Hi Allen, Yes, stop your CCC Backups & turn Time Machine backups off, after you do your final backups and disconnect any external drives, prior to downloading & installing Sierra.
I suggest you wait until you have installed and thoroughly tested Sierra before commencing your CCC & Time Machine backup routine. Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 8 Aug 2017, at 10:08 am, Allen <all...@amnet.net.au> wrote: > > Hi Ronni > > Mm well obviously I haven't done enough preparation. Thank you very much for > your instructions. I have printed them out and will work carefully through > them > > Our backups consist of 2 CCC bootable backups daily to 2 different discs and > 2 Time Machines alternately to different discs which I hope will be enough. I > must remember to stop them while updating > > Cheers Allen > > iMac 2011 2.5Ghz Intel core i5 > 8 GB 1333Mhz DDR3 > >> On 07/08/2017, at 3:52 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: >> >> >>> On 7 Aug 2017, at 2:02 pm, Allen <all...@amnet.net.au> wrote: >>> >>> I am about to update our iMac from macOS 10.11.6 to OS 10.12.6 >>> >>> Would some one please remind me at what point do I stop our files being >>> moved on to the iCloud? >>> >>> Is there anything else I should consider. We are fully backed up >>> >>> Regards Allen >> >> Hi Allen, >> >> You mention above that you are fully backed up, so I’m assuming you have a >> bootable backup included in your backup regime >> And you have done the normal preparations, and updated third-party software. >> >> Run Disk Utility >> Use Disk Utility in El Capitan or Later: >> 1. Launch Disk Utility (in /Applications/Utilities). >> 2. In the list on the left, select your startup volume (if it isn’t already >> selected), which is indented underneath the name of the device (hard drive >> or SSD) that contains it. >> 3. Click First Aid on the toolbar, and then click Run. Disk Utility checks >> your disk and repairs it if necessary. >> 4. When the repair is finished, click Done and quit Disk Utility. >> — >> Download Sierra on the Destination Mac: >> The Sierra installer downloads to your /Applications folder—a process that >> could take anywhere from minutes to days, depending on the bandwidth of your >> broadband connection. >> >> After it downloads, the installer launches automatically. >> >> But you’re not ready to install Sierra quite yet, so choose Install macOS >> Sierra > Quit Install macOS Sierra to quit the installer for the time being. >> >> The installer deletes itself after installing only when both of the >> following are true: >> • The installer is in /Applications on your startup volume. >> • You do an in-place upgrade of your startup volume. >> >> If you put the installer anywhere else—your Desktop, or ~/Downloads, or >> wherever—it won’t be deleted after it runs. Even so, because that big file >> is valuable, I urge you to make a copy just in case the unexpected should >> happen. >> >> So, before you do anything else, you should either Command-drag the >> installer to move it from /Applications to another location (so it won’t be >> deleted automatically, no matter what), or Option-drag the installer to copy >> it to another location—preferably another volume—so if it is deleted, you’ll >> have a spare. >> >> Installing Sierra: >> In the process of upgrading to Sierra, the installer will invite you to turn >> iCloud Drive feature on. (The relevant installer screen is titled “All your >> files in iCloud,” and the single checkbox “Store files from Documents and >> Desktop in iCloud Drive” is selected by default.) >> Deselect this during the Sierra upgrade! >> >> And after installing the Sierra upgrade, check System Preferences > iCloud - >> that iCloud Drive is NOT ticked! >> The first thing I do after installing a OS X update & iOS update is check >> that iCloud Drive is NOT ON… & turn if OFF if it is. >> I use iCloud for just about everything else - but NOT “iCloud Drive”! >> >> Preform Post-Installation Tasks: >> Respond to immediate questions. Among the most common questions are requests >> for your user account password or Apple ID password. For example, certain >> apps may once again need an administrator’s authorization to make changes to >> your data, and various apps that use your Apple ID (including iTunes and >> iBooks) may need you to sign in again. >> >> Tip: Even if you’re not prompted, it’s a good idea to check System >> Preferences > iCloud to make sure you’re signed in to iCloud (and with the >> correct Apple ID). Do the same in iTunes (Account > View My Account) and the >> App Store (Store > View My Account). >> >> Work your way through any such dialogs you see, even if they seem redundant. >> After that one-time process, most of them will not reappear. >> >> Handle Software Updates: >> The next thing you should do is to update macOS itself (and any other >> crucial Apple software) to the latest version. Sometimes Apple releases bug >> fixes and security updates almost immediately after a major upgrade, and if >> any such urgent updates are available, it’s in your best interest to install >> them right away. >> In Sierra, as in every version of OS X since Mountain Lion, all updates to >> Apple software—including macOS itself, built-in software such as Safari and >> QuickTime, and optional purchases such as Final Cut Pro and Pages—are >> delivered through the App Store app. And, of course, you can update all the >> third-party apps you’ve purchased from the App Store at the same time. >> >> In some cases, the App Store notifies you automatically of updates, but I >> recommend checking manually, shortly after your Mac starts up under Sierra >> for the first time. >> >> >> 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 >> >> macOS Sierra 10.12.6
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