I am a senior with Apple iMac not sure how to upgrade my software to make it work

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Rondee7 Author

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I am a senior with Apple iMac not sure how to upgrade my software to make it work

I am a senior with Apple iMac not sure how to upgrade my software to make it work properly

Posted on Nov 11, 2020 9:09 AM

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Phil0124

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Nov 11, 2020 9:41 AM in response to Rondee7

That is a 2015 27" 5K iMac with Retina display.

It can update to the current macOS 10.15 Catalina, and will be able to update to macOS 11.0 Big Sur tomorrow.

You can follow the steps in this link to see how to update to Catalina: link->How to upgrade to macOS Catalina - Apple Support

It should be a similar set of steps for Big Sur when its released tomorrow.

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VikingOSX

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Nov 11, 2020 9:18 AM in response to Rondee7

Start by sharing the Mac Product description line, and the version of macOS that you are currently running — both from your menu : About This Mac panel. Your information comparable to the following:

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Rondee7 Author

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Nov 11, 2020 9:36 AM in response to VikingOSX

I am a senior with Apple iMac not sure how to upgrade my software to make it work properly

Model Name: iMac

Model Identifier: iMac17,1

Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i5

Processor Speed: 3.3 GHz

Number of Processors: 1

Total Number of Cores: 4

L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

L3 Cache: 6 MB

Memory: 32 GB

Boot ROM Version: 428.0.0.0.0

SMC Version (system): 2.34f3

Hardware UUID: 3A394B22-B1B4-5BF5-8170-2EA5119C1A44

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