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Upgrade from High Sierra to Catalina

is my late 2011 MacPro that has High Sierra 10.2.6 compatible to download OS Catalina?

Posted on Jun 14, 2020 1:50 PM

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Posted on Jun 14, 2020 2:26 PM

Depending on which system and mac you could mean by what you wrote,

the next supported macOS could be 10.14.6 Mojave. ~ The mac is too old to

run Catalina. -- Perhaps may not support Mojave either.


{..Your mac pro (tower) would likely require a 'Metal compatible' graphics card..}

If you meant a portable macbook, then no. This Mojave won't run in 2011 model.


Mac Pro introduced in 2013, plus mid-2010 or mid-2012 models

with a recommended Metal-capable graphics card.


"..To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose

About This Mac from the Apple menu . ~ If your Mac isn't compatible with

macOS Mojave, the installer will let you know.."


Link to read about and download Mojave 10.14.6 Installer (it then can get the

hours-long wait for system files from Apple servers) here:


• How to upgrade to macOS Mojave (10.14.6) - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210190


"If you have hardware or software that isn't compatible with Mojave, you might

be able to install an earlier macOS, such as High SierraSierra, or El Capitan."


Good luck & happy trails!🌞🎣

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Jun 14, 2020 2:26 PM in response to dawooten

Depending on which system and mac you could mean by what you wrote,

the next supported macOS could be 10.14.6 Mojave. ~ The mac is too old to

run Catalina. -- Perhaps may not support Mojave either.


{..Your mac pro (tower) would likely require a 'Metal compatible' graphics card..}

If you meant a portable macbook, then no. This Mojave won't run in 2011 model.


Mac Pro introduced in 2013, plus mid-2010 or mid-2012 models

with a recommended Metal-capable graphics card.


"..To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose

About This Mac from the Apple menu . ~ If your Mac isn't compatible with

macOS Mojave, the installer will let you know.."


Link to read about and download Mojave 10.14.6 Installer (it then can get the

hours-long wait for system files from Apple servers) here:


• How to upgrade to macOS Mojave (10.14.6) - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210190


"If you have hardware or software that isn't compatible with Mojave, you might

be able to install an earlier macOS, such as High SierraSierra, or El Capitan."


Good luck & happy trails!🌞🎣

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