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Late 2008 aluminium macbook won't upgrade to el capitan

I have a late 2008 macbook which I've checked numerous times that it supports El Capitan, but every time I download it and install it everything seems successful, but I check the specs and it's still on Yosemite.


Can anybody help?

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Posted on Jun 14, 2021 2:25 PM

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Posted on Jun 14, 2021 4:33 PM

The macOS 10.11 El Capitan installer is a bit more complicated. First the installer downloads outside of the App Store in a .dmg file. After mounting the downloaded .dmg file you are presented with an "installer" app in a .pkg file which only extracts the real installer to the Applications folder. After this finishes you need to launch the real installer from the Applications folder. It should be called something like "Install macOS El Capitan".


This Apple article includes links to download macOS along with instructions on how to extract & use the macOS El Capitan installer as well as option instructions for creating a bootable macOS USB installer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372


Make sure to have a good backup before attempting to upgrade macOS just in case something goes wrong.


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Jun 14, 2021 4:33 PM in response to Nightwingvyse

The macOS 10.11 El Capitan installer is a bit more complicated. First the installer downloads outside of the App Store in a .dmg file. After mounting the downloaded .dmg file you are presented with an "installer" app in a .pkg file which only extracts the real installer to the Applications folder. After this finishes you need to launch the real installer from the Applications folder. It should be called something like "Install macOS El Capitan".


This Apple article includes links to download macOS along with instructions on how to extract & use the macOS El Capitan installer as well as option instructions for creating a bootable macOS USB installer:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372


Make sure to have a good backup before attempting to upgrade macOS just in case something goes wrong.


Late 2008 aluminium macbook won't upgrade to el capitan

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