I have a MacBook Pro circa 2012 with operating system 10.9.5 (Mavericks). Are there any OS updates available for this? I find nothing when I search for updates.
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The App Store Updates page only informs you of updates available for the OS you are currently running.
As you are running an older system then you are probably up to date on that system.
If you want to install a newer OS that is called an Upgrade.
The model and year of your Mac will determine which macOS you can upgrade to,
read Section 1 in each of the How To's.... below.
Your 2012 mac can upgrade to the latest macOS Catalina, although Apple
says you can upgrade directly from Mavericks to Catalina I would advise
doing an intermediary install to macOS High Sierra.
macOS Catalina only runs on the new APFS file system and Mavericks runs
the older HFS+ file system, people have posted that installing to Catalina
from an older OS like Mavericks can stall at the file system conversion stage.
Therefore upgrading to High Sierra should make a smoother transition.
Please use Safari to access the following links do not use Firefox
How to upgrade to macOS Mojave - Apple Support
How to upgrade to macOS High Sierra - Apple Support
How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support
Before upgrading make a full back up of your Mac.
Check that third party apps you use have updates available for the new OS.
Check that your printers/ scanners etc have updated drivers and software available for the new OS.
Connect your mac to your router via cable rather than rely on WiFi.
Do not use your mac while it is downloading
and do not use any other devices that share the same internet connection.
If the App Store says ‘Open’ then it is detecting a previous download of the install app
go to the Applications folder locate Install macOS ******.app.
Move it to the Trash, empty the Trash.
Restart, click on the link again, the App Store should say ‘Get' or 'Download'.
If you are considering upgrading to Catalina be warned that it does not support 32bit apps.
Your Mac is probably running 32bit apps and these will need to be updated to 64bit apps,
some updates may be free, some may be paid. Use this app to discover which apps you have
are 32bit, https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/. Once the list has been created you can then
contact the developers of the apps to see if they provide 64bit updates.
You can upgrade the laptop to macOS 10.15 Catalina if you want, but you may first need to install macOS 10.11 El Capitan. Also beware that Catalina no longer supports 32 bit apps:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436
Here is an Apple article for creating a bootable macOS USB installer (I recommend using a macOS USB installer so you have an easy way to start over if something goes wrong):
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
Note: The link for creating macOS USB installers also includes links to download newer versions of macOS 10.11 through 10.15.
I highly recommend you have a good backup before attempting to upgrade macOS.
I have a MacBook Pro circa 2012 with operating system 10.9.5 (Mavericks). Are there any OS updates available for this? I find nothing when I search for updates.
