I’m on 10.14 (Mojave)
Can’t update Obsidian to 1.8.9 (installer is greyed-out, like it’s not compatible with my OS)
What’s up with that?! It’s not fair. Note everyone can afford a new mac…
It’s indeed not compatible with your OS, and I’ve run into the same issue on my mac mini (late 2012) version. I’ve explored a few different variants on how to deal with this, and some of this has been documented in this forum). The gist of it is as follows:
- You could either use an older version of Obsidian with matching main and installer version of Obisidian, or allow Obsidian to update still running on the older installer version (with possibilities for mismatch in promised and experienced functionality)
- (Get upgraded hardware…
Or install Linux on it… ) - Use Open Core Legacy Patcher to actually upgrade your OS to something newer, which allows Obsidian to be happy installed again
- Install Docker engine on your computer, and the linuxserver.io Obsidian package, and connect to it using a web browser. This allows you to connect, with some smaller keyboard issues, to an updated version even when your main OS can’t run it
I’m currently doing both of the latter options. I’ve upgraded my mac mini to now run on Monterey (12.6(?)), and I could upgrade further if I wanted to, using the Open Core Legacy Patcher. In parallell that computer is also running the docker engine, allowing me to connect to my main vault(s) from other devices in my apartment (without needing to sync 
).
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Thanks for your detailed reply holroy.
I think I’m just gonna stick with the one I’ve been using - the only reason I tried the update was 'cos it keeps pestering me with a note in the top right saying “there’s a newer version!” - and also today I couldn’t load screenshots and found out that was an issue others hah had, and which apparently was fixed in a later version.
Overall I’m happy with the one I’ve got (just like my 2012 MacBook - still going strong!)
In the other thread there are some references as to how to go back a version or two… The reason I’m mentioning it is that you don’t really want to the Obsidian version to stray too much from the installer version, as that can causes some unwanted artifacts.
I did consider staying on an earlier version myself, but left that idea rather soon since I’m also somewhat engaged in work related to Dataview. But I do see your point, and my point just now is then to help you make your installation as good and stable as possible when you chose a version for the longevity. That means to have corresponding installer and Obsidian version numbering.