I have a 2013 MacBook Pro running High Sierra. I have an older 32bit version of Photoshop that I want to continue to use. I've been thinking of upgrading to Big Sur, but will lose 32-bit app access. Can I install Parallels and install High Sierra there? Then just install the 32-bit apps that I still need to use? Thanks.
MacBook Pro Retina
This seems to be more up-to-date: https://www.parallels.com/blogs/parallels-desktop-17-for-mac-system-requirements-and-supported-guest-operating-systems/
Parallels 17 runs on:
macOS 12 Monterey (when released) macOS Big Sur 11.1 or newer macOS Catalina 10.15.7 or newer macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or newer macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 or newer
Guests supported:
Alfredo Jahn wrote:
All I really want to do is run an old version of Photoshop CS3
FWIW, you can run High Sierra as a VM. However, no VM app, not Parallels, VMWare nor VirtualBox supports accelerated graphics for macOS guests. So how well a High Sierra VM can run Photoshop CS3 you won't know until you try.
Supported Guest Operating Systems
The last version of macOs to still support 32 bit applications is Mojave.
VMware Fusion Player is free for personal use (Intel, macOS 10.15 Catalina and newer).
Has anyone done what I am proposing? I just purchased a copy of Parallels 17, but I just realized it is a subscription for 1 year (boo). I guess I can try it and see how it works. I would like to install it on my son's new 2020 Intel MBP running Big Sur. I guess if it works, I can buy the one-time version next year. Hopefully, I can transfer my working virtual machine to it. All I really want to do is run an old version of Photoshop CS3
He has a new 2020 MBP and is keeping his old MB Air, running High Sierra, to run Photoshop. I got him Affinity Photo, but there's that learning curve and it's easier to run PS. I'm also looking into trying the free version of VMWare as well.
That's weird. No Sierra, High Sierra, or Mojave?
Parallels question using older macOS
