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OS X Yosemite [OT]
- Thread starter giga
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It is. Check your purchases tab.
SlowRevolution
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NekoFever
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I'm essentially running the same install as I was when I got my iBook in 2004. It's been carried across three Macs and five (imminently six) major OS X updates. #YOLO
Wow.
Vire
Member
Yes, I just keep my stuff organized and backed up.
Banjotanooki
Member
GAF, I wanna do a clean install and save all my stuff on my mavericks before I upgrade to Yosemite.
How can I go about doing that?
How can I go about doing that?
cyberheater
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dark_prinny
Banned
Apple pls.
bluepolicebox
Member
GAF, I wanna do a clean install and save all my stuff on my mavericks before I upgrade to Yosemite.
How can I go about doing that?
if it's anything like Mavericks then like this http://osxdaily.com/2013/10/23/create-os-x-mavericks-install-drive/
He's slipping.
#YosemiteGate
Technosteve
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did the verge review really say the desktop needs to die?
I've finally gotten to the point of using the entire breath of OS X, and enjoying the surprising improvement in performance and battery life longevity with each update. They just need to update the file system so fucking around with partitions isn't a scary operation. HFS+ needs to die
I've finally gotten to the point of using the entire breath of OS X, and enjoying the surprising improvement in performance and battery life longevity with each update. They just need to update the file system so fucking around with partitions isn't a scary operation. HFS+ needs to die
http://osxdaily.com/2014/07/25/make-os-x-yosemite-beta-boot-usb-install-drive/
Should be pretty much the same process as that.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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It's a strange thing for them to be so focused on, but are they wrong?
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Deleted member 17706
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How could they be right? What would be improved by removing the desktop?
fierrotlepou
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I can't wait anymore.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I'm always cleaning out the files on my desktop, because what's the point of this backdrop I can drop things into?
By not having one, iOS feels better because photos go into your photos. Documents are where they should be. Apps know where to look for things.
I don't see any Mac users screaming for something different. Windows 8 was dumped on a community that also wasn't asking for something different, and look what happened there.
Apple's obviously got ideas they're toying around with in labs, they'd be dumb not to, but they're not going to make any major changes along those lines until they know they have it right and the time is right.
You can always tell a David Pierce review. That guy is so up his own ass.
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Deleted member 17706
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The mere fact that you use it shows that is has a use, no?
I find it useful as a default location to temporarily put things.
What would you propose the default view be? A full screen version of Finder or something?
yeah I'm on a late 2009 MBP and after putting just a SSHD and doing a clean install on it with Mavericks last year it still runs really great. Retina MBPs are sexy as hell but mine still does everything I need it do and does it really good still.
Ya, it's where I dump stuff that I don't need right away but don't want to forget.
Vire
Member
I have temporary files that I place on the desktop all time.
I download a video from Gamersyde, boom goes to the desktop, watch and then delete.
My Name Is Luke
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DAMMIT, I'm stuck with my 4 til December and this was the only real reason I was excited for Yosemite was the upgrades for iMessage.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
That's all really the same behavior as the Downloads folder.
Vire
Member
Why remove functionality that is useful for some people.
Clicking finder, then looking for the download folder and then clicking the file I want is a lot less intuitive and easy as simply clicking the file that's on the desktop.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I don't miss it on any of my other devices.
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Deleted member 17706
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But other people most certainly will miss it if it were removed from OS X. No reason to remove functionality from OS X and make sure it's fool-proof. That's partially why iOS and iPads exist.
I imagine he's picturing a situation that's closer to iOS, where the default view would be a grid of apps or something. There would then be a "documents" app where everything categorized as a "document" is stored by default.
Thanks for mentioning this. I'll definitely wait on installing Yosemite until I've handed in my final assignment!
I'm guessing your other devices are touchscreen devices with a hidden filesystem.
Technosteve
Banned
he doesn't really iterate on why we should get rid of the desktop metaphor, Windows 8 tried to move away from the desktop metaphor and failed horribly.
I like what Apple has achieved, underlying frameworks that span OSX and iOS with different presentations. Microsoft had tried to make one metaphor for all devices. As much as it's new and different it did not fit the traditional users that only wanted to use a mouse or track pad as means of input.
It seems almost old fashioned but, i am ok with this iterative updates to the core platform. The biggest change in OS X and iOS in the next ten years is when the development language completely discards the legacy of ObjC.
ComputerMKII
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Saying we are in an "age of limitless, searchable cloud storage" is ludicrous when you consider how rare unlimited, affordable and high-speed Internet is.
Has it popped up in any stores yet?
fierrotlepou
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Was wondering that. The press has obviously got it but us mere mortals hasn't seen it yet.