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macBook Air 13-inch late 2010, macOS update

Hi there,

Can some one help me to update my OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 to a newer version. almost all new apps cannot be installed because of this old version (El Capitan 10.11.6).


Please help.


Thanks,

Malayga

Posted on Nov 18, 2021 2:24 AM

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Posted on Nov 18, 2021 5:40 AM

malayga wrote:

Hello Woodmeister50,

Thank you for helping me out on this issue.
I will follow your recommendations to instal High Sierra and try to keep as long as I can because this mac is part of the family and still sharp for what I need to do with it, difficult to throw it away :-).

Kind regards,
Malayga

Don't have to throw it away. Let the kids use it and use the new one yourself.

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Nov 18, 2021 5:40 AM in response to malayga

malayga wrote:

Hello Woodmeister50,

Thank you for helping me out on this issue.
I will follow your recommendations to instal High Sierra and try to keep as long as I can because this mac is part of the family and still sharp for what I need to do with it, difficult to throw it away :-).

Kind regards,
Malayga

Don't have to throw it away. Let the kids use it and use the new one yourself.

Nov 18, 2021 3:03 AM in response to malayga

From what I can find, High Sierra is the latest operating system that a late 2010 MacBook Air can run.

How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support


FWIW, it is still 4 versions older than what is the most current macOS. To update beyond High Sierra, you will beed to buy a new Mac (or at least a newer Mac). Considering that yours is 11 years old, something to seriously consider as it is likely living on borrowed time at this point.

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