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can I update 2012 Sierra to big sur

can I upgrade a 2012 Mac with a big sur

Posted on Feb 21, 2021 2:24 PM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2021 3:48 AM

These are the macs that can upgrade to macOS Big Sur, is your mac listed???


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macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers:

MacBook introduced in 2015 or later

MacBook Air introduced in 2013 or later

MacBook Pro introduced in late 2013 or later

Mac mini introduced in 2014 or later

iMac introduced in 2014 or later

iMac Pro

Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or later

View the complete list of compatible computers.

If upgrading from macOS Sierra or later, macOS Big Sur requires 35.5GB of available storage to upgrade. If upgrading from an earlier release, macOS Big Sur requires up to 44.5GB of available storage. To upgrade from OS X Mountain Lion, first upgrade to OS X El Capitan, then upgrade to 

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Feb 22, 2021 3:48 AM in response to Jayherr60

These are the macs that can upgrade to macOS Big Sur, is your mac listed???


Check compatibility

macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers:

MacBook introduced in 2015 or later

MacBook Air introduced in 2013 or later

MacBook Pro introduced in late 2013 or later

Mac mini introduced in 2014 or later

iMac introduced in 2014 or later

iMac Pro

Mac Pro introduced in 2013 or later

View the complete list of compatible computers.

If upgrading from macOS Sierra or later, macOS Big Sur requires 35.5GB of available storage to upgrade. If upgrading from an earlier release, macOS Big Sur requires up to 44.5GB of available storage. To upgrade from OS X Mountain Lion, first upgrade to OS X El Capitan, then upgrade to 

can I update 2012 Sierra to big sur

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