MacOS High Sierra

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macOS High Sierra
Version of the macOS operating system
MacOS High Sierra wordmark.svg
MacOS High Sierra Desktop.png
macOS High Sierra desktop with the default wallpaper
Developer Apple Inc.
OS family
Source model Closed, with open source components
General
availability 		September 25, 2017;7 years ago (2017-09-25)
Latest release 10.13.6 Security Update 2020-006 [1] (17G14042) (November 12, 2020;4 years ago (2020-11-12)) [±]
Update method Mac App Store
Platforms x86-64
Kernel type Hybrid (XNU)
License APSL and Apple EULA
Preceded by macOS Sierra
Succeeded by macOS Mojave
Official website macOS High Sierra at the Wayback Machine (archived September 11, 2018)
TaglineYour Mac. Elevated.
Support status
Obsolete, unsupported as of November 12, 2020. [2] iTunes is no longer being updated, but is able to download driver updates to sync to newer devices. [3]

macOS High Sierra (version 10.13) is the fourteenth major release of macOS, Apple Inc.'s desktop operating system for Macintosh computers. macOS High Sierra was announced at the WWDC 2017 on June 5, 2017 [4] and was released on September 25, 2017. The name "High Sierra" refers to the High Sierra region in California. Its name signified its goal to be a refinement of the previous macOS version, macOS Sierra, focused on performance improvements and technical updates rather than features. [5] This makes it similar to previous macOS releases Snow Leopard, Mountain Lion and El Capitan. Among the apps with notable changes are Photos and Safari. [4] [6] [7]

Contents

macOS High Sierra is the final version of macOS to support the Unibody iMac and the Polycarbonate Unibody MacBook, as its successor, macOS Mojave, drops support for the late 2009 and final models.

System requirements

All Macs that supported macOS Sierra support macOS High Sierra. [8]

macOS High Sierra requires at least 2 GB of RAM and 20.12 GB of available disk space.

It is possible to install High Sierra on many older Macintosh computers that are not officially supported by Apple. This requires using a patch to modify the install image. [9]

Changes

Photos synchronizes tagged People with iOS 11. [4]

Reception

Roman Loyola, the senior editor of Macworld , gave High Sierra a provisionally positive review in September 2017, calling it an "incremental update worthy of your time, eventually." Loyola expressed that the product's most significant draw was its security features, and that beyond this, the most beneficial changes lay in its future potential, saying it "doesn't have a lot of new features that will widen your eyes in excitement. But a lot of the changes are in the background and under the hood, and they lay a foundation for better things to come." [34]

Problems

macOS High Sierra 10.13.0 and 10.13.1 have a critical [35] vulnerability that allowed an attacker to become a root user by entering "root" as a username, and not entering a password, when logging in. This was fixed in the Security Update 2017-001 for macOS High Sierra v10.13.1. [36]

When it was first launched, it was discovered[ by whom? ] that the WindowServer process had a memory leak, leading to much slower graphics performance and lagging animations, probably due to some last-minute changes in Metal 2. This was fixed in macOS 10.13.1.[ citation needed ]

macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 had an error that caused DisplayLink to stop working for external monitors, allowing only one monitor to be extended. When using two external monitors, they could only be mirrored. Alban Rampon, the Senior Product Manager for DisplayLink, stated on December 24, 2018, that the company was working with Apple to resolve the issue. [37]

Release history

VersionBuildDate Darwin versionRelease notesStandalone download
10.1317A365September 25, 201717.0.0Original Mac App Store release
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13 		—
17A405October 5, 2017 About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13 Supplemental Update macOS 10.13 Supplemental
10.13.117B48October 31, 201717.2.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 		macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 update
17B1002November 29, 2017 About the security content of Security Update 2017-001 Security Update 2017-001 macOS High Sierra v10.13.1
17B1003
10.13.217C88December 6, 201717.3.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 		macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Combo Update
17C89
17C205January 8, 2018 About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental Update macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Supplemental
17C2205
10.13.317D47January 23, 201817.4.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 		macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Combo Update
17D2047
17D102February 19, 2018 About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Supplemental Update macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 Supplemental
17D2102
10.13.417E199March 29, 201817.5.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 		macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Combo Update
17E202April 24, 2018 About the security content of Security Update 2018-001 Security Update 2018-001 macOS High Sierra v10.13.4
10.13.517F77June 1, 201817.6.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 		macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.5 Combo Update
10.13.617G65July 9, 201817.7.0 About the macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Update
About the security content of macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 		macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Update
macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Combo Update
17G2208July 24, 2018 macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update for MacBook Pro (2018)
17G2307August 28, 2018 macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 Supplemental Update 2 for MacBook Pro (2018)
17G3025October 30, 201817.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2018-002 High Sierra Security Update 2018-002 High Sierra
17G4015December 5, 201817.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra Security Update 2018-003 High Sierra
17G5019January 22, 201917.7.0
xnu-4570.71.22~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra Security Update 2019-001 High Sierra
17G6029March 25, 201917.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra
17G6030March 29, 201917.7.0
xnu-4570.71.35~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra
17G7024May 13, 201917.7.0
xnu-4570.71.45~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra
17G8029July 22, 201917.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra
17G8030July 29, 201917.7.0 About the security content of Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra
17G8037September 26, 201917.7.0
xnu-4570.71.46~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2019-005 High Sierra Security Update 2019-005 High Sierra
17G9016October 29, 201917.7.0
xnu-4570.71.57~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2019-006 High Sierra Security Update 2019-006 High Sierra
17G10021December 10, 201917.7.0
xnu-4570.71.63~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra
17G11023January 28, 202017.7.0
xnu-4570.71.69~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra
17G12034March 24, 202017.7.0
xnu-4570.71.73~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra
17G13033May 26, 202017.7.0
xnu-4570.71.80~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra
17G13035June 1, 202017.7.0
xnu-4570.71.80.1~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra
17G14019July 15, 202017.7.0
xnu-4570.71.82.5~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra
17G14033September 24, 202017.7.0
xnu-4570.71.82.6~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra
17G14042November 12, 202017.7.0
xnu-4570.71.82.8~1		 About the security content of Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra

Timeline of Mac operating systems

Timeline of Mac operating systems
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Preceded by macOS 10.13 (High Sierra)
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