Install macOS Catalina on iMac late 2009, High Sierra

Question is. Is it possible to install macOS Catalina on iMac late 2009, helping with Patcher. Now is install High Sierra. Thank you

iMac, 10.13

Posted on Jan 27, 2021 12:47 PM

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BDAqua

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Jan 27, 2021 1:50 PM in response to BRUBOZ

That'd be quite a stretch.

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