September 2017
Intermediate to advanced
98 pages
2h 14m
English
Now that you know which basic installation technique you’re going to use, you’re nearly ready to proceed. Your next major step (which could take hours, or even longer) is to obtain the High Sierra installer; then I’ll recommend a few other quick, last-minute tasks before you dive in.
In general, anti-malware software doesn’t interfere with purchases and upgrades from the App Store. However, when Apple released Mountain Lion, users reported that the Ad Banner Filter in Intego’s VirusBarrier software sometimes interfered with the process of downloading the installer. Something similar could happen again, and other anti-malware apps could also conceivably prevent High Sierra from downloading ...