{"id":77571,"date":"2017-09-26T15:25:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T22:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=77571"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T22:47:46","slug":"backblaze-supports-apples-macos-high-sierra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/backblaze-supports-apples-macos-high-sierra\/","title":{"rendered":"Backblaze Supports Apple&#8217;s macOS High Sierra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/high_sierra_backblaze3.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-IJNfNG4a\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-77590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/high_sierra_backblaze3.png\" alt=\"Backblaze on Apple macOS High Sierra\" width=\"1300\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/high_sierra_backblaze3.png 1300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/high_sierra_backblaze3-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/high_sierra_backblaze3-1024x594.png 1024w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/high_sierra_backblaze3-768x445.png 768w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/high_sierra_backblaze3-560x325.png 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple has released the latest version of its Macintosh operating system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/macos\/high-sierra\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">macOS 10.13 \u201cHigh Sierra.\u201d<\/a> It is available as a free download in the <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/macos-high-sierra\/id1246284741\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac App Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We thought we&#8217;d put up a quick post today to let everyone know that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-backup\/personal\/mac-online-backup\">Backblaze Macintosh client<\/a> has been tested and is compatible with High Sierra. For most users, your existing client is already compatible. Backblaze users can be certain they have the latest version of our client by selecting <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><span style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">Check For Updates&#8230;<\/span><\/span> from the Backblaze icon in the Apple Menu Bar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-26-at-3.16.26-PM-1.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-IJNfNG4a\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-26-at-3.16.26-PM-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"211\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-26-at-3.17.15-PM.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-IJNfNG4a\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-26-at-3.17.15-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-26-at-3.17.15-PM.png 526w, https:\/\/backblazeprod.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2017-09-26-at-3.17.15-PM-300x157.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We wrote about the features and changes in the new Mac operating system in our recent blog post, <a href=\"\/blog\/macos-high-sierra-upgrade-guide\/\">Backblaze\u2019s Upgrade Guide for macOS High Sierra<\/a>. Highlights include improvements to the file system, video support, graphics, Siri, photos, and the Safari browser.<\/p>\n<p>Backblaze recommends backing up your computer before making major changes such as installing a new version of the operating system. See our <a href=\"\/blog\/macos-high-sierra-upgrade-guide\/\">previous post on High Sierra<\/a> or our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/cloud-backup\/personal\/mac-online-backup\">Mac Backup Guide<\/a> for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has released the latest version of its Macintosh operating system, macOS 10.13 \u201cHigh Sierra.\u201d It is available as a free download in the Mac App Store. We thought we&#8217;d put up a quick post today to let everyone know that the Backblaze Macintosh client has been tested and is compatible with High Sierra. 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