[Frameworks] Mac OS Catalina

[Dominic Angerame]

Ps Thanks Adam for this detailed explanation. What else can I say we all know data is not imagery.

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> On Jan 10, 2020, at 11:21 AM, Fred Camper <f at fredcamper.com> wrote:
> 
> On 1/10/2020 12:35 PM, Adam Hyman wrote:
>> First, to help others before they run into this, there are several general rules before updating an Operating System.
>> 1. Always backup everything to an external hard drive
>> 2. Always backup everything to a second external hard drive
>> 
> I was going to reply similarly, but did not want to seem obnoxious about it. I second, third, and fourth Adam's comments. Perhaps these warnings will benefit others, though I thought everyone knew to back up by now.  It has been known for decades that hard drives can fail unexpectedly and unpredictably. All hard drives. I actually have four complete physical backups, on multiple exterma; hard drives, and they are divided into two different locations, in case of burglary or fire. Also consider additional cloud backup. I used to have that, and am planning to add it again. One should never depend on a single computer for data.
> 
> Similarly, I no longer accept "my computer crashed" (the modern equivalent of the old "The dog ate my homework") from students. My syllabi now required backing up assignments to a cloud service while you work. In a crash, go to a library computer and continue. If there is a massive failure of, say, a Microsoft cloud backup, yes, I will accept that as an excuse.
> 
> In Dominic's case, though, could the files still exist, and just not be readable by this new "insanely great" trash-the-past OS?
> 
> I have never used Apple. I really loathe Apple, but will spare you the reasons here. But there is also a lesson from the PC world, going back 25 years to Windows95: it can be unsafe to switch a computer to a new OS. Therefore, I have never done this. The reasons make sense; a new OS changes a lot of things, and there might even be hardware incompatabilities. Wait until you get a new computer with a new OS.
> 
> Fred Camper
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