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Lost 32-bit apps

Aargh! When I updated to Catalina on my MacBookPro, several apps were no longer supported, including my Microsoft Office suite. I was unable to retrieve those apps thru the Legacy Software tab, as apple support suggested. Help, please!

MacBook Pro 15", OS X 10.11

Posted on Jan 16, 2020 1:11 PM

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Jan 16, 2020 1:21 PM in response to SRBColo

If you have an early version of Office for Mac 2016, you can update it at no charge. See: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office365/troubleshoot/administration/office-2016-for-mac-64-bit-upgrade


If you have Office for Mac 2011 or earlier, you can either subscribe to Office 365 or you can make a one-time purchase. See: https://products.office.com/en-us/buy/compare-microsoft-office-products-for-mac?ms.officeurl=mac-compare-redir


Or the free Microsoft Office on the web: https://products.office.com/en-us/frhttps://www.libreoffice.org/


Or Google Docs: https://www.google.com/docs/about/


Other options include using the free and very good Libre Office https://www.libreoffice.org/


or Apple's Pages and Numbers

Lost 32-bit apps

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