[OS X TeX] [OT] To upgrade or not to upgrade to Sequoia?

[Javier Hornero]

Hi, 

I’m running that model with the same amount of RAM under Sequoia 15.5 without any problem. That said, I had to make a clean install of that OS because I found that upgrading from Sonoma left FaceTime & Messages out of order. 
As they say YMMV. 



> El 10 jun 2025, a las 18:41, Juergen Fenn via MacOSX-TeX <macosx-tex at email.esm.psu.edu> escribió:
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> I am aware that this is the TeX on Mac OS X mailinglist. However, I dare
> asking you for advice on a not-so-TeX, but still a macOS question.
> 
> May I safely upgrade my MacBook Air M1 2020 with 16 GB RAM to Sequoia?
> 
> The reason I'm asking this is that no one around in my real life has yet
> dared to upgrade, and the internet seems to be full of users' complaints
> about 16 GB RAM not being enough for Apple Intelligence, and the machine
> running hot with no fan inside.
> 
> On Sonoma, with Thunderbird, Firefox, and Emacs open, I still have some
> 5 GB unused memory left which feels alright to me. So far, everything is
> running smoothly, and even big PDF and graphics files get handled with ease.
> 
> So, what is your experience with macOS Sequoia 15.5?
> 
> Can you switch off Apple Intelligence completely?
> 
> Please bear with me, and sorry for the noise.
> 
> Thanks in advance, and
> 
> Best regards,
> Jürgen.
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