According to the latest report, Microsoft announced that they will abandon the OneDrive sync client application on the old version of macOS. The client will no longer support old versions of macOS, and installation will be blocked in unsupported versions. Support for macOS Sierra 10.12 (2016) and macOS High Sierra 10.13 (2017) will be cancelled. Microsoft said that Apple will no longer support these versions of macOS.
The company said that giving up support for these older versions of macOS will allow them to focus their resources on new technologies and supported operating systems. In the future, Microsoft will only support the three latest versions of macOS. When the new major version of macOS is released, Microsoft will support the new version and the two previous versions.
It is reported that this adjustment will begin in September 2021:
- The OneDrive synchronization client installed on an unsupported operating system will stop updating. These clients will continue to run, but their functionality will no longer be tested. It is not recommended to continue to run on these unsupported operating systems;
- New installations on unsupported operating systems will be blocked;
- Vulnerabilities and issues found on unsupported operating systems or specific to unsupported operating systems will not be investigated or fixed.
- Microsoft recommends that affected macOS users upgrade to at least macOS Mojave 10.14 or above, preferably macOS Big Sur 11.0 or above.
