Is there a way to upgrade MacOS without using the app store?

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Is there a way to upgrade MacOS without using the app store?

I am trying to do a hard update to my iMac 21.5 (late 2013) and bring it up to Catalina from Yosemite. When I try to download it from the app store it asks for apple ID authentication and expects a 6-digit passcode but there is nowhere to enter it. Any advice? Is there a way to upgrade macOS without going through the app store?

iMac 21.5″, OS X 10.10

Posted on Jul 25, 2021 7:33 AM

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Niel

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Jul 25, 2021 8:22 AM in response to sdefader

Put the code just after the password. For example, if your password is abc and the code 123456, put abc123456 in the password field.

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