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My iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5", 2017) is running OS High Sierra 10.13.6

Are there any compatible system upgrades?

Can I upgrade to Big Sur?

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 17, 2020 5:20 AM

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Posted on Oct 17, 2020 5:23 AM

You can upgrade to Catalina now. Big Sur once it's released.

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How to upgrade to macOS Catalina - Apple Support

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Oct 17, 2020 11:22 AM in response to Ronasara

Ronasara wrote:

A word of caution. Doing either of these upgrades will result in being unable to open any of your 32 bit apps, if you still have any.

That is why this is on the page I linked…

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If the installer shows a list of apps that are not optimized for your Mac, learn about 32-bit app compatibility, then choose whether to proceed with the installation.

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