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I have OS X 10.10 Yosemite in my MacBook Air. i have tried to install Catalina but its not installing. how can i upgrade to Catalina?

I have OS X 10.10 Yosemite in my MacBook Air. i have tried to install Catalina but its not installing. how can i upgrade to Catalina?

Posted on Sep 13, 2020 11:13 PM

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Posted on Sep 14, 2020 12:09 AM

First of all does your mac meet the requirements for macOS Catalina, only macs from 2012 and newer can upgrade to Catalina.



Please use Safari to access the following links do not use Firefox


How to upgrade to macOS Catalina – Apple Support

How to upgrade to macOS High Sierra - Apple Support


Before upgrading make a full back up of your Mac.


Check that third party apps you use have updates available for the new OS.

https://roaringapps.com

Check that your printers/ scanners etc have updated drivers and software available for the new OS.


Connect your mac to your router via cable rather than rely on WiFi.

Do not use your mac while it is downloading

and do not use any other devices that share the same internet connection.


If the App Store says ‘Open’ then it is detecting a previous download of the install app

go to the Applications folder locate Install macOS ******.app.

Move it to the Trash, empty the Trash.

Restart, click on the link again, the App Store should say ‘Get' or 'Download'.


If you are considering upgrading to Catalina be warned that it does not support 32bit apps.

Your Mac is probably running 32bit apps and these will need to be updated to 64bit apps,

some updates may be free, some may be paid. Use this app to discover which apps you have

are 32bit, https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/. Once the list has been created you can then

contact the developers of the apps to see if they provide 64bit updates. 


Before you upgrade to Catalina I would recommend upgrading to macOS High Sierra first.

Although Apple says you can upgrade directly to Catalina from Yosemite others have noted that

the installation stalls. This is probably at the stage where Catalina is updating to the new APFS file

system. Installing macOS High Sierra first should make the transition easier.



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Sep 14, 2020 12:09 AM in response to Shambe6116

First of all does your mac meet the requirements for macOS Catalina, only macs from 2012 and newer can upgrade to Catalina.



Please use Safari to access the following links do not use Firefox


How to upgrade to macOS Catalina – Apple Support

How to upgrade to macOS High Sierra - Apple Support


Before upgrading make a full back up of your Mac.


Check that third party apps you use have updates available for the new OS.

https://roaringapps.com

Check that your printers/ scanners etc have updated drivers and software available for the new OS.


Connect your mac to your router via cable rather than rely on WiFi.

Do not use your mac while it is downloading

and do not use any other devices that share the same internet connection.


If the App Store says ‘Open’ then it is detecting a previous download of the install app

go to the Applications folder locate Install macOS ******.app.

Move it to the Trash, empty the Trash.

Restart, click on the link again, the App Store should say ‘Get' or 'Download'.


If you are considering upgrading to Catalina be warned that it does not support 32bit apps.

Your Mac is probably running 32bit apps and these will need to be updated to 64bit apps,

some updates may be free, some may be paid. Use this app to discover which apps you have

are 32bit, https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/. Once the list has been created you can then

contact the developers of the apps to see if they provide 64bit updates. 


Before you upgrade to Catalina I would recommend upgrading to macOS High Sierra first.

Although Apple says you can upgrade directly to Catalina from Yosemite others have noted that

the installation stalls. This is probably at the stage where Catalina is updating to the new APFS file

system. Installing macOS High Sierra first should make the transition easier.



I have OS X 10.10 Yosemite in my MacBook Air. i have tried to install Catalina but its not installing. how can i upgrade to Catalina?

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