Apple today released macOS High Sierra 10.13.3, the third major update to the macOS High Sierra operating system available for Apple's Macs. MacOS High Sierra 10.13.3 comes over a month after the.
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macOS High Sierra has promised that this coming fall there will be loads of great features that app creators can work with in creating their apps. Apple also is bringing out initial beta software because they want app manufacturers to produce apps that will work well when the finished operating system is finally unraveled to the public.
Usually, Apple provides updates to iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS as closed developer previews or public betas for its iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac except for the Apple Watch which has no public beta. Though these betas come with recent characteristics but also present testing bugs that can stop your devices from working the normal way. Sometimes, these bugs can allow virus attack which can cause permanent damage to your device. They are actually not supposed to be used daily on a primary device. If you truly want to keep your device at its best then wait till the finished edition is launched.
Always remember to backup your Mac
One rule to always carry at the back of your mind is ensuring your Mac is backed up. Usually, the entire process from download to the installation is quick and simple. Also note anytime an alteration is made to your computer, there is always the chance of a problem. So it is better to be on the safe path. Always ensure you backup and have all your data saved. Below are the steps to how you can backup your system.
- First, you need to connect to an external source where you can backup your files to. There is the hard disk, FireWire, Thunderbolt cable and Time Capsule with a USB. Any of these can serve the purpose.
- Check to find the Apple icon which should be on the upper left corner, then click on it.
- On the drop-down menu find the system preferences and select it.
- Now pick the Time Machine from the System Preferences window
- The slider has to be turned on.
- Chose the disk you like to use and click on Select Backup Disc.
Time Machine will format the hard drive for backups and begin under two minutes.
Steps in downloading the developer beta
Getting the latest beta is quite easy, more like you visiting the Apple's developer portal
- Visit developer.apple.com on your Mac.
- Tap on the Develop tab.
- Tap on the Downloads tab.
- Now sign into your developer account.
- Scroll down and get to the download button for macOS 10.13. Click on it and the file will be downloaded.
- Open downloads window and click the downloaded file access utility to open.
- Double-click on the file to run the installer. On successful completion, you will be automatically redirected to apps store update page. Click on update, after which developer beta will be downloaded and installed. The system will automatically restart itself at the end of the operation.
Normally, the developer beta should be present in the lists of updates but if it's not, then you will have to restart the system. Go to the app store and click on updates. This might take a bit of time depending on the size. Check the status on the update tab.
Installation
When the download is completed, a prompt will appear requesting automatic installation of the software.
- Click on Continue.
- Tick the box to agree to Apple's terms and conditions.
- Click on Install.
- Follow the instructions to install macOS High Sierra. Rebooting will ensure the installation of High Sierra and a black screen carrying the Apple logo and a progress bar. Now sit and wait for the process to run through completion.
How to install the macOS High Sierra beta on a partition
To prevent your data from corruption by a beta operating system you can partition your hard drive to run macOS High Sierra in tandem with your present operating system.
- Create a partition on your Mac if you haven't already done so.
- Select Continue when the download is finished and ready to install.
- Agree to the terms.
- Click Agree to confirm that you have read the terms.
- Select Show All Disks to switch from your main partition.
- Select the partition you wish to install the software on.
- Click Install.
You will have the chance to transfer information from your present OS through the installation helper, or chose a totally fresh installation from the scratch.
How to get started with the macOS High Sierra developer beta
Once your Mac reboots, you'll be set up with macOS High Sierra. You'll have to follow a couple of steps to get started.
- Click on Continue.
- Sign in with your Apple ID and password. iCloud will sync your desktop and other files.
- Click on Get Started.
You'll be directed to your Home screen and it's time to dig around to find interesting features.
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Apple releases major Mac operating system updates annually while minor system updates happen every two or three months. A new Mac OS is designed to improve user experience, however, many mac users found that a macOS update made their Mac not boot up. It could be really annoying when you are urgent to run your Mac, be it an iMac or a MacBook. This post will provide you with three steps when your Mac doesn't boot up, let's keep on reading.
10.13.3 Macbook Pro Update Downloads
Solutions to fix Mac not turning on after macOS update
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Let's go straight to the point, you are suggested to troubleshoot this issue by the following steps:
- Check if the Mac hard drive is corrupted
- Check if any program is not compatible with your macOS
- Check for a hardware incompatibility
Now you can take a look at each of the steps.
Step 1: Boot into macOS Recovery mode to check the Mac hard drive
If your Mac has problems in booting up after the macOS update, it's possible your Mac computer ran out of power, and the APFS reformatting process was interrupted, or, the startup disk was corrupted. To rescue it, you are advised to check and repair the disk with Apple's built-in disk repair tool, Disk Utility, under macOS recovery mode. Grab your attention to see how it works.
- Hold Command + R and start your Mac into macOS Recovery mode.
- Select Disk Utility from the macOS ‘Utilities' window and click Continue.
- Click on View and choose Show All Devices to list all detected disks and volumes.
- Select the drive or volume that you want to repair in the left sidebar, here it should be Macintosh HD.
- Click First Aid on the top menu of Disk Utility.
- Click Run to check and repair errors in this drive. Wait for the process.
If Disk Utility reports operation successful or it has been repaired, you're free to restart your computer. Nevertheless, another situation is no disk error is found by Disk Utility. It turns out the hard drive is not responsible for Mac not booting up, then what is the reason behind Mac not turning on? You can find the answer under Safe mode.
Step 2: Boot your Mac into Safe Mode
Safe mode is able to determine whether an issue is caused by software that loads when your Mac starts up since it will only launch some basic necessary programs. That means it can isolate incompatibility software that makes your Mac unbootable. Really helpful, right? Here's what you should do:
- Press and hold the power button until the Mac forcibly shuts down.
- Restart this Mac with the Shift key pressed and held to start the Mac up in Safe Mode.
- Release the key when you see the progress bar.
Once you boot into Safe Mode successfully, you'll see Safe Boot at the right top. And it indicates that the unbootable Mac is caused by third-party software incompatibility. You must be wondering who's the culprit, don't worry, Verbose mode can help you out.
You need to reboot the Mac, then hold Command + V at startup. What catches your eye is a live report but it will stop at the misbehaving software that prevents the Mac from booting up. Now you have caught the culprit and all you need to do is uninstalling it in Safe Mode.
Unfortunately, if you fail to boot into Safe Mode, it means it's a macOS update failure. You need to reinstall the macOS in Recovery mode and reinstallation can place your data in danger. Therefore, before making any movement, you are strongly advised to restore your data with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac from an unbootable Mac first.
Getting the latest beta is quite easy, more like you visiting the Apple's developer portal
- Visit developer.apple.com on your Mac.
- Tap on the Develop tab.
- Tap on the Downloads tab.
- Now sign into your developer account.
- Scroll down and get to the download button for macOS 10.13. Click on it and the file will be downloaded.
- Open downloads window and click the downloaded file access utility to open.
- Double-click on the file to run the installer. On successful completion, you will be automatically redirected to apps store update page. Click on update, after which developer beta will be downloaded and installed. The system will automatically restart itself at the end of the operation.
Normally, the developer beta should be present in the lists of updates but if it's not, then you will have to restart the system. Go to the app store and click on updates. This might take a bit of time depending on the size. Check the status on the update tab.
Installation
When the download is completed, a prompt will appear requesting automatic installation of the software.
- Click on Continue.
- Tick the box to agree to Apple's terms and conditions.
- Click on Install.
- Follow the instructions to install macOS High Sierra. Rebooting will ensure the installation of High Sierra and a black screen carrying the Apple logo and a progress bar. Now sit and wait for the process to run through completion.
How to install the macOS High Sierra beta on a partition
To prevent your data from corruption by a beta operating system you can partition your hard drive to run macOS High Sierra in tandem with your present operating system.
- Create a partition on your Mac if you haven't already done so.
- Select Continue when the download is finished and ready to install.
- Agree to the terms.
- Click Agree to confirm that you have read the terms.
- Select Show All Disks to switch from your main partition.
- Select the partition you wish to install the software on.
- Click Install.
You will have the chance to transfer information from your present OS through the installation helper, or chose a totally fresh installation from the scratch.
How to get started with the macOS High Sierra developer beta
Once your Mac reboots, you'll be set up with macOS High Sierra. You'll have to follow a couple of steps to get started.
- Click on Continue.
- Sign in with your Apple ID and password. iCloud will sync your desktop and other files.
- Click on Get Started.
You'll be directed to your Home screen and it's time to dig around to find interesting features.
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Apple releases major Mac operating system updates annually while minor system updates happen every two or three months. A new Mac OS is designed to improve user experience, however, many mac users found that a macOS update made their Mac not boot up. It could be really annoying when you are urgent to run your Mac, be it an iMac or a MacBook. This post will provide you with three steps when your Mac doesn't boot up, let's keep on reading.
10.13.3 Macbook Pro Update Downloads
Solutions to fix Mac not turning on after macOS update
Macbook Pro 13.3 Cover
Let's go straight to the point, you are suggested to troubleshoot this issue by the following steps:
- Check if the Mac hard drive is corrupted
- Check if any program is not compatible with your macOS
- Check for a hardware incompatibility
Now you can take a look at each of the steps.
Step 1: Boot into macOS Recovery mode to check the Mac hard drive
If your Mac has problems in booting up after the macOS update, it's possible your Mac computer ran out of power, and the APFS reformatting process was interrupted, or, the startup disk was corrupted. To rescue it, you are advised to check and repair the disk with Apple's built-in disk repair tool, Disk Utility, under macOS recovery mode. Grab your attention to see how it works.
- Hold Command + R and start your Mac into macOS Recovery mode.
- Select Disk Utility from the macOS ‘Utilities' window and click Continue.
- Click on View and choose Show All Devices to list all detected disks and volumes.
- Select the drive or volume that you want to repair in the left sidebar, here it should be Macintosh HD.
- Click First Aid on the top menu of Disk Utility.
- Click Run to check and repair errors in this drive. Wait for the process.
If Disk Utility reports operation successful or it has been repaired, you're free to restart your computer. Nevertheless, another situation is no disk error is found by Disk Utility. It turns out the hard drive is not responsible for Mac not booting up, then what is the reason behind Mac not turning on? You can find the answer under Safe mode.
Step 2: Boot your Mac into Safe Mode
Safe mode is able to determine whether an issue is caused by software that loads when your Mac starts up since it will only launch some basic necessary programs. That means it can isolate incompatibility software that makes your Mac unbootable. Really helpful, right? Here's what you should do:
- Press and hold the power button until the Mac forcibly shuts down.
- Restart this Mac with the Shift key pressed and held to start the Mac up in Safe Mode.
- Release the key when you see the progress bar.
Once you boot into Safe Mode successfully, you'll see Safe Boot at the right top. And it indicates that the unbootable Mac is caused by third-party software incompatibility. You must be wondering who's the culprit, don't worry, Verbose mode can help you out.
You need to reboot the Mac, then hold Command + V at startup. What catches your eye is a live report but it will stop at the misbehaving software that prevents the Mac from booting up. Now you have caught the culprit and all you need to do is uninstalling it in Safe Mode.
Unfortunately, if you fail to boot into Safe Mode, it means it's a macOS update failure. You need to reinstall the macOS in Recovery mode and reinstallation can place your data in danger. Therefore, before making any movement, you are strongly advised to restore your data with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac from an unbootable Mac first.
Step 3: Go to Apple store for help
You are here because your hard drive is safe and sound, and there's no software incompatibility found in Verbose Mode. What else you can do to get rid of the trouble? Go check the hardware inside your Mac. Don't be nervous, you are not required to do it yourself. Apple has many bricks and mortar stores and you can easily get help there.
Further reading: Common boot problems after macOS Big Sur update
Coming with the biggest design update, macOS Big Sur made its appearance in June 2020. It's the latest major release of the Mac operating system and now is in beta version. Up to now, known boot issues of macOS Big Sur Beta include the following.
- If you updated to macOS Big Sur 11 beta from a previous version of macOS, Software Update might show 'Unable to check for updates – Failed to download the documentation for the minor update. Please try again later'.
- You might be unable to install macOS Big Sur 11 beta onto additional volumes.
If you have met these issues as well after updating to macOS Big Sur, feel free to try the above three solutions.
