{"id":87500,"date":"2023-12-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=87500"},"modified":"2024-06-17T15:31:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T20:31:01","slug":"upgrading-macos-can-spell-serious-trouble-for-pro-workflow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/87500-upgrading-macos-can-spell-serious-trouble-for-pro-workflow\/","title":{"rendered":"Upgrading macOS Carries Big Risks for Pro Workflows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero.png 1920w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-213x120.png 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-284x160.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-190x107.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-1400x787.png 1400w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-750x421.png 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-548x308.png 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-364x204.png 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-230x129.png 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-213x120@2x.png 426w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-284x160@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Upgrade-for-pros-hero-190x107@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This article is targeted at <strong>working professionals and anyone who depends on their Mac for getting their work done<\/strong>. People for whom not getting it done means not getting paid. That\u2019s a big deal in my world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upgrading macOS carries a risk of workflow damage that might require workarounds, or even actual workflow breakage that sometimes cannot be dealt with at all. These impacts to some workflows can be catastrophic. Consider this recent note (I get such things regularly from readers), about a <strong>professional printer\u2019s small issue of not being able to print properly<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>\u201cI installed macOS Ventura on one Mac a couple months ago, but the printing dialogue combined with Epson drivers was a joke. When I finally could get the settings to \u201cstick\u201d, <strong>color was slightly off. It was a nightmare<\/strong>.<\/em> <em>I downgraded the M1 we had to macOS Monterey and it performs and prints fine. I will have to purchase a new machine soon and am wondering whether any of this has been resolved. Wondering whether \u201cSonoma\u201d will improve any of this.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, Apple issues a major macOS update. It ships on a pre-ordained date <em>regardless of how many issues are outstanding<\/em>.   And the past 5 years have shown us serious flaws including major security risks (&#8220;zero day exploits&#8221;).   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently,  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/macOS Sonoma\" target=\"_blank\">macOS Sonoma<\/a> is the \u201cupgrade\u201d to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/macOS Ventura\" target=\"_blank\">macOS Ventura<\/a>, which itself remains riddled with bugs\u2014bugs that affect my workflow every day. I would <em>pay<\/em> to go back to macOS Monterey, which had far fewer bugs. Except that Adobe is now on the upgrade bandwagon and its apps now complain about Monterey not being quite current enough&#8230; gah!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re a professional wondering whether to upgrade to the latest macOS release, the classic risk\/benefit (&#8220;risk assessment&#8221;) applies: <strong>what are the benefits (if any) and how to weigh those vs unknown risks<\/strong>? The risks are like driving without headlights at night: only once the tire blows do you know the pothole was there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What <em>benefits<\/em> do you get with system upgrades as a <strong>professional<\/strong>?  For my workflow in the past five years, the \u201cupgrades\u201d might have produced one or two marginally useful features, but these were\/are hugely outweighed by the harms. Along with arbitrary user interface changes that require effort to relearn how to do stuff\u2014wasted time. Upgrading macOS feels like flying &#8216;coach&#8217; on airlines after hours in line with TSA\u2014you eventually get there, but maybe the trip was not worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am of course speaking in generalities. There are always new features and improvements that are genuinely useful to a lot of Mac users. Specific cases can always be cited. For example, Apple finally fixed the confusing SoftRAID driver installation issue in macOS Sonoma. That\u2019s great, but it is not a workflow improvement that affects me apart from a one-time install.  There have been a few under-the-cover improvements that move performance forward (and a few moving it backwards!).  But for professionals with dedicated workflows where Stuff Has to Get Done, just what are those features that make life better? <em>Blank-out<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I run macOS Mojave or macOS Monterey on my older Macs, what stands out is the <em>lack<\/em> of problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, how exactly are screensaver and widgets and similar going to improve my carefully-honed workflow?  The fact that  such <strong>toys are called-out first and foremost should make any professional uneasy about upgrading<\/strong>.  <em>No upside, all risk<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-1120-macOSSonoma.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87576\" width=\"-247\" height=\"-127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-1120-macOSSonoma.jpg 938w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-1120-macOSSonoma-233x120.jpg 233w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-1120-macOSSonoma-284x147.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-1120-macOSSonoma-190x98.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-1120-macOSSonoma-233x120@2x.jpg 466w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-1120-macOSSonoma-284x147@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2023-1120-macOSSonoma-190x98@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" \/><figcaption>Upgrading for screensavers and widgets is not for professional users!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the ensuing months following major releases, update after update is <\/strong>issued, prima facie proof of the risks. Sometimes for extremely dangerous security bugs and sometimes for \u201conly\u201d broken functionality. Without fail, new bugs break functionality in random places, stuff that has  worked for many years. Often these new bugs <em>never<\/em> get fixed or take years to fix. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a small sampler of the <strong>new<\/strong> bugs I have experienced in just 3 months with macOS Ventura. There are many more, and <strong>none of them existed in macOS Monterey<\/strong>! Like mushrooms after rain in macOS Ventura. Months later, <em>few of these are fixed<\/em> as I write this in late November 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20230923_1800-2021MacBookProM1Max-macOSVentura-BluetoothBroken-no-pairing.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20230923_1800-2021MacBookProM1Max-macOSVentura-BluetoothBroken-no-pairing.html\" target=\"_blank\">Broken Bluetooth on both my Mac Pro and my MacBook Pro<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20230929_1654-macOS-Ventura-TerminalCommandKeyShortcuts-broken-worse.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20230929_1654-macOS-Ventura-TerminalCommandKeyShortcuts-broken-worse.html\" target=\"_blank\">Command key shortcuts in Terminal broken<\/a> <br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20230923_1900-AppleCoreRot-AppleBreaks-WiFi-HotSpot.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20230923_1900-AppleCoreRot-AppleBreaks-WiFi-HotSpot.html\" target=\"_blank\">Broken iPhone\/iPad WiFi Personal Hotspot for Computer: No Mail, no Ping, no ssh&#8230; web browser only<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20231025_1152-macOS-Ventura-iPhone15ProMax-breaks-Thunderbolt-peripherals.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20231025_1152-macOS-Ventura-iPhone15ProMax-breaks-Thunderbolt-peripherals.html\" target=\"_blank\">iPhone 15 Pro Max can Degrade Thunderbolt Peripherals to USB 2.0 Speed<\/a><br \/><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20230716_0742-MacPro2023M2Ultra-degraded-GPU-performance.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/blog\/2023\/20230716_0742-MacPro2023M2Ultra-degraded-GPU-performance.html\" target=\"_blank\">2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra: Large Losses in GPU Performance Require Reboot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are not small issues. Some of them impact my work hundreds of times a day e.g. the Terminal command-key shortcuts.   Even worse, the macOS Ventura updater bricked my MacBook Pro bootability,  forcing a complete reinstall and restore-from-backup.   As a professional software engineer, *I* struggle with these issues. The non-technical professional user who just needs things to keep working can be left in a world of hurt and with some very grumpy customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-pros-to-do\">What are Pros to do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TIP #1<\/strong>:<strong> Test macOS upgrades thoroughly on a non-production Mac FIRST<\/strong>, one that will not affect workflow if it goes awry.  Even minor updates carry risks, as macOS Ventura showed me in July 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if you don\u2019t have a second machine suitable for testing a major macOS upgrade? That\u2019s a lot harder to deal with, since an update often irrevocably modifies things like Mail, and\/or might not allow booting the prior macOS version. Professionals really do need to have two machines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TIP #2<\/strong>:<strong> Never upgrade a Mac to a major new release unless there is a specific and compelling reason to do so<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-tip-3-treat-it-like-a-toaster\"><strong>Tip #3: Treat it like a toaster.<\/strong> If my toaster makes perfectly-browned toast all the time, every time, I don\u2019t want something \u201cbetter\u201d.  Ditto for my Macs and workflow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tip #4<\/strong>: <strong>Assume by default that<\/strong> <strong>updates are a source of problems and headaches<\/strong>. Recent years prove that  beyond any doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-upgrade-onslaught\">Upgrade onslaught<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Software updates for all sorts of electronics have become a maintenance onslaught demanding a lot of attention\u2014macOS, iOS, gadgets of every kind, even automobiles and engine control units.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upgrade <em>when it makes sense<\/em>, but exercise caution before putting a \u201cproduction\u201d machine at risk of breaking your workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do not fix what is not broken<\/strong>. If it&#8217;s working well, stick with it. The only exception here is security updates, which should be applied, but often come bundled with other stuff. See Tip #1!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/gfx\/flag.diglloyd.png?dglyOWCB=UpdatingMacOSCarriesBigRisks\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/OWC articles by Lloyd\" target=\"_blank\">View all posts by Lloyd Chambers\u2026<\/a>   Lloyd\u2019s photo web site is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\" target=\"_blank\">diglloyd.com<\/a>, computers is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\" target=\"_blank\">MacPerformanceGuide.<\/a>com, cycling and health are found at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/windinmyface.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/windinmyface.com\" target=\"_blank\">WindInMyFace.com<\/a>, software tools including disk testing and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/autoTopic.html?dglyTP=data+integrity\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/macperformanceguide.com\/autoTopic.html?dglyTP=data+integrity\" target=\"_blank\">data integrity validation<\/a> at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/diglloydtools.com\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/diglloydtools.com\" target=\"_blank\">diglloydTools.com<\/a>.  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/diglloyd\/collections\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/diglloyd\/collections\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/articles\/Travel\/DeathValley-EurekaDunes-infrared.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/diglloyd.com\/articles\/OWC\/2007-0224-_MG_9138_2-IntoTheDunes,2880x1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\"\/><\/a><figcaption>Mars<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upgrading macOS carries a risk of catastrophic professional workflow breakage. 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