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Age of Operating system

How can I determine hold old my operating system is, compared to other operating systems?

Trying to fix some other problems on my old Mac desktop, and the method used will depend on whether it is older then some but earlier than others.

iMac 27″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jun 5, 2021 2:06 PM

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Jun 5, 2021 2:16 PM in response to DetermineAgeOfOperatingSystem

The numbers will be higher on more-recent releases; multiple numerals inside a pair of periods are a single number. If you only have the names, the releases are Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, and Big Sur in order.


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Age of Operating system

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