“macOS Sierra is Apple’s latest desktop operating system, which succeeds OS X El Capitan and adopts a new name to bring it in line with iOS, watchOS, and tvOS,” Tim Hardwick writes for MacRumors. “The OS will come pre-installed on all new Macs once current stock is depleted and is a free download for existing Mac owners. ”
“The main new feature in macOS Sierra is deep Siri integration, bringing Apple’s personal assistant to the Mac for the first time,” Hardwick writes. “It also adds new features to Photos and Messages, and includes Continuity smarts like Universal Clipboard and an Auto Unlock option for Apple Watch owners.”
“A clean install can remove annoying quirks and strange behaviors that your Mac may have inherited over time due to driver upgrades, wonky apps, and messy installation procedures,” Hardwick writes. “Performing a fresh install can also reclaim lost disk space caused by junk files left by third-party apps, and can generally make your Mac feel a lot snappier, enabling you to relive that feeling of booting it up for the first time. ”
Full, easy-to-follow instructions here.
MacDailyNews Take: Once you get it installed, invoke Siri from your macOS Dock and ask, “What can I ask you?” for a list of everything Siri can now do for you on your Mac!
I would love to but my download still says 12 hours!! Should I just cancel and try later?
I started my download almost 6 hours ago and it still says I have 11 to go. That is really unacceptable… or would be if I had any choice!
Update:
The download aborted after seven hours. I’m about ten minutes into the replay and now it is promising 25 minutes.
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Has anybody been able to make screen effects in messages work on Sierra?
Will wait three months for their first fix of Sierra, then make the switch from El Capitan.
El Capitan is great already. I don’t need Siri telling me, “Hi, you may call me Ms Spotlight if you like.”
Will upgrade when the bug fixes to Sierra are issued in their first update.
The next beta of Sierra is already available for testing. No prediction of when it will be released.
Seriously this download is slow as molasses. Still 12 hours 4 hours later.
Same here. The problem is at Apple’s end. And that may bode well for the popularity of Sierra. We’ll see.
Ok, patience then. I’ll keep the iMac awake and prevent sleep. Maybe it’s sleeping too much in between?
I turned Energy Saver to not sleep. This is easily the slowest download I’ve ever run into at Apple. I’m thinking I may get my other Mac on the job and see if it finds a faster server. It wouldn’t be the first time!
It literally took 12 hours to download. LOL It’s installed now and running great so far. 😊
II downloaded my update yesterday in 12 minutes with no problem. Install went very smooth and my iMac and Mac Mini are humming along. I like Siri on my iMac, but then again i’m not one of the “Elite Power Users” who always seem to have more complaints than anyone else.😜