safe to upgrade to Monterey

I am still using OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 & need to upgrade- safe to go to Monterrey?

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Posted on Jan 25, 2022 5:17 PM

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techtopic wrote:

I am still using OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 & need to upgrade- safe to go to Monterrey?


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It is the latest macOS.


It never pays to get too far behind in the software or hardware. Typically it is easier staying current, baby steps along the way compared to one giant leap— 6 operating systems in your case....


Verify you qualify: macOS Monterey hardware requirements—

https://www.apple.com/macos/monterey/#section-router


macOS 10.14 Mojave is the last OS to support 32-bit applications...

With the release of macOS 10.15 Catalina, applications will have to be 64-bit. App developers will issue updated apps if they want their apps to work on this newest macOS upgrade


32-bit app compatibility with macOS... - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436


Check Your Apps and Prepare for a 64-bit World

https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/index.html



How to upgrade to macOS Monterey

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212735



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techtopic wrote:

I am still using OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 & need to upgrade- safe to go to Monterrey?


?


It is the latest macOS.


It never pays to get too far behind in the software or hardware. Typically it is easier staying current, baby steps along the way compared to one giant leap— 6 operating systems in your case....


Verify you qualify: macOS Monterey hardware requirements—

https://www.apple.com/macos/monterey/#section-router


macOS 10.14 Mojave is the last OS to support 32-bit applications...

With the release of macOS 10.15 Catalina, applications will have to be 64-bit. App developers will issue updated apps if they want their apps to work on this newest macOS upgrade


32-bit app compatibility with macOS... - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436


Check Your Apps and Prepare for a 64-bit World

https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/index.html



How to upgrade to macOS Monterey

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212735



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