I decided not to review the Plugable UD-6950Z for iMore (because, you know.
DRIVER FOR HDD DOCKING STATION FOR MAC FULL
According to Plugable, "Significant progress has been made by both Apple and DisplayLink resolving interoperability issues," so we will hopefully see full support for macOS eventually.īut for now, the company is marketing this docking station as a Windows-only device. The issue with the Plugable UD-6950Z and macOS is in the DisplayLink interoperability. So, even though the Plugable UD-6950Z officially isn't compatible with macOS, it came through for me when I needed it.
DRIVER FOR HDD DOCKING STATION FOR MAC INSTALL
I was finally able to install macOS Catalina (not the beta) and correct the original issue of it requesting a beta update to Big Sur. So, I connected my MacBook Pro to the internet using an Ethernet port and the Plugable UD-6950Z. I did some digging and discovered it had something to do with my mesh router affecting my MacBook Pro's ability to connect to Wi-Fi to install a new operating system (my hard drive had been erased at this point). Though these processes all started off right, each attempt would eventually stop working. I also needed to connect my external hard drive in order to try installing from a Time Machine backup. The first thing I did was connect a thumb drive that I had installed macOS Catalina on (because Recovery Mode was trying to install the beta of macOS Catalina, for some reason). I needed to connect a variety of devices, and even an Ethernet cable, and none of these things in my household have USB-C connections.Īt this point, I still didn't know that it technically doesn't support macOS, but it sure acted like it supports it. Through unlucky issue atop unlucky issue, I ended up needing to do a lot more than just "reinstall macOS" from Recovery mode. I knew it was time to burn it all down and start over.
Unfortunately, even uninstalling the volume didn't get rid of the suggestion to update to Big Sur on my main driver. So, I decided to uninstall the volume and try partitioning my MacBook Pro hard drive instead. Even though I had put the beta on a separate volume, my main drive was reading the beta update path. After installing the beta on the separate volume, my main hard drive was suggesting I update to. I always come across some minor hiccup, but otherwise successfully test the macOS beta alongside the current Mac operating system just fine. I created an APFS volume on my MacBook Pro so I could install the developer beta of macOS Big Sur on a separate drive on my computer. VPN Deals: Lifetime license for $16, monthly plans at $1 & more
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