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I just wonder: if upgrading a Mac from High Sierra to Catalina, is it a good idea to upgrade to Mojave first?
I'm asking this for a friend who wants to be sure to follow the right steps when upgrading. She knows that 32-bit apps won't work on Catalina and that she will have to download e.g. a new printerdriver.
Her Mac is compatible with Catalina
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 11.6
Thanks, the Mac (2017) supports Catalina and newer OS. Someone told her not to go from High Sierra to Catalina directly, but upgrade the OS step by step = first to Mojave, then Catalina, then BigSur and then Monterey
She asked me to check it on this forum.
Thanks again for your answer: it’ll save her hours of upgrading-time (last week she went from Sierra to High Sierra without any problems, now she wants to upgrade to a newer OS)
Thanks, the Mac (2017) supports Catalina and newer OS. Someone told her not to go from High Sierra to Catalina directly, but upgrade the OS step by step = first to Mojave, then Catalina, then BigSur and then Monterey
She asked me to check it on this forum.
Thanks again for your answer: it’ll save her hours of upgrading-time (last week she went from Sierra to High Sierra without any problems, now she wants to upgrade to a newer OS)
mulberry58 wrote:
I just wonder: if upgrading a Mac from High Sierra to Catalina, is it a good idea to upgrade to Mojave first?
I'm asking this for a friend who wants to be sure to follow the right steps when upgrading. She knows that 32-bit apps won't work on Catalina and that she will have to download e.g. a new printerdriver.
Her Mac is compatible with Catalina
If the Mac can support Catalina...
macOS Catalina compatiblity:
MacBook: Early 2015 or newer
MacBook Air: Mid 2012 or newer
MacBook Pro: Mid 2012 or newer
Mac Mini: Late 2012 or newer
iMac: Late 2012 or newer
iMac Pro
Mac Pro: Late 2013 or newer; Mid 2010 or Mid 2012 if upgraded with a recommended Metal-capable GPU
You can go directly to Catalina
verify you are using the Safari browser to download/initiate the macOS links.
The older macOS installer backups on this server:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683
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upgrading high sierra
