{"id":27018,"date":"2017-09-08T10:09:23","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T14:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/?p=27018"},"modified":"2017-09-05T09:12:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T13:12:13","slug":"make-sure-to-get-sierra-before-high-sierra-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/make-sure-to-get-sierra-before-high-sierra-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Sure to Get Sierra before High Sierra Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assuming Apple continues its previous practices, once macOS 10.13 High Sierra comes out, it will become impossible to download 10.12 Sierra for the first time. That could be awkward if you want to upgrade an older Mac to Sierra at any point after High Sierra ships, since you won\u2019t be able to get Sierra then. To ensure that you can snag a copy of Sierra in the future, open the App Store app on your Mac, type <i>Sierra<\/i> in the Search field, and click the Get button for <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/macos-sierra\/id1127487414?mt=12\">macOS Sierra<\/a> (it\u2019s about 5 GB in size). It downloads to your Applications folder, and the installer launches automatically. If you don\u2019t want to install Sierra right away, choose Install macOS &gt; Quit Install macOS to quit the installer. What\u2019s important is that Sierra is now registered to your Mac App Store account, and you can get it again from the App Store\u2019s Purchased screen at any time on any of your Macs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab-1080x165.png\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab-1080x165.png 1024w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab-768x117.png 768w, https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab-1080x165.png 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"157\" data-attachment-id=\"5157\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/make-sure-to-get-sierra-before-high-sierra-ships\/sierra-in-app-store-purchased-tab\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab.png\" data-orig-size=\"2002,306\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab-300x46.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab-1080x165.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/157;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assuming Apple continues its previous practices, once macOS 10.13 High Sierra comes out, it will become impossible to download 10.12 Sierra for the first time. That could be awkward if you want to upgrade an older Mac to Sierra at any point after High Sierra ships, since you won\u2019t be able to get Sierra then. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27019,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[233,157,193,39,263,5,86,105,196,87,57,292],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-app-store","category-apple-pros","category-apros-archive","category-blog","category-high-sierra","category-mac","category-macos","category-maintenance","category-restricted-content","category-sierra","category-tip","category-upgrade"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Sierra-in-App-Store-Purchased-tab-1080x165.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6YLEm-71M","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27017,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/when-should-you-upgrade-to-macos-10-13-high-sierra-ios-11-watchos-4-and-tvos-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":27018,"position":0},"title":"When Should You Upgrade to macOS 10.13 High Sierra, iOS 11, watchOS 4, and tvOS 11?","author":"computeradv","date":"September 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"To every thing there is a season, and we\u2019re fast approaching the time when Apple harvests the fruit of the last year and releases new versions of macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. There are no major surprises here, since Apple announced the new versions in June and public betas have\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Apple Pros&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Apple Pros","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/category\/apple-pros\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/when-should-you-upgrade-2017-high-sierra.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/when-should-you-upgrade-2017-high-sierra.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/when-should-you-upgrade-2017-high-sierra.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tcn.tidbits.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/when-should-you-upgrade-2017-high-sierra.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25886,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/whats-hot-in-macos-10-12-sierra\/","url_meta":{"origin":27018,"position":1},"title":"What\u2019s Hot in macOS 10.12 Sierra","author":"computeradv","date":"September 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Apple will be releasing macOS 10.12 Sierra this fall, with a slew of new features that could enhance your experience of using Apple devices. On our blog, we have a rundown of the top new features, including Siri (finally!), Universal Clipboard, Desktop and Documents folder syncing, Optimized Storage, app document\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Blog&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Blog","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/category\/blog\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sierra-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sierra-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sierra-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sierra-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Sierra-photo-1080x675.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":28680,"url":"https:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/whats-with-all-these-dialogs-saying-someapp-is-not-optimized-for-your-mac\/","url_meta":{"origin":27018,"position":2},"title":"What\u2019s with All These Dialogs Saying, \u201cSomeApp is not optimized for your Mac\u201d?","author":"computeradv","date":"April 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"If you\u2019re running macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra or macOS 10.14 Mojave, you may have seen a dialog that says an app isn\u2019t optimized for your Mac. The message differs slightly between High Sierra and Mojave, with the High Sierra version telling you the developer needs to update the app to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Apple Pros&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Apple Pros","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/category\/apple-pros\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/64-bit-app-System-Information-apps-1024x635.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/64-bit-app-System-Information-apps-1024x635.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/64-bit-app-System-Information-apps-1024x635.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/64-bit-app-System-Information-apps-1024x635.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27024,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/what-is-apfs-and-why-should-you-care\/","url_meta":{"origin":27018,"position":3},"title":"What Is APFS (and Why Should You Care)?","author":"computeradv","date":"September 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"A major change in macOS 10.13 High Sierra is the switch to Apple\u2019s new Apple File System, or APFS. With any luck, you\u2019ll barely notice the change, just as almost no one did earlier this year when Apple updated millions of iOS devices to APFS with iOS 10.3. But let\u2019s\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;APFS&quot;","block_context":{"text":"APFS","link":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/category\/apfs\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/APFS-dialog.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/APFS-dialog.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/APFS-dialog.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/APFS-dialog.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":27111,"url":"http:\/\/www.computeradvantage.us\/v3\/whats-new-in-macos-10-13-high-sierra-and-its-main-apps\/","url_meta":{"origin":27018,"position":4},"title":"What\u2019s New in macOS 10.13 High Sierra and Its Main Apps","author":"computeradv","date":"September 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Although Apple\u2019s eye-catching Desktop image of the High Sierra mountains makes it easy to confirm that your Mac is running High Sierra, the most noteworthy new features are invisible! These changes are aimed at improving your Mac\u2019s performance. 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