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Even if I wanted to upgrade my old Mini (by having a new OS on an external HD), Mojave and Catalina won't let me because required APFS support for EFI comes onl
by tannhaeuser 7y ago
Even if I wanted to upgrade my old Mini (by having a new OS on an external HD), Mojave and Catalina won't let me because required APFS support for EFI comes only as part of the 6GB Mojave (or Catalina) download/install, rather than as separately downloadable BIOS upgrade. Even bought a flash drive and ordered to have Mojave installer copied to it at an Apple retailer only to find out that it doesn't work like that anymore. After many years of good use in the 2010s, for me the Mac has lost it's practical side where you could use disk target mode, boot from external HD, etc.
Edit: 2000s not 2010s
- newscracker 7y agoSomeone somewhere must have faced the same issue as you. I’d suggest searching on Reddit and the Macrumors forums. Worst case, you can install Linux and continue using it (though the experience may not be the same in many ways).
- tannhaeuser 7y agoRe installing Linux: I did that many years ago already ;) I used to enjoy an alternative Unix laptop provider and hate to see Apple fade away as an option. Regarding searching reddit and co, I briefly did, but then thought if I have to go to forums etc., I can just as well run Linux on a well-supported notebook in the first place.