Jonathan, Thanks for your suggestion and support for my continuing realization that having it set up the other way (new OS primary, old OS secondary) might be the ultimate solution.
Aside from using VMWare (I’ve never used or installed it) would just creating a second APFS after a new install of Monterey for the purpose of installing Mojave be a sensible solution? Or is it that VMWare is a more protective barrier for the transition of those widely-variant operating systems? Dave Carlson Oregonian, Farfar, Engineer, Musician, Pioneer, and Woodworker On Mar 14, 2022, at 7:02 AM, Jonathan Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com> wrote: Hello David, I was hoping that somebody with more experience with multiple systems would reply to your query. Since it is now the work week, perhaps the best thing would be to call Apple and see if they can untangle what is happening on your system. What I was suggesting was to completely wipe your computer disk clean, then install Monterey. After installing Monterey, then install a VM product and run your 32 bit applications from it. Here is a link to a tidbits article about this: https://tidbits.com/2019/09/18/moving-to-catalina-keep-your-32-bit-mac-apps-running-with-parallels/ <https://tidbits.com/2019/09/18/moving-to-catalina-keep-your-32-bit-mac-apps-running-with-parallels/> Historically, VmWare has been more accessible for screen reader users than Parallel, but I am not sure if that is still true. There are other reasons, why older applications might not run on Monterey mostly due to features that make your computer more likely to be compromised for example putting configuration information in system directories, installing kernel extensions or using plug-inn technology. For that matter, I understand that the MacOS version that will be coming out next week, changes the way OneDrive, Google Drive and similar services can clone parts of the file system. Before upgrading to that version, if you use any of these check their release notes. Jonathan > On Mar 12, 2022, at 23:42, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com > <mailto:dgcarlson0...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Jonathan, > > So you suggest I first update to Catalina, then Big Sur, and then finally > Monterey? Each upgrade overlaying the previous? Where can I get a full > installer of Catalina and Big Sur these days? > > Dave Carlson > Oregonian, Engineer, Musician, Farfar, Woodworker, and Pioneer > > On Mar 12, 2022, at 8:25 PM, Jonathan C. Cohn <jon.c.c...@gmail.com > <mailto:jon.c.c...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > Webb, perhaps it is because you moved such a large distance change in OS. You > might want to consider getting the free version of VMWare and putting Mojave > on it assuming the 32 bit apps are not to dependent on performance. 12.2 does > create two or more volumes one is the core OS in a read-only system and I > have seen snapshot volumes appear. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 12, 2022, at 10:13 PM, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com >> <mailto:dgcarlson0...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> I just installed Monterey on a separate APFS volume, so that I could >> continue to use Mojave for a couple older apps. >> >> I started with a clean volume. I ran the upgrade from System Preferences and >> installed to that empty volume. >> >> After all the setups and migrations, I find that instead of just having two >> volumes (Mojave and Monterey) I have the following: >> >> Mac Monterey OS >> Mojave OS >> Big Sur OS >> Monterey OS >> MAc Catalina OS >> Mac Monterey OS >> Catalina OS >> >> Some of these Monterey volumes are versions 12.0 and 12.1, and one is 12.2. >> The Big Sur volume is 12.2 >> The Catalina volume is 12.1 >> >> Only one of the Monterey volumes is correctly identified as the latest >> version, and the Mojave is correct at 10.14.6. >> >> All these extra volumes show up in Disk Utility, and also on the startup >> disks list in System Preferences. >> >> Can I just delete the extra volumes I don’t need nor want? >> >> Is this typical? >> >> Dave Carlson >> Farfar, Engineer, Oregonian, Woodworker, and Pioneer >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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