will my 2012 iMac support big sur

will my 2012 iMac support Big Sur or am I limited to catalina

iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Sep 7, 2021 9:43 AM

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Sep 7, 2021 9:48 AM in response to tomandjean100

No sorry, Catalina is the highest macOS that a 2012 iMac can run.

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Sep 7, 2021 9:48 AM in response to tomandjean100

Sorry, only 2014 or later iMacs can be upgraded to Big Sur. See: How to upgrade to macOS Big Sur - Apple Support

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