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> I, er, accidentally updated my laptop to the beta Good to know it wasn't just me. I also expected it to be an installer that let me choose a different volume
by dunham 4y ago
> I, er, accidentally updated my laptop to the beta
Good to know it wasn't just me. I also expected it to be an installer that let me choose a different volume to install on.
- filmgirlcw 4y agoYah, I’ve held off for this reason because that happened to me last year.
- derefr 4y agoAFAIK, it will present you a choice, _if_ you've already created a separate APFS volume such that there's more than one option of installation target. I saw someone do exactly that (create an APFS volume for Ventura, start the installer, and then choose said volume as the target) in the first YouTube video I saw about the beta's release.
- shadowfacts 4y agoHuh, really? That's exactly what I did—I still have an empty, vestigial volume called Ventura in the same APFS container as Macintosh HD—and I was not presented with a choice.
- derefr 4y agoWeird. Maybe the youtuber I watched didn't realize their mistake while filming :P
- dunham 4y agoYeah, that’s what I tried, even named the volume Ventura. It has worked in the past with previous releases e.g. Monterey. It sounds like the original poster (and some commenters) was trying to do this too, had done in the past, and was surprised. The process didn’t give me an installer, it just jumped to the volume building process. TBH I kinda knew it was messed up, but after cancelling and trying again, I just let it go. I didn’t see any options in the dev site to pull down a full installer. My M1 is fairly new, so I have recent practice reinstalling Big Sur from scratch if necessary.