cannot download new MacOS or iMovie

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cannot download new MacOS or iMovie

when I try to download iMovie, I get this message: iMovie can’t be installed on “Macintosh HD” because macOS version 10.14.6 or later is required.

when I then try to download v 10.14.6, I get the following message: This version of macOS 10.14.6 cannot be installed on this computer.

I'm currently trying to work on a Mac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011) with High Sierra 10.13.6

This Mac is without a pre-exisiting iMovie installed....

What do I do? Do I have any options?

Please help, I've been trying to install new versions all day. Thanks.

iMac Line (2012 and Later)

Posted on Mar 29, 2020 3:44 PM

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Answer 1

a brody

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Mar 29, 2020 4:23 PM in response to bodhialamodie

2011 is too old.

You need a Late 2012 iMac to run Mojave.

As for iMovie, you should be able to get an older copy of iMovie on High Sierra.

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/imovie/id408981434?mt=12

Says nothing about requiring a 2012 Mac to run.

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Answer 2

a brody

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Mar 29, 2020 4:44 PM in response to dialabrain

You know what's odd, when you are on a machine that it supports, it will say "works with this MacBook Pro" instead of macOS 10.14.6. What's even odder, it says:

which would suggest it works with 2011 Macs. None of the 2011 Macs support 10.14.6.

So this footnote does lend itself to confusion for those reading from a newer Mac.

If you tap "works with this MacBook Pro", then you see the 10.14.6 requirement.

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Answer 3

a brody

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Mar 29, 2020 4:51 PM in response to a brody

What is also kind of hairy, is Wikipedia says the last iMovie release was 2015, well before 2018's 10.14 release.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMovie

I would be posting this question on the iMovie forum, what iMovie works with High Sierra.

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Answer 4

dialabrain

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Mar 29, 2020 4:31 PM in response to a brody

From the iMovie link you posted…

Compatibility macOS 10.14.6 or later

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Answer 5

BDAqua

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Mar 29, 2020 6:45 PM in response to bodhialamodie

iMovie08 works in 10.13.6

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Answer 6

a brody

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Mar 30, 2020 8:55 AM in response to BDAqua

Look at the App Store for your past purchases, including iLife '08.

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