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Upgrade from High Sierra on older mac

Hi all!

I am running High Sierra 10.13.6 on a late 2013 imac.

I am aware this machine will not run Big Sur but should I look to update to Catalina or will there be a performance issue that makes it pointless?

Advice welcome!

thanks. Matt

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Feb 13, 2021 4:21 AM

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Posted on Feb 13, 2021 4:36 AM

MattMJMc wrote:

Hi all!

I am running High Sierra 10.13.6 on a late 2013 imac.

I am aware this machine will not run Big Sur but should I look to update to Catalina or will there be a performance issue that makes it pointless?

Advice welcome!

thanks. Matt

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