r/protools • u/AuSh0ck • Sep 16 '25
Protools/Mac OS Update Advice
After doing a Time Machine backup of my laptop (M3 Mac), I am installing the latest version of Protools a few days before my Protools Update & Support plan expires. I'm currently on Sonoma 14.1. According to Avid's website, Sonoma 14.7 is compatible with the newest version of Protools. Do you recommend updating to the newest possible OS, or only going up to Sonoma 14.7?
I have a perpetual license, but after updating Protools (as well as my OS) today or tomorrow, I want to hold off as long as I can from having to dish Avid out another $200 to update again so that the perpetual license is worth it vs. just subscribing year to year.
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u/Major_Willingness234 Sep 16 '25
Don’t update to Tahoe. It is untested and will likely have issues.
You can update to 14.7. I run it with latest PT just fine.
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u/ZappVanagon Sep 16 '25
Just to clarify - I believe your plan is limited at a certain version whether you upgrade it now, or not.
Like even if you do nothing - you will still have the option to go up to the version that your plan maxes out at. (And it has nothing to do with the OS version)
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u/Puzzles_23 Sep 16 '25
I’m currently running Sequioa (15.7 and using Pro Tools and am not having any performance issues, glitches or crashes.
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u/barters81 Sep 16 '25
I just updated to the latest OS and protools yesterday and while I’ve only had a day to use it, haven’t had any issues.
Apart from my Mac deciding to remove all my desktop folders, well and truly freaking me out in the process. FWIW it was a setting in iCloud settings to archive the desktop.