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micajah s
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Mac OS X

Q: Update to El Capitan now instead of Sierra

I'm just now getting to the point where I want to update to El Capitan - but not Sierra. Each update i find for OS 10.11 (like OS10.11.5) says I need OS 10.11 - But I can't seem to find a resource.

Any suggestions? Or should I just wait until Sierra is approved for use with my Adobe suite?

Posted on Sep 30, 2016 10:35 PM

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micajah s

Q: Update to El Capitan now instead of Sierra

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  • by Eau Rouge,

    Eau Rouge Eau Rouge Sep 30, 2016 11:00 PM in response to micajah s
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    Mac App Store
    Sep 30, 2016 11:00 PM in response to micajah s

    You can download El Capitan from this Apple Support page. Upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

     

    It may be the case that if your Mac is capable of installing Sierra the App Store will give you a message that El Capitan cannot be installed on your Mac. This is Apples clumsy way of saying they would prefer you to install Sierra.

    If you have an older mac that won't do Sierra but will install El Capitan you can download it to that, and then copy the Install Mac OS X El Capitan.app from the Applications folder. Or failing that ask a friend, or an Apple Retail Store may be able to help you out.

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Sep 30, 2016 11:06 PM in response to micajah s
    Level 7 (32,327 points)
    iPad
    Sep 30, 2016 11:06 PM in response to micajah s



    Or should I just wait until Sierra is approved for use with my Adobe suite


    Unfortunately, it will need to be Adobe offering updates to their software to make it compatible with the OS. It is the developer's responsibility to make their software compatible rather than Apple making its' OS compatible with thousands of different applications.


    Note that you would need to use a Mac which cannot be upgraded to Sierra in order to download El Capitan. FWIW, the updates you found are all updates to the initial El Capitan version; they will not work without having the initial version installed.