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macos 10.15 32-bit

  1. B S Magnet

    Other Getting Catalina to play nice with 32-bit binaries and applications

    Arising from a discussion aside to come up on another thread, @TheShortTimer suggested this question be spun off into a new thread. Even as Apple formally withdrew support for running 32-bit applications from Catalina forward, the ability to use 32-bit binaries in Catalina persisted with the...
  2. akosidodong

    2011 MacBook pro bypass GPU Can upgrade MacOs X Lion to Catalina?

    My question is can I upgrade my MacBook pro late 2011 15inch from MacOS X Lion 10.7.5 to High Sierra or Catalina without any problem ?. macOS x Lion is currently working and installed. my MacBook is currently bypassing the GPU for the reason that my MacBook's GPU is dead. many thanks to those...
  3. mpainesyd

    Disabling "not optimized for your Mac" message

    I have posted elsewhere why I intend to keep using 32-bit apps. I have been tolerating the “this app is not optimized for your Mac” message that pops up regularly but I am looking for a way to disable it because I have some automations that halt when the message appears. I found these tips How...
  4. N

    Still can run 32-bit apps in Catalina

    At leas some console 32-bit apps with small dependency footprint can be run on catalina just run sudo nvram boot-args="no32exec=0" and reboot more info http://netkas.org/?p=1491 how to try GUI app, can't say it's working yet, an example for a[p is CrossOver X office...
  5. T

    uTorrent alternatives?

    Hi! I haven't tested Catalina yet but I know that uTorrent hasn't been updated to 64 bit, even though multiple users warned them and they replied with their standard "yeah we wanted to do that a few years ago but there are no speed improvements so why do 64 bit at all". Are there good...
  6. milleron

    32-bit programs in macOS 10.15

    Many will find it strange that confusion still exists about this topic, but I need clarification, please. My Epson printer/scanner drivers and Logitech keyboard driver are still 32-bit, and I cannot get tech support at either company to answer questions about whether they plan to update those...