Will a late 2019 MacBook Pro run High Sierra 10.13?

Will a late 2019 MacBook Pro run High Sierra 10.13?

Posted on Nov 27, 2020 6:55 AM

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Posted on Dec 5, 2020 9:13 AM

Hey pearly_37,


We understand you're attempting to run High Sierra on your Mac. Since your MacBook Pro came with macOS Catalina, it cannot install macOS High Sierra. You can see what version came with your Mac here:


MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications

Operating System

macOS

macOS is the operating system that powers every Mac. macOS Catalina gives you more of everything you love about Mac. So you can take everything you do above and beyond.


The following article explains how to attempt to install an older version of macOS, and explains that if it is not compatible with your Mac then it will tell you:


How to get old versions of macOS


Have a great day.

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Dec 5, 2020 9:13 AM in response to pearly_37

Hey pearly_37,


We understand you're attempting to run High Sierra on your Mac. Since your MacBook Pro came with macOS Catalina, it cannot install macOS High Sierra. You can see what version came with your Mac here:


MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications

Operating System

macOS

macOS is the operating system that powers every Mac. macOS Catalina gives you more of everything you love about Mac. So you can take everything you do above and beyond.


The following article explains how to attempt to install an older version of macOS, and explains that if it is not compatible with your Mac then it will tell you:


How to get old versions of macOS


Have a great day.

Dec 5, 2020 10:03 AM in response to Allan Jones

Expanded challenge.

There is an iMac 27 ca mid-late 2017 running High Sierra 10.13, 32bit.

On the iMac is DVD based software that works fine. There was a hardwire transfer.

The software has migrated to 64bit AND subscription.

Goal: to get a newer MacBook Pro that would have High Sierra 10.13 installed to that the software could be moved.

Then update the iMac 27 to the newest 64bit o/s without the expense of the subscription.

The total cost of ownership of the MacBook with the DVD based s/w is much less expensive than the subscription.

Open to other suggestions.

Thanks.

Dec 5, 2020 11:55 AM in response to pearly_37

Your only option in this case would be use a virtual machine such as Parallels or VirtualBox so you can install macOS 10.13 in the Virtual Machine and install your older software. Depending on the app this may or may not be an option since macOS running in the VM will be much slower than running natively on bare metal.


Or you can continue using the old Mac for that app.

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