- #MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 INSTALL#
- #MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 UPDATE#
- #MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 UPGRADE#
- #MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 PRO#
- #MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 WINDOWS 8.1#
#MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 WINDOWS 8.1#
I thought I had hard drive or other hardware problem until I booted into Windows 8.1 and Helix 3 and everything worked fine. A restart caused crashes, and it could not even get into safe mode. Chrome/Word/email/firefox all froze up horribly and eventually I got to a point where we were just looking at the spinning rainbow.
#MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 UPGRADE#
I just spent the last couple of days recovering from the upgrade I did last week. DO NOT upgrade to El Capitan yet – too many bugs. I have been primarily using Mac’s for years along with various Windows and Linux OS’s for work and home. After you educate yourself about the benefits and risks you can decide for yourself when you want to update.
#MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 UPDATE#
If you haven’t made up your mind yet, here is a look at the reasons to install OS X El Capitan with the OS X 10.11.6 update and the few reasons you shouldn’t upgrade just yet. The number is down slightly in July, likely due to some users trying the macOS Sierra beta. According to GoSquared, 56% of Mac users are on OS X El Capitan at the start of June 2016. There are some great reasons to upgrade, but there are also important reasons to wait.
#MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 INSTALL#
The OS X El Capitan update release arrived to a rush of users looking to upgrade, but you don’t need to install an update on day one to get the benefits. You can sign up to test the next OS X beta using this program if you want to try the update early.
In the latest OS X 10.11.6 update there are no new features listed, but it does include security updates and bug fixes.
#MAC OS X EL CAPITAN 10.11.6 PRO#
The OS X 10.11.5 update with security and bug fixes, including a major fix for the MacBook Pro freezing. The Notes upgrade ties into the iOS 9.3 feature, which means you will want to update if you plan to lock notes on your iPhone with iOS 9.3.
The OS X 10.11.3 update includes a number of fixes, but no new features. The company just recently delivered the OS X 10.11.4 update with many changes. Apple released OS X 10.11.3 in January with enterprise fixes and fixes for users that use 4K monitors. The OS X 10.11.2 release delivered fixes for WiFi problems, fixes for Handoff and Airdrop reliability, Bluetooth connectivity fixes and more. We’ve heard from users who bought new Macs in 2016 and found them running OS X Yosemite, which brought them to this decision.Īpple’s OS X El Capitan release arrived in Fall 2015 with a new look thanks to a new font, increased multitasking capabilities with options to snap windows to the sides of the screen and it may solve your OS X Yosemite WiFi problems - but it could also add new WiFi problems.
Reasons to install OS X El Capitan and reasons not to install. This advice works for upgrading from OS X Yosemite to OS X El Capitan as well as for installing new OS X El Capitan updates that bring fixes like OS X 10.11.6. Users who are still on OS X Yosemite may want to hold off until the macOS Sierra release date this fall if they don’t want to upgrade twice in the span of a few months. If you are still on OS X Yosemite there is a security update for that as well.Īpple fixed a MacBook Pro freezing problem with the last update, and focuses on performance and security fixes. This update doesn’t change the version number, but it is an important one to install. In September Apple offers up another important reason to install OS X 10.11.6 and to install a security update that just arrived. There are many reasons to install OS X El Capitan, there are also some reasons to skip the OS X 10.11 update - and stay on OS X Yosemite. The advice rings true almost a year after the OS X El Capitan release date as Apple prepares a new macOS Sierra update. Unlike small patches, the OS X 10.11 update is a big jump that includes new features and system-wide changes. The latest OS X El Capitan update is available and it is a major upgrade for many users.