I would like to upgrade to access some new features in various apps , but certainly won't if it puts KM in jeopardy. There are many posts in this forum describing various problems with Tahoe especially early on in September 2025 but I don't know if these issues have been largely resolved with the latest Tahoe updates.
Thank you very much
I haven't run into any deal breakers, just the general ugliness that is Liquid Glass. But all my macros seem to run fine. Your mileage may vary, of course.
If you're really concerned about it, use macOS' ability to install another OS on a new APFS Volume, which you can create in Disk Utility. Install Tahoe there, copy your macros over, and test there first. But this is quite a bit of work, and requires a chunk of drive space, obviously.
-rob.
Or, get a trial copy of Parallels (I think they are available) or one of the free VMs, create a VM, and test there. That is what I do and it works great.
thank you very much @griffman . I think that I will just take the plunge.
I agree in general that VMs are a good way to go for most things, but if your macros involve hardware at all, it's not a good test setup: Things may work differently, or not all, when trying to test USB devices, etc. inside the VM. In those cases, better to install the full OS somewhere and play around.
-rob.
Excellent and fair point!
I waited until 26.2, and everything is working fine. I generally wait until the .2 update of a major release before taking the plunge.
Absolutely not. I’ve spent two weeks and large sum backing out of Tahoe. It’s glitzy - but a major devolvement from previous operating systems.
I’m giving Tahoe a complete skip. First time ever for a major release
Could you detail the specific issues you are concerned about ? On the positive side, spotlight is a huge improvement. thank you
I have a lot of software that didn’t transition cleanly and I’ve either had to re-purchase it or spend a significant amount of time with tech support. My plotter drivers disappeared, HP no longer support MacOS and I’ve had to go to eBay and spend a fair sum to replace a CD that I may or may not still have. Then Apple’s Migration Assistant reached out and “upgraded” my laptop after I migrated my Sequoia acount back to my Mac Mini M4 after spending $150 at a shop getting it back to Sequoia. Apple has effectively blocked any route a user would have to back out of Tahoe. Undoubtedly, there are aspects of Tahoe that are improved but overall, Tahoe is more likes Apple’s version of Microsoft Windows Vista. I spent time as a certified Apple tech and time as a Unix System Amin. It’s very frustrating to know how thiings should work and being “sandboxed” out of the computer you think you own. I don’t tend to use Spotlight. Either I use unix commands under Terminal or HoudaSpot. I prefer the way the MacOS Find command works as I’ve been using that since 1985. Snow Leopard was Apple’s last truly user-centric operating system. MacOS has been slowly devolving ever since.
Carl Allison
660 Shaker Dr.
Richmond KY 40475
(928) 978-6220
bouzoukidude2021@gmail.com
From "ronald" <kmforum@forum.keyboardmaestro.com>
To bouzoukidude2021@gmail.com
Date 2/11/2026 2:02:08 AM
Subject [Keyboard Maestro] Should I upgrade to Tahoe?
Contrariwise -- I've upgraded a couple of dozen devices to 26.2 without major issues.
Any OS software upgrade has a risk of breaking changes for older apps and hardware, so due diligence is required before you do so -- which is why it's difficult to give a blanket recommendation, @ronald.
But if you're happy with Sequoia and don't need any of the (admittedly limited) new shinies in Tahoe, there's no need to upgrade.
If you do upgrade and run into problems it's certainly possible to go back to Sequoia. You'll have to do a full erase and clean installation from a bootable Sequoia installer, and the big thing to remember is that any Time Machine restore after that must be from a time-point prior to your Tahoe upgrade so there's a risk of losing recent data.
Very interesting. Thank you
Weirdly enough, the bootable install is cleanly blocked by some Apple firmware settings. I took it to a shop and they used an ISO image to return it to the base Sequoia installation. Things aren’t like they used to be. Sigh...
Carl Allison
660 Shaker Dr.
Richmond KY 40475
(928) 978-6220
bouzoukidude2021@gmail.com
From "ronald" <kmforum@forum.keyboardmaestro.com>
To bouzoukidude2021@gmail.com
Date 2/11/2026 7:00:14 AM
Subject [Keyboard Maestro] Should I upgrade to Tahoe?
One way to dip a toe into lake Tahoe would be to partition your drive and install Tahoe on a second partition. Then you can see how things are going, especially with hardware/peripherals, special apps, while still being able to continue on your previous OS on your original partition. You reboot to one partition or the other under System Settings > Startup Disk. Assuming you have enough free space on the drive, the APFS file system lets you resize and add partitions without erasing anything (still, full backup first!). I’ve done this before, a couple of macOS’s back, with a 100GB test volume. I expect there’s a Take Control ebook that covers this.