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32 vs 64bit gaming

i have an iMac 27" running catalina 10.15.6 ... I want to play the hitman game which requires 32bit not 64bit. how do I reinstall a 32 bit OS to play this game?


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Posted on Oct 23, 2020 11:49 AM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2020 11:53 AM

Did you iMac come with macOS Catalina pre-installed? If so, you will not be able to downgrade to an earlier version of macOS that still supports running 32-bit apps ... and, if that is the case, you still have a few options available to you to do so.


Those are:

  • Use a VM manager, like Parallels or VMware, to run a VM of an earlier macOS or OS X release.
  • Use another Mac that is running an pre-Catalina release.
  • See if the author of the gaming software offers a 64-bit version.
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Oct 23, 2020 11:53 AM in response to James Nicholson

Did you iMac come with macOS Catalina pre-installed? If so, you will not be able to downgrade to an earlier version of macOS that still supports running 32-bit apps ... and, if that is the case, you still have a few options available to you to do so.


Those are:

  • Use a VM manager, like Parallels or VMware, to run a VM of an earlier macOS or OS X release.
  • Use another Mac that is running an pre-Catalina release.
  • See if the author of the gaming software offers a 64-bit version.

32 vs 64bit gaming

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