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Title: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: jchuzi on November 23, 2019, 07:46:39 AM

I will be upgrading to Catalina in the near future. I know that 32-bit apps will not run and I intend to delete them. My question: Will the installation move them automatically to  /Incompatible Software or will I have to manually delete them?

Title: Re: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: Xairbusdriver on November 23, 2019, 09:08:41 AM

CAUTION: It is dangerous and frustrating to try to understand why or how new OSes or politicians will perform.

Title: Re: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: jchuzi on November 23, 2019, 09:56:31 AM

Words of wisdom: Diapers and politicians should be changed often, and for the same reason.   :toothgrin:

Title: Re: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: jwboyd on November 23, 2019, 11:54:45 AM

Just to see what would happen, I booted from a cloned external backup drive and installed Catalina there. I did not like the result, so I reformatted that drive and went back to Mojave 10.14.6

What I did not like was that the Catalina installation partitioned its drive. I expect to try it again and experiment with it some more, anticipating the day when I will be forced to move to Catalina.

(I agree that diapers and politicians should be changed often.)

Title: Re: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: Xairbusdriver on November 25, 2019, 09:40:06 AM

Jon or JW,

How did Catalina macOS 10.15 handle those 32 bit apps?

Title: Re: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: jchuzi on November 25, 2019, 10:13:26 AM

Quote from: Xairbusdriver on November 25, 2019, 09:40:06 AM

Jon or JW,

How did Catalina macOS 10.15 handle those 32 bit apps?

I'll let you know when I upgrade, which may not be for awhile.

Title: Re: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: Xairbusdriver on November 25, 2019, 01:53:24 PM

My misteak*! From another thread you started, I thought you had made the "leap"!





* Furst won uv
thee yeer!

Title: Re: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: jwboyd on November 25, 2019, 02:00:48 PM

I don't think I have any 32-bit apps left except Google Earth Pro. Probably will not upgrade that until I am forced to go to Catalina.

Title: Re: Catalina and incompatible software
Post by: Xairbusdriver on November 25, 2019, 04:05:20 PM

One possibility for those that absolutely, positively need to run a 32 bit app is a "virtual machine" like Parallels (https://tidbits.com/2019/09/18/moving-to-catalina-keep-your-32-bit-mac-apps-running-with-parallels/). It's not free, of course. It's usually something folks use to run a Windows app but it could just as well run an older (pre-Catalina macOS 10.15) version of OS X. There is a "Lite" version, but I'm not sure what capabilities are lost in that version. :dntknw: