Mother-in-law MacBook Air: Mavericks or Sierra?

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macBook Air 2013 (I think), 128 GB SSD, 4 GB RAM.

I don't think she does any content creation on her machine, just consumption.

email, online TV, some photos, and very important FaceTime/Skype with us.

I don't thinks he does any onlike banking. But still I want to keep her somewhat secure, since if someone hacks her gmail or yahoo account, it would be a pain to set up new account and inform all her friends who send her those silly power point slides.

Anyway, should I leave her with Macvericks or install Sierra? I am afraid to go all the way to high Sierra since I don't know much about the new file system.

Oh yeah, we also use TeamViewer to help her remotely.

[STL]

Sierra
Proven and is still receiving security updates

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STL wrote:
Sierra
Proven and is still receiving security updates

Of course the question is where does one find Sierra? Everything I read says Apple has removed access to it and unless one has already downloaded it it is High Sierra or nothing? If anyone has a source or link it would be appreciated.

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I just made and mailed s USB installer to someone here, I could do more if needed, just PM me. Total cost was $10 for USB drive and $2.change for mailing.

[sekker]

What's wrong with just going to High Sierra?

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sekker wrote:
What's wrong with just going to High Sierra?

I am afraid to go all the way to high Sierra since I don't know much about the new file system.

Also I provide support for her, remote support, and I do not want her to be to a new version that I do not have installed on any of my machines, it would make support more difficult.

I think Sierra is a good OS for a while, until I decide what I do next.

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sekker wrote:
What's wrong with just going to High Sierra?

I for one am somewhat apprehensive of the new file system (APFS) in High Sierra? The link below provides a detailed comparison between Sierra and High Sierra by MacWorld.com UK, highly recommend anyone in doubt to read it carefully before making the leap.

https://www.macworld.co.uk/review/mac-so...a-3660082/

[sekker]

I'm sticking with Sierra myself, but I'd be ok with buying a new Mac using the new file system.

Apple converted their entire iOS ecosystem to the new file system, and I bet you didn't even notice.

I'm waiting for several reasons, including the lack of target disk mode which I've used to help recover a Mac since High Sierra was released.

But if I'm providing support for a Mac, I make sure I use an OS that's getting security updates.

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sekker wrote:
Apple converted their entire iOS ecosystem to the new file system, and I bet you didn't even notice.

Of course we didn't notice. But that's different; (unless you're using some kind of hack) you don't have access to the file system in iOS to begin with.