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can i update from El Capitan OS on iMac v10.11.6

I have an iMac v10.11.6 with El Capitan OS. Can i update the OS to something more recent?

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Aug 29, 2021 7:16 PM

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Posted on Aug 29, 2021 7:26 PM

Depends on the age of the Mac:


iMac Early 2008 8,1; 9,1 - can only upgrade to 10.11.6

iMac Late 2009 10,1 and 11,1 - can upgrade to 10.13.6

iMac Late 2012 12,1 can upgrade to 10.15.7

iMac 2014 14,4 can upgrade to 11.5.2 Big Sur.


the x,y following the date is the Machine ID found in your System Report Hardware section in Apple menu -> About This Mac. Sometimes called the System Profiler.

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Aug 29, 2021 7:26 PM in response to opalg

Depends on the age of the Mac:


iMac Early 2008 8,1; 9,1 - can only upgrade to 10.11.6

iMac Late 2009 10,1 and 11,1 - can upgrade to 10.13.6

iMac Late 2012 12,1 can upgrade to 10.15.7

iMac 2014 14,4 can upgrade to 11.5.2 Big Sur.


the x,y following the date is the Machine ID found in your System Report Hardware section in Apple menu -> About This Mac. Sometimes called the System Profiler.

can i update from El Capitan OS on iMac v10.11.6

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