How do i upgrade from Yosemite OS X 10.10.5 to El Capitan OS X 10.11.4 which appears necessary to talk in iTunes to my new iPhone 11. When i do the download it says it can't because i am not a minimum 10.11?

How do i upgrade from Yosemite OS X 10.10.5 to El Capitan OS X 10.11.4 which appears necessary to talk in iTunes to my new iPhone 11. When i do the download it says it can't because i am not a minimum 10.11?

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Posted on Feb 3, 2021 12:11 AM

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Posted on Feb 3, 2021 1:50 AM

According to this Site this machine can UpGRADE all the way to Catalina 10.15.x. Now, the issue being experienced may be because what was downloaded was Not the Full Installer of El Capitan. The do so requires going to the Apple Site HERE and choosing the El Capitan to download. Be sure to Only us Safari as FF / Chrome will not work.


Please perform a Time Machine Backup before attempting

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Feb 3, 2021 1:50 AM in response to Grumpy_MAC_Man

According to this Site this machine can UpGRADE all the way to Catalina 10.15.x. Now, the issue being experienced may be because what was downloaded was Not the Full Installer of El Capitan. The do so requires going to the Apple Site HERE and choosing the El Capitan to download. Be sure to Only us Safari as FF / Chrome will not work.


Please perform a Time Machine Backup before attempting

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