How to upgrade or trade in my MacBook Air?
hi, I have a Mac book air laptop from like 2013. Would I be able to use that for college or do I need a new one? If so, can it just be upgraded or traded in?
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macOS Big Sur - Technical Specifications
Please read Section “General Requirements” and Mac” Hardware Requirements”
https://support.apple.com/kb/sp833?locale=en_US
macOS Catalina - Technical Specifications
https://support.apple.com/kb/SP803?locale=en_US
Check Applications Compatibility.
Click
“VIEW THE COMPATIBILITY ” button at the bottom of the page.
How to get old versions of macOS
If your Mac isn't compatible with the latest macOS, you might still be able to upgrade to an earlier macOS,
such as macOS Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, or El Capitan.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201262
important: About 30-50 GB (Big Sur) free storage space is required for trouble free installation.
Install instructions:
1.For instructions:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201475
https://support.apple.com/en-my/macos
2. Reset PRAM: Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support
Settings that can be stored in NVRAM include sound volume, display resolution, startup-disk selection, time zone,
and recent kernel panic information. The settings stored in NVRAM depend on your Mac and the devices
that you're using with your Mac.
3 Startup in Safe mode. https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201262
To leave Safe Mode, click in the menu bar and choose “Restart”
Quote:
Safe mode prevents your Mac from loading certain software when it starts up,
including login items, system extensions not required by macOS, and fonts not installed by macOS.
It also does a basic check of your startup disk, similar to using First Aid in Disk Utility.
And it deletes some system caches, including font caches and the kernel cache,
which will be created again automatically as needed.
4. Backup your Mac
5. Install macOS upgrade