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#APPLE MAC OS BETA PROGRAM INSTALL#
#APPLE MAC OS BETA PROGRAM UPGRADE#

Choose Restore, and Time Machine will reset your Mac to the way it was prior to your beta update.

Click your most recent backup and select Continue to begin the restore process.

Your options from macOS Utilities will appear. Select Restore From Time Machine Backup.

Release the keys when the Apple logo appears.

Now, you'll want to place your macOS in Recovery Mode.

Open System Preferences to turn off Find my Mac.

Load these files onto a USB drive or other external disk.

Make copies of the files you've created and want to keep since your last backup.

If you fancy yourself an explorer, the Apple Beta program can be a lot of fun. You can finally save files into folders of your own choosing, either on the iPad or on a cloud storage service. I really like the new dock and filing system. I've been noodling around with iOS 11 on my iPad for a few days.

#APPLE MAC OS BETA PROGRAM INSTALL#

You'll be prompted to install a small profile updater on your phone that talks to the software update servers to initiate the beta install. You'll need to sign up for the beta testing program using your Apple ID and password. Of course you should have a recent backup of your device should things go really wrong for you. If you want to install the beta of iOS on an iPhone or iPad, you'll want to go there from the browser on that device. Likewise, if I wanted to put the beta on my Mac, I'd find an external hard drive and install the entire operating system on it so I could boot from that external drive when I wanted to try the beta and disconnect it when it's time to go to work.

I have an iPad Air 2 at home that largely sits around unused, so it's the perfect candidate for loading the iOS beta so I can get an early peek at new features. I would not recommend putting beta software on your iPhone or Macintosh unless you do not rely on it for work or vital communications. Also, Apple releases updated beta versions every few weeks that you'll want to keep up with, because those updated versions include fixes for bugs found in the previous version.

You have to be OK with things not being stable for a few months. Some of your programs will not run on the new version of OS. These users are willing to take the time to do some testing and bug reporting.įirst, you need to be willing to take some risk.īeta testing involves trying out software that's still buggy. Traditionally, beta access was very controlled - limited to the developers and a small group of beta testers.Ī few years ago, Apple decided to let the public in on beta testing to get a better handle on bugs and to get a larger base of beta users who are just itching for new features. It shows off the latest and greatest features and then tells people that they will be available in a few months - unless you want to be an explorer and install the early "work in progress" version, called the beta.

#APPLE MAC OS BETA PROGRAM UPGRADE#

When Apple releases the newest version of the Mac OS or iOS, I install it as soon as I can and do some testing because I know there are a few hundred people at work who will be asking me whether it's OK to upgrade their computers (both at work and at home) and iPhones.Īpple has taken to announcing its new operating systems at its World Wide Developer Conference held each year in June. When new software comes out, especially operating systems, there are people who will install it as soon as they can and those who will wait for the explorers to find all the bugs.īeing in the IT business, it's always been my job to be the explorer.