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  • July 24, 2025 at 5:05 pm #4609
    Avatar photojaz
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      Is it safe to upgrade to Mojave without losing any data or availability? I have delayed upgrading while waiting for the new Encore 6 to install on my Mac M1, but now need to upgrade. I am running Encore on an older Mac and have lived in fear of not being able to work so I left well enough alone. However, El Capitan is no longer supported and has affected normal operation of the computer. I have Encore 5.0.7 (5.0.6.1303) which is working fine even though the computer has recently experienced some online certificate issues. Is it possible to do this safely and is there anything I need to do before I attempt an upgrade? Thanks in advance for any assistance…

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      July 25, 2025 at 1:08 am #4612
      Avatar photoBernard Rey
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        Mojave is a very good and safe version to install on an Intel Mac and run Encore 5. But you can’t install Mojave on a M1 Mac, if that is what you have in mind. On the recent Macs, with Silicon chips, there is no way to do that…

        July 28, 2025 at 1:31 am #4613
        Avatar photoMike Halloran
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          Mojave is the only macOS that runs 5.0.7 (actually 5.0.6 1303m) well. Encore had problems in Sierra and High Sierra that were fixed in Mojave. If your build does not say Encore 5.0.6 1303m when you run GetInfo, contact Andre or myself for a download link and instructions.

          Mike (at) halloranmusic dot com

          July 28, 2025 at 1:59 pm #4614
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            Thanks for the info.

            October 12, 2025 at 3:05 am #4796
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              I believe the version we need to use is Mojave 10.14.6. It is the last MacOS that runs 32-bit apps.

              10.14.6 only runs on Intel Macs; looks like 2019 is the last model year we’d want for iMacs (2020 Intel iMacs came with 10.15), and 2018 for Minis. If you are buying a computer and want to make sure it will run 10.14.6, look it up on everymac.com, and see “Pre-Installed MacOS” (i.e., minimum MacOS) and “Maximum MacOS”; you want 10.14.6 to fall in between those versions.

              I find that Minis tend to be a good deal in the used market, and easily replaced should something go wrong or when it’s time to upgrade, either because Encore 6 finally came out or because you give up; I have other reasons to stay on 10.14.6, like Adobe CS5. 🙂

              I have several computers that are kept on 10.14.6 so that I can keep running 32-bit apps, and do most of my music-writing, sound editing, word processing, web-surfing, Zooming, photo editing, art, and graphic designs on them. Typing this message on one now! 🙂 The newer computers are used for… let’s see… tax preparation and panorama stitching, SPICE, and first drafts of things in Pages/Numbers… and when I get sick of checking feeds on a phone.

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