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MacBook Pro updates

Can I update my 2008 MacBook Pro running Yosemite 10.10.5?

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.10

Posted on Jan 16, 2021 2:41 PM

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Jan 16, 2021 3:21 PM in response to Niel

Niel wrote:

Click on the link I posted above. The full El Capitan upgrader should be downloaded from Apple's Knowledge Base, not the Mac App Store; this will work in any browser.

I'm confused. What's the difference between downloading from the App Store or the Knowledge Base?


Eg.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-sierra/id1127487414?mt=12

vs

http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-39476-20191023-48f365f4-0015-4c41-9f44-39d3d2aca067/InstallOS.dmg


Thanks!

MacBook Pro updates

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