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MacOs Sierra upgrade

I have iMac Mid-2011 loaded with maos Sierra 10.12, and need to upgrade the MacOs to macOS Catalina?

Posted on Mar 23, 2020 7:44 AM

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Posted on Mar 23, 2020 11:44 AM

The model and year of your Mac will determine which macOS you can upgrade to, a 2011 iMac cannot upgrade to macOS Mojave or macOS Catalina, you can upgrade to High Sierra


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.


If you want to confirm that your mac cannot upgrade to Mojave or Catalina then please read Section 1 in each of the following;


How to upgrade to macOS Catalina – Apple Support


How to upgrade to macOS Mojave - Apple Support

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Mar 23, 2020 11:44 AM in response to AbeHome

The model and year of your Mac will determine which macOS you can upgrade to, a 2011 iMac cannot upgrade to macOS Mojave or macOS Catalina, you can upgrade to High Sierra


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.


If you want to confirm that your mac cannot upgrade to Mojave or Catalina then please read Section 1 in each of the following;


How to upgrade to macOS Catalina – Apple Support


How to upgrade to macOS Mojave - Apple Support

MacOs Sierra upgrade

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