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Hi,


Sorry to ask, I have a iMac and it is over 5 years old. The OS is showing 10.9.5. I haven’t upgraded the OS. I recently bought a hard drive to back up photos etc onto. However when it arrived I noted it was only comparable with OS 10.9.5. I went into the system to look for software updates but it says there aren’t any. As the OS is so far behind can I still update it? If yes, can someone tell me how? Sorry my knowledge of Apple operating systems is very limited.


thanks,


Dave

Posted on Dec 2, 2020 2:22 PM

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Posted on Dec 2, 2020 2:25 PM

Back up your data, check your applications for compatibility, and depending on which iMac model you have, download El Capitan, High Sierra, Catalina, or Big Sur through the links provided.


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