Hi Peter, I'll reply in another email with a suitable Subject to your questions regarding updating numerous Macs OS X & iOS devices in your household.
I'll get to it as soon as I can find time. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 28 Oct 2015, at 2:10 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Thanks Ronni for clarifying that. Makes sense. Generally I make sure i do a > Backup of my iOS devices to iTunes prior to an iOS minor update (within > version release) and Transfer Purchases made since last Backup. Once that's > done I unplug and then update OTA. Been trouble free for many updates so far. > > What I would like to know is how can I arrange updates for the 8 iOS devices > in my household (all using the one AppleID) but synchronised with 5 > respective iTunes instances on those relevant MBP's without downloading the > update file 8 times - and similarly for OSX (for the 5MBP's). Can I put the > update file on the network and pick it up at each MBP and place strategically > in Finder to allow the update to happen on the other machines? > > Pete. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > [email protected] > > To: > "WAMUG" <[email protected]> > Cc: > > Sent: > Wed, 28 Oct 2015 13:22:41 +0800 > Subject: > Re: iOS9 downloads > > > Hi Severin & Peter, > > At first approximation they are the same, but the mechanism of the update is > different since one can be a delta and self-applied update and the other > installs a complete build rather than patching the OS. > > The OTA (Over The Air) update implies the OS and device is working properly, > so iTunes is a good bet if you really want to ensure the update goes well or > want to put the device into Recovery mode to ensure the new OS and only the > new OS is written. > Obviously, if the device is having problems, you should opt for iTunes to > control the update rather than hoping the device installs the patch properly. > > iTunes downloads a several hundred megabyte IPSW file that can be used to do > a more complete “Restore" if needed. > It is the “Restore" that will reformat the filesystem etc. > > Assuming your device is working well, you can safely update OTA (plugged into > power) and in many cases - the download is a delta update that is smaller > than the entire image if you are doing an update that isn't a major version > (8.0 or 9.0) > > Using iTunes also gives you a chance to transfer purchases and reduce the > number of apps you will have to re-download after a major update. Again, not > an issue on incremental updates like 9.0 update from 9.0.1. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) > 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz > 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM > 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage > > OS X El Capitan 10.11 > > On 28 Oct 2015, at 12:05 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Yes, I have noted the same phenomenon and have wondered why. Now, I wait for > Ronni's "all clear" before doing the download and always use the WiFI option. > There is no apparent downside to doing it this way - always. > > Pete > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > [email protected] > > To: > "WAMUG List" <[email protected]> > Cc: > > Sent: > Wed, 28 Oct 2015 11:58:10 +0800 > Subject: > iOS9 downloads > > > Why are downloads via iTunes on iOS devices so unbelievably slow? I usually > do them wirelessly but today by some quirk I decided to do my iPad mini while > plugged in to iTunes. After what seemed an interminable wait I interrogated > the download viewer and was told there were 12 hours still to go. I > unplugged and went to wifi and all completed in the normal sort of time. > Why is this? > Severin Crisp > ____________________________________________________ > > Assoc Prof R Severin Crisp, FAIP, FIP, CPhys > 15 Thomas St, Mount Clarence, Albany, 6330, Western Australia > ph (08) 9842 1950 ( Int'l +61 8 9842 1950) > mail to: [email protected] >
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