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mattand 06-04-2018 06:13 PM

Possible to update a Sierra sandbox to High Sierra?
 
Potentially stupid question incoming:

I'm running an iMac with the latest version of Sierra. I want to create a dupe of my current system and upgrade that to High Sierra in order test Adobe CS5 compatibility.

My initial thought was to create a Sandbox-Shared users volume and upgrade that to High Sierra. The logic is that Sandbox-Shared users moves 3rd party apps over to the sandbox, hopefully giving me a more "real world" experience.

The idea is that I want to see what happens if I update the OS in place without having to reinstall any Adobe stuff.*

The more I think this out, though, I'm wondering if should just grab one of the external HDs I have and install High Sierra directly on it. I can create an installer using this method: https://www.macworld.com/article/320...ler-drive.html


Is it possible to update a Sierra sandbox to High Sierra, or am I completely misunderstanding how Sandboxing works. TIA for any help.

*I know about the upcoming 32-bit app apocalypse and am aware of how old CS5 is. Just trying to keep costs down.

dnanian 06-04-2018 06:51 PM

Don't Sandbox for this. I'd make a backup, then upgrade that backup (make sure you have a real backup too), then see how it works. Note that you'll likely have to re-activate CS5.

It really might be smart to move over to Adobe CC subscription... if you mostly use photoshop, it's $99/yr...not unreasonable.

mattand 06-04-2018 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dnanian (Post 34246)
Don't Sandbox for this. I'd make a backup, then upgrade that backup (make sure you have a real backup too), then see how it works. Note that you'll likely have to re-activate CS5.

It really might be smart to move over to Adobe CC subscription... if you mostly use photoshop, it's $99/yr...not unreasonable.

Thanks for the reply. I'm backed up three ways to Sunday between Backblaze, SuperDuper!, and Time Machine, so we're good there.

As far as CS5: yeah, I'm kicking the can down road. The subscription thing chafes my posterior, but ultimately it's a business expense at the end of the day. I'm using the Big Three (Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop) regularly, so I have to spring for the whole enchilada. Such is progress, I guess...

Thanks again!


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