you can see, 11.5.1 only fixed security issues and no bug fixes. The 11.5.2 update was just the opposite and only included bug fixes with no security fixes.
Also note that 11.5.2 was NOT recommended for “all users”
The 11.6 update is security related and IS “Recommended for all users“
Apple Security Document = 2 CVE Vulnerabilities
Apple posted a security document that tells us 2 CVE’s have been addressed in Core Graphics and WebKit.
macOS Monterey Beta 6 is now available for Developers.
UPDATED 8/31/21
Apple just dropped macOS Monterey Beta 6. This release comes almost 3 weeks after Beta 5 and one week after iOS 15 Beta 7. It looks like Apple has now moved to a weekly beta release schedule for iOS. It will be interesting to see if Apple will do the same for macOS Monterey. Let’s jump in and find out what’s new in this update.
Beta 6 is now available as a Delta update & M1 IPSW Restore File
Full Installer & Public Beta now available
Universal Control = NOT ENABLED
SideCar Preference pane is MISSING! (Still works through display pane)
New Kernel Panic Feedback Assistant Report Message
Change in Safari Tabs Layout (auto collapse tabs & show color moved)
macOS Monterey Beta Patch Notes Summary
1. Enterprise – 1
2. New Features – 4
3. Known Issues – 12
4. Resolved Issues – 10
5. Deprecations – 6
Table of Contents
1. Apple Links
2. Mr. Macintosh articles of interest for Apple Silicon & macOS Monterey
