{"id":92789,"date":"2019-10-01T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-10-01T16:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/?p=92789"},"modified":"2025-12-12T13:53:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T21:53:00","slug":"catalina-bound","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backblaze.com\/blog\/catalina-bound\/","title":{"rendered":"Catalina Bound"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"macOS<\/p>\n

The new operating system from Apple, Mac OS 10.15 Catalina (named after a California island), is releasing any day now and we\u2019ll be ready for it when it does. We\u2019ve had a beta build released for over a month to help us test and make sure that we\u2019re working properly with the new operating system (OS), and we\u2019re seeing positive results from the field! As always, when you are updating to a new OS, make sure you have a good and up-to-date backup in place<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Things to Note With Catalina<\/h2>\n

You can expect to see more system messages and permission requests from Catalina. As a backup service<\/a>, Backblaze requires quite a few of them. So, if you are installing Backblaze on Catalina<\/a>, you may experience more \u201cwould you like to give access\u201d messages than you\u2019ve been used to. This is normal behavior in the new OS and in order for Backblaze to perform properly: please allow us those permissions.<\/p>\n

Also, we\u2019ve noticed an issue with dark mode<\/em> (where your apps default to a darker color scheme) in our testing. For the most part, everything looks OK, but in some cases when dark mode<\/em> is enabled, our app will still appear with the light mode<\/em> color scheme when launched. We\u2019re working with Apple on this and hoping to get that hammered out soon.<\/p>\n

Catalina-Ready Build<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re already running the Catalina beta or are considering getting it on day one, please make sure you are using a Backblaze client that supports it. You can download and install the latest build by doing the following:<\/p>\n