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upgrading to Catalina

A few years ago my IMAC automatically upgraded to Catalina. but some of my software programs weren`t compatible..so I download back to Mojave. Now I`ve upgraded Safari a few times and its not working well. I want to upgrade back to Catalina and not really sure how...


I typed the following in Terminal to downgrade....


  • Type: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitledwhere ‘Untitled’ is the name of your USB stick or external hard drive


and uninstalled Catalina


What`s the easiest way to upgrade??


iMac 27″, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jan 28, 2022 8:25 PM

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Posted on Jan 29, 2022 7:15 AM

The Age of this computer will Govern what newer version of macOS it will Qualify to install. Use About this Mac from the Apple Icon on Desktop - the required Information will be there.


With the above information in-hand - follow this How to get old versions of macOS and verify what version this computer Qualifies to install.  For Best results use Safari to commence the download as Others may not work.


Safari will open a redirect and open the Apple Store where the download can commence



Make Time Machine Backup  is very useful and can be used to Revert to Previous Working macOS


Notation - Mojave is the Last version to support 32 bit applications / extensions and Drivers. Catalina, Big Sur & Monterey supports only 64 bit and there is no workaround.


Suggest using Go64 to find 32 bit application before attempting the upGrade. Some or many of the Application already installed may required update or upGrades to 64 Bit Versions.


Are there any AntiVirus, Disk Cleaner, Optimizers, Un-installers, etc installed which should be removed as per Developers Instructions. They are useless, unneeded, cause havoc and interfere with the normal  operation of the OS and may even Corrupt the OS requiring a Reinstallation

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Jan 29, 2022 7:15 AM in response to Babybird87

The Age of this computer will Govern what newer version of macOS it will Qualify to install. Use About this Mac from the Apple Icon on Desktop - the required Information will be there.


With the above information in-hand - follow this How to get old versions of macOS and verify what version this computer Qualifies to install.  For Best results use Safari to commence the download as Others may not work.


Safari will open a redirect and open the Apple Store where the download can commence



Make Time Machine Backup  is very useful and can be used to Revert to Previous Working macOS


Notation - Mojave is the Last version to support 32 bit applications / extensions and Drivers. Catalina, Big Sur & Monterey supports only 64 bit and there is no workaround.


Suggest using Go64 to find 32 bit application before attempting the upGrade. Some or many of the Application already installed may required update or upGrades to 64 Bit Versions.


Are there any AntiVirus, Disk Cleaner, Optimizers, Un-installers, etc installed which should be removed as per Developers Instructions. They are useless, unneeded, cause havoc and interfere with the normal  operation of the OS and may even Corrupt the OS requiring a Reinstallation

Jan 30, 2022 4:41 AM in response to Babybird87

From a Secure of Operating System standpoint - Catalina ( Released October 7, 2019 ) may get Security Updates for maybe another few months.


Big Sur released November 12, 2020 has a longer period of time for addition Updates and / or Security Updates.


The history of Apple for Support and Security Updates to existing versions of macOS has been, in the past, for 3 years from date of release.


macOS Big Sur 11 hardware requirements



upgrading to Catalina

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