The only fundamental software difference between a Hackintosh and normal Mac should be what’s on the EFI partition. But I can’t emphasise enough how important Step 1, 2 and 3 are.
If all went well, install the update on your main boot drive.Īs you can see, there only a few extra steps compared to performing an upgrade in a sensible, defensive manner on an Apple Mac.If nothing is obviously broken, ‘kick the tyres’ for a few hours until you’re confident that everything works. Install the update onto your cloned drive.
The process is basically the same as it would be on a normal Mac, with a few significant difference. So how can I update my Hackintosh safely? Banking, investing, buying stuff online or any other personally sensitive transactions on a machine that never receives security is just asking for trouble in the long term. My only caveat to this rule is please, for the love of everything holy, don’t use it for anything financially sensitive. If you’re using the Hackintosh in a professional setting, it runs what you need perfectly well and it’s not stopping you doing or getting new work, why give yourself any hassle? It works, leave it be.