If the past is any indication, they will support the current macOS and two previous versions. That way, if there’s any issue with your upgrade to macOS Ventura, you’ve got an external drive, and backup, to restore you where you started.Ĭlaris is in the habit of removing the compatibility of an older MacOS version whenever FileMaker becomes compatible with a newer version of macOS. We like a commercial app (to which we have no connection): SuperDuper! for making a bootable backup of the drive. Then check to make sure the backup is good. Start by making a backup of the hard drive (or SSD) that you want to upgrade. We take a pretty cautious approach to system software upgrades. To be safe, we recommend that you make a couple of backup copies of Studio Manager and upgrade to the most current version of FileMaker Pro before upgrading your Mac.

For Studio Manager 18 users eager to upgrade to latest macOS 13 Ventura, the good news is that, at the time of this writing on 3/24/23, Claris International has yet to find any compatibility issues with FileMaker Pro 19.6.x.

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