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Does Catalina move incompatible apps to a directory as earlier MacOS versions have done, or is it up to the user to hunt them down? Thanks!
Catalina is leaving the incompatible applications installed, but the icon will be crossed out. On my Mac it looks like this:
Catalina is leaving the incompatible applications installed, but the icon will be crossed out. On my Mac it looks like this:
Thanks. Been there, done that. Please note that you don't have to click anything; sort by the "64-Bit (Intel) column header. Pull down on the horizontal line and get a long list, sorted by Yes or No.
My hope was that the OS would move these apps to an Incompatible Software directory at the top-level of Macintosh HD, as it has done with incompatible software in the past. No such luck.
I purchased a USB SuperDrive from Apple on NYC East Side last week. Surprise! It does not run on Catalina. What you get is a message saying to change region for DVD. Two issues: 1.) it is already set on the proper region and 2.) when you continue you get a no-go message.
This aggravation was followed by misadventure with the Canon Utilities, of course. Can no longer scan docs. Instead, Canon says 'talk to Apple about apps" and Apple says "talk to Canon about apps."
Attention Apple: This is precisely the sort of experience that causes people to ditch a product and go elsewhere. At this point, Catalina (and any other upgrades) should be s e a m l e s s.
As far as 3rd party apps, Apple has no control over what
those companies will or won't support. It is the third party
developers who decide if they want to support new operating
systems or not.
FWIW, Canon has become notorious in this respect with
printers in that they want to sell new printers and not
support old ones, which may not even be that old.
If it's an older Canon printer, it's software may be written in 32 bit which is no longer supported by Catalina, and the printer itself may no longer be supported by Canon: hence no more software updates. I'm still on Mojave and my scanner software stopped working a year ago, because the printer is no longer supported and it's software was never updated to current OSX systems. The rest of the software, online manuals, etc are all written in 32-bit. If you contact Canon they will tell you if your printer is still supported and give you an extra discount toward a new Canon printer.
Before you upgrade to OSX Catalina, if you go to: About this mac / System Report / applications
and click on the app it will tell you if it is 64 bit or not.
Many thanks! Most helpful on your part, not so helpful on Apple's part!
Did it pain you to finally lose Aperture?
Does Catalina Move Incompatible Apps?
