Read Me First
Welcome to Take Control of Upgrading to Mojave, version 1.2, published in October 2018 by alt concepts inc. This book was written by Joe Kissell and edited by Tonya Engst.
Upgrading your Mac to a new operating system can be a daunting prospect, but with some expert advice, you’ll be running macOS 10.14 Mojave in no time. This book eliminates the uncertainty and the confusion, guiding you through every step of the process.
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Basics
I sometimes refer to settings in System Preferences that you may want to adjust. To open System Preferences, click its icon in the Dock or choose Apple > System Preferences. When the System Preferences window opens, click the icon of the pane whose settings you want to adjust. I sometimes use shortcuts to direct you to a specific pane, as in “go to System Preferences > General.”
To review other background information that might help you understand this book better, such as working with files in the Finder, read Tonya Engst’s book Take Control of Mac Basics.
What’s New in Version 1.2
Version 1.2 of this book includes a few important details that I learned after the publication of version 1.1:
Added a sidebar, The 2012 iMac Boot Camp Problem (and several notes throughout the book directing readers to it), to detail an odd compatibility problem with one specific iMac configuration
In Full Disk Access, added information about permission changes required to use Backblaze, Terminal, and SSH
What Was New in Version 1.1
Version 1.1 of this book made a few small corrections and brought the book up to date with the shipping version of Mojave. The changes were:
Clarified some language about booting from a backup disk in But I Really Don’t Want to Make a Duplicate!
Updated details about CleanMyMac X in De-Clutter Your Disk
Added a link to the Mojave installer in the Mac App Store in Download on the Destination Mac
In Select the Information to Transfer, clarified that only certain Mac models prompt you to set passwords when migrating from a bootable duplicate
Noted in System Preferences Changes that you can now also sync Voice Memos data with iCloud