SandyM

TY and no worries - I have a MacBook PRO 2021 M1 with 64 GB of Ram and 1 TB disk - I began cleaning things up to upgrade it this weekend .. I get lazy and let things sit on my hard drives too long .. I know, I know .. they are headed to the NAS!! My desktop is at least clean!! Thank you again!

Hi Brian, Not sure if you saw this yet or not. I think my only choice here is to upgrade to Sequoia as I do not want to go to the latest Tahoe .. I do see PS 25.12 is compatible as per the Adobe compatibility list .. unless you see a major concern, I need to get upgraded so that I can use Final Cut Pro on a project. Sandy

Hi Brian, I hope it's okay to reply to an older thread, if not, I can create a new one. It's essentially the same type of issue. As noted above, I upgraded based on your advice and am on Sonoma 14.7.6 w/out any issues, however, when I downloaded Final Cut Pro a few months back, I went with the Trail version to see if I liked it. Now I want to buy Final Cut Pro but it says I cannot download unless I'm on Mac Version 15.6 or later. I have Creative Cloud subscription and generally use PS 2023/2024 (not against using later versions), I use PixNub/SPA, LR Classic, Photomechanic, Evoto and a few others native to my Mac). In order to download Final Cut, looks like I have to upgrade my OS as I have not purchased it before and I cannot get to a prior version of FCP. I don't really want to go to the latest and greatest OS (e.g. Tahoe) due to bugs. I recall you said there was an issue with Sequoia and PS. Do you know if those issues are resolved if I must upgrade to Sequoia? Thank you and sorry to bother you again on the same type of issue .. I should have just bought FCP and then I could have stayed with an older version from what I have read on other forums. Sandy

Hi Brian, Thank you for the wonderfully detailed directions to upgrade to Sonoma .. I have done so successfully / without issues! I just want to ensure anyone reading above knows you meant "Sonoma" and not "Sequoia" in your instructions (Steps 3, 4, 5 & 6) .. I knew you meant Sonoma .. so I went with that based on your second paragraph in your reply. Truly appreciate your help and giving me confidence in doing this upgrade without worry. Sandy

Hi Brian, I have read through this forum trying to find an answer before asking what I'm sure has been asked before, but no luck. I have attached my MBP specs in screen shot. I have a MacBook PRO 2021 M1 with 64 GB of Ram and 1 TB disk (about 600 GB free and I will free up more before upgrading). I need to upgrade but I'm not sure if I should jump to the latest Sequoia 15.5 or go with Ventura 13 or Sonoma 14. I use PS and have not gone to latest version .. still using PS 2024 or 2023, I want to begin using Final Cut Pro for video edits (it's not compatible with Monteray) and I also use Pixnub/SPA, PhotoMechanic, Evoto, LR Classic (cannot go higher due to compatibility with Monteray) - I'd say those are my most critical apps in my workflow. I'm not in the market for a new MAC. What OS version would you recommend ? If it's not Sequoia 15.5, I need to know how to upgrade to a different version .. my only choice seems to be "upgrade now" which doesn't let me choose a specific OS, only Sequoia 15.5. Thank you in advance! Sandy