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have an iMac early 2009 running El Capitan. is there any OS to upgrade too or is it just to old? Not compatible with Big Sur

have an iMac early 2009 running El Capitan is there any OS to upgrade too? Big Sur not compatible

iMac, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jul 7, 2021 4:22 PM

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Posted on Jul 7, 2021 4:24 PM

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Sorry, no. OS X 10.11 El Capitan is the newest and last supported version of macOS for your Mac. It is simply too old for more modern versions.


-Jack

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have an iMac early 2009 running El Capitan. is there any OS to upgrade too or is it just to old? Not compatible with Big Sur

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