Tag Archives: High Sierra

MacOS – Creating a clean initial image

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

To create a “clean” image – Basic goal – you don’t want anything except the basic MacOS installed. So be certain that the mac serial number is not scoped to a JAMF pre-stage enrollment. You don’t want JAMF to install … Continue reading →

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Mac – Reset SMC for slowness or wake/sleep issues

Posted on July 17, 2018 by

The SMC (System Management Controller) controls a number of things related to power management on a mac. If it isn’t working properly it can cause fans to run, the cpu to run slow, and/or, the mac not to wake from … Continue reading →

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Mac – Tool to help download specific macos installers

Posted on July 11, 2018 by

It isn’t always easy to get all of the right pieces for a particular MacOS update/install.  For example, if you are running MacOS 10.13.5 already the traditional ways of going to the Map App Store or doing system updates won’t … Continue reading →

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Mac High Sierra – Imaging APFS formatted disks

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

Back when High Sierra (MacOS 10.13) was coming out we were all told that disk imaging would be dead because of the new APFS disk format.  And, while It is true that you can not/should not apply a High Sierra … Continue reading →

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Mac OS – High Sierra – Run installer from command

Posted on March 21, 2018 by

The High Sierra installer not only installs the new OS but it also changes the disk format form HFS to APFS on SSD drives.  Additionally, it does the required firmware updates for the model of mac that the installer is … Continue reading →

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