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macOS 10.13 High Sierra is Apple's operating system for Macintosh hardware. macOS Sierra was announced June 5, 2017 at WWDC, Apple's annual conference for developers where new operating systems have been announced for the last several years.

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macOS 10.13, Apple's fourteenth major release of the macOS operating system. Rather than offering radical new features, macOS High Sierra (10.13) is a refinement of macOS Sierra (10.12). Among the apps with notable changes are Photos and Safari.

Main changes from macOs High Sierra:

  • APFS, a new default file system
  • New Metal 2 technology

System Requirements for macOS High Sierra:

  • sixth-generation Intel processor or later
  • 2GB RAM
  • OS X 10.8 or later
  • 14.3 GB of free hard drive space

Devices supporting macOS High Sierra:

  • MacBook: late 2009 and later
  • MacBook Pro: mid 2010 and later
  • MacBook Air: late 2010 and later
  • Mac Mini: mid 2010 and later
  • Mac Pro: mid 2010 and later
  • iMac: late 2009 and later
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Opening 'BaseSystem.dmg'?

I just had a window pop up telling me it was Opening BaseSystem.dmg, and then disappearing in ~1 second. All I can find is a reddit thread with preciously few answer. Anybody with more intel? I was doing a backup (with Time Machine, an USB…
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System won't boot after attempting 10.13.4 update

I have a MacBook Pro Late 2014 model. I decided to do the update to 10.13.4, the incremental update to 10.13.3. It gets everything downloaded and does the reboot. I get to a gray screen and it sits for a long time and finally states "installer…
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Is /dev protected by SIP?

So I know /dev contains all the drivers required for mouse , keyboard etc but can some dangerous malware delete the folder? Or can someone manually delete the folder with sudo?
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Upgrade to High Sierra

I currently run MacOS 10.12.4 Sierra on a mid-2011 iMac. I want to upgrade to 10.13 High Sierra. On the App Store, the only option (after Sept 24) is 10.14 Mojave. Where should I go to get High Sierra? If I go to…
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npm error in vscode that seems to stem from running on High Sierra

I was loaned an iMac from 2011 to replace my PC when it abruptly went on strike on me. I am not very familiar with macOS. I am trying to use the terminal in VSCode to work and the command npm start yields this error: dyld: lazy symbol binding…
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Will a mac ssd (it already have the os x) boot on a pc?

So I broke my macbook and I believe that the ssd is still alive with latest os x on it. If I take out the ssd and put it into a pc will it boot? I saw that apple forbid using their os on a non mac machine.
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High Sierra phantom Jiggling

I have a 2017 MacBook Pro running High Sierra 10.13.6. I have noticed some phantom behavior and am curious if anyone knows what is causing it. It usually occurs when I am typing, either an email, some text or some code. Suddenly I can no longer type…
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signpost_notificationd is flooding error log with błąd "0 is not a valid connection ID"

I recently noticed that my error log is being literally flooded with "0 is not a valid connection ID" generated by signpost_notificationd process. The message is being logged few times per second. How can I check what is causing this?
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Why Can't I Read /private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles/Store under macOS 10.13

I'm trying to set up a new backup utility on my system, and am getting an error that it cannot get the files in folder /private/var/db/ConfigurationProfiles under macOS 10.13.3. I don't get the issue under a VM running macOS 10.12 - but if I attempt…
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OSX High Sierra stop applications from auto launching

This is driving me crazy! Whenever I reboot in OSX High Sierra all the applications I had open automatically reboot. In Login Items NONE of these applications are there! How do I stop this from happening?
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Welcome to macOS High Sierra message keeps appearing

At every start I get the message "Welcome to macOS High Sierra". Whatever I click - Show/Later(remind me, don't remind me) it appears on the next start. I was using the beta version so it could be the cause of the problem still I don't see any…
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Attempting to create bootable USB for 2012 Macbook Pro with high Sierra but can't locate a pkg file for MacOS

I'm attempting to create bootable USB with high Sierra for installation on an old 2012 Macbook Pro but can't locate a pkg file for MacOS. When trying to download this version on my 2022 Mac obviously Apple are not allowing it as it wont run on this…
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Kernel Panics of SSD.

After force shut down I get continuous restarts with kernel panics. I’ve erased the disk and it restarts again when reinstalling macOS from Recovery Mode. Booting macOS/win from USB stick works fine. Apple Hardware Test and Diagnostic finds no…
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Does using the trim force command disable TRIM on my apple SSD

I have heard about this called trimforce enable which enables TRIM on third party SSDs. But I have an original apple ssd which has trim enabled by default. I ran the command. But then I read an article saying that running such a command will allow…
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How to fix macOS High Sierra Boot Failure on iMac Apple 21.5-inch Computer?

Few weeks ago, on an Apple 21.5” iMac Desktop Computer (4th-Generation, late 2013), I installed the just released macOS High Sierra v.10.13.1. I’ve recognized that on November 29, 2017, Apple Released a Security Update for macOS High Sierra and…
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