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How can one "force" open needed 32-bit applications on 64-bit OS Catalina?

How can one "force" open needed 32-bit applications on 64-bit OS Catalina? The info I get from Apple just doesn't work.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 23, 2020 8:30 PM

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Posted on Sep 23, 2020 8:45 PM

You already have the correct answer: Catalina requires 64-bit apps and does not support 32-bit apps.


Which means you will need to wipe and re-install macOS Mojave or similar, or install on external storage as suggested above, either of these if your Mac predates Catalina and can support booting from an earlier macOS version. Or you will need to install a hypervisor, and load Mojave into that, and run your app within a Mojave guest. Or find a replacement for the 32-bit app(s).

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Sep 23, 2020 8:45 PM in response to coleman160

You already have the correct answer: Catalina requires 64-bit apps and does not support 32-bit apps.


Which means you will need to wipe and re-install macOS Mojave or similar, or install on external storage as suggested above, either of these if your Mac predates Catalina and can support booting from an earlier macOS version. Or you will need to install a hypervisor, and load Mojave into that, and run your app within a Mojave guest. Or find a replacement for the 32-bit app(s).

How can one "force" open needed 32-bit applications on 64-bit OS Catalina?

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