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Q: Can't upgrade from Yosemite (10.10.5) to El Capitan - "This version of OS X 10.11 cannot be installed on this computer"

Hey.

 

I have a MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) with OS X Yosemite 10.10.5.

 

I want to upgrade to El Capitan (10.11) - but NOT Sierra, because I have a lot of music software that is not compatible yet.

 

But it's impossible to find El Capitan in the App Store, so I called Apple Support, who told me to upgrade using this version:

Upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

 

But that doesn't work, because the App Store says this:

"This version of OS X 10.11 cannot be installed on this computer."

 

Does anyone know how I can upgrade to El Capitan without having to download any illegal torrents and meddling with USB sticks etc.?

 

Thanks!

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5), 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD

Posted on Sep 30, 2016 2:51 AM

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