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Can I update Yosemite to Catalina?

My MacBook Pro is from 2009 and currently has Yosemite. Found Catalina in the app store but said it was unable to be downloaded....

MacBook, OS X 10.10

Posted on Feb 5, 2020 4:26 PM

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Posted on Feb 5, 2020 10:19 PM

No your mac does not meet the hardware requirements for macOS Catalina, as Neil says you can upgrade to

Mac OS X El Capitan, read and follow the instructions in this Apple article,

How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan – Apple Support

Make a full back up of your mac before upgrading.


Mac OS X El Capitan is the last OS you can upgrade to.

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Feb 5, 2020 10:19 PM in response to SCHW1100

No your mac does not meet the hardware requirements for macOS Catalina, as Neil says you can upgrade to

Mac OS X El Capitan, read and follow the instructions in this Apple article,

How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan – Apple Support

Make a full back up of your mac before upgrading.


Mac OS X El Capitan is the last OS you can upgrade to.

Can I update Yosemite to Catalina?

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