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My mac book pro is currently running mac os high sierra 10.12, the latest version of mac os is Monterey 12. However, when I go to settings to look for software updates I see no updates available. Why is my mac book pro not seeing the option to upgrade to Monterey 12?
and, if your mac is compatible with Monterey, some people have had issues trying to upgrade to monterey from any macOS prior to big sur. if it was me, i would try upgrading from high sierra to big sur first and then on to monterey.
the download for big sur can be found here:
How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support
you may also want to read these two pages first:
How to upgrade to Big Sur - User Tips
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.
Computer Qualify for the Monterey upgrade
Empty Space Requirements >> If upgrading from macOS Sierra or later, your Mac needs 26GB of available storage to upgrade. If upgrading from an earlier release, your Mac needs up to 44GB of available storage.
macOS Big Sur 11 hardware requirements
Empty Space Requirements specific to the Big Sur. Apple states 35.6 GB Empty Space but suggest 50 GB
macOS Catalina 10.15 hardware requirements
macOS Mojave 10.14 hardware requirements
Caution - jumping over all the newer versions and directly to Big Sur / Monterey on Qualifying computers is Technically possible - there are those who have attempted and were successful.
Then there are those who attempted and had less than good results.
If this is a Production or Mission Critical Set-up - a more prudent and measure approach is suggested.
The above is from observations on the Apple Support Community Forums and IMHO
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.
Any Third Party Applications that will interfere with the normal operation of the OS, alter, modify, remove or delete or attempt to do so is an invitation for disaster . It may require a Reinstallation of the OS in-order to replace any modified, altered, removed or corrupted elements of the OS this software has inflected on this computer
Although some or all of these Applications maybe available on the Apple Apps Store, it does not mean Apple has verified what exactly the Application can do, does do or is doing to the Computer. That responsibility is left to the User to perform their due diligence on the Application before purchasing and installing it.
Any of the below should be removed as per Developers Instructions
This includes AntiVirus, Disk Cleaners, Disk Optimizes, UnInstaller etc.
This will include CleanMyMac , This will include BitDefender - please read some of the many posting regarding this Application
This will included Norton Antivirus , Sophos Av Software
Intego AntiVirus, McAfee, MacKeeper, Avast AntiVirus
The The Built in Security is all that is required.
First, High Sierra is 10.13.
See if your Mac is compatible…
SUL MIO IMAC del 2017 ho installato bitdefender scanner antivirus, lo devo disinstallare?
Can't upgrade my MacOS to Monterey 12.
