Computer freezes after update 2020-002 on High Sierra. How to revert / cancel update?
Since security update 2020-002, I'm having lots of trouble with a macbook pro early 2015 running high sierra
The computer freezes all the time
From what i read, this update causes problems when the graphics are solicited a little more than standard which is my case as I have 24" external monitor always plugged to the computer (hdmi) and i use software such as illustrator and indesign on a daily basis
Is there any way to revert/cancel updates on mac os ?
If it is not possible, my only option would be to get Catalina.
In case something goes wrong with Catalina, i would like to know how to get installers for Mojave and/or High Sierra (i don't 'purchase' mac os versions so i don't have them on my App Store purchased tab)
Is there a direct link to the dmg install files ?
Thanks
Rollback procedure
The only way I found to be able to fight bad OS updates, and to revert an OS update is the following procedure. It is a procedure to have in place before any update and at the same time it is a heavy and pretty good backup policy.
Buy a dedicated disk for this backup and rollback policy, twice the capacity of the disk of the Mac you want to protect.
Make a full bootable backup of your OS with Carbon Copy Cloner (you can try it for free to make your own opinion about the quality of this software).
- Once this backup is complete, test it by booting your Mac on it and check everything is OK (your vital applications at least).
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Reboot your Mac on its internal disk and make a log file to track which versions of your OS you backud up correctly. For example I use a basic text file I maintain with
vi
(andrcs
):backup disk name version of the OS saved date of backup
Make the update that
App Store
proposed you and check everything is OK (your vital applications at least).-
If this update is OK, just continue with it: end of the backup procedure.
Else, make a rollback of your previous version saved on your backup disk with Carbon Copy Cloner.
Practical time spent on this procedure
- one hour for backup CCC,
- half an hour for checking the backup,
- one hour for MacOS update,
- 2 full days for testing the new MacOS version,
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one hour for rollback CCC if the new MacOS is ill behaving,
total: 2.5 days (essentially testing a fresh new MacOS version).
Practical time saved with this procedure
between 1 day and 3 years, depending on the time Apple will take to fix a misbehaving version of MacOS.