Filemaker Pro compatibility with Big Sur

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Filemaker Pro compatibility with Big Sur

I have a filemaker pro version 7 database that won't load in Big Sur. The developer is no longer in business. Is there a way to change it to a later version of filemaker pro? Does Big Sur support filemaker pro runtime?

Mac mini, OS X 10.10

Posted on Dec 9, 2020 10:47 AM

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Jan 11, 2021 12:34 PM in response to KiltedTim

FileMaker Pro 18 is decidedly not compatible with Big Sur. It (and previous versions) mostly crash on Big Sur, either at launch, shortly afterward, or if you get lucky, only during some operations. But it's unstable and crashy.

The only version of FileMaker that's compatible with Big Sur right now is v19.1.3.

See:

https://support.claris.com/s/article/FileMaker-Pro-19-1-3-and-FileMaker-Server-19-1-2-macOS-Big-Sur-10-16-Compatibility

https://support.claris.com/s/article/FileMaker-Pro-operating-system-requirements-all-versions-1503692917754

https://filemakersupport.force.com/en/s/question/0D53w00005C2zJICAZ/big-sur-apple-m1-and-claris-filemaker

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