v5.3 is compatible with El Capitan. In general, we dissuade people from
performing group studies or performing comparisons on subjects processed
under different version operating system. In reality the difference
would be quite small (if it exists at all), but it is still highly
discouraged.

-Zeke

On 03/15/2016 12:53 PM, Elissa Ash wrote:
> Dear Freesurfer experts,
>
> I have been working with freesurfer V5.3 on the Mac OS 10.8.5. My
> institution is requesting that I upgrade the OS on my computer to OS X
> El Capitan (10.11). Will this change my ability to look at or process
> freesurfer data? Will the recons that I have done be compatible? If I do
> more recons then can I still compare the data to those done on OS X
> 10.8.5? Is it recommended that I upgrade to OS or should I not do it?
>
> Thank you kindly for your help,
>
> Elissa
>
> --
> Elissa Ash, MD, PhD
> Director, Center for Memory and Attention Disorders
> Department of Neurology
> Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
>
> 6 Weizmann St.
> Tel Aviv 64239, Israel
> 972-3-6973698
> fax: 972-3-695-0365
>
>

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