I know my MAC is super old, but Google won't let me use my drive unless I update. I clicked I have OS X El Capitan and clicked on macOS Sierra but it says I can't upgrade on this Mac. How do I troubleshoot this?

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I know my MAC is super old, but Google won't let me use my drive unless I update. I clicked I have OS X El Capitan and clicked on macOS Sierra but it says I can't upgrade on this Mac. How do I troubleshoot this?

MacBook Pro 17″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Feb 25, 2022 6:04 PM

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Feb 25, 2022 6:08 PM in response to RES_56

The model year of a MacBook Pro is available at Apple menu > About This Mac.

An Early 2008 through mid 2009 MacBook Pro can be upgraded to El Capitan 10.11.6 but no later version. See: How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support

A mid 2010 through late 2011 MacBook Pro can be upgraded to High Sierra 10.13.6 but no later version. See: How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support

A mid 2012 through early 2013 MacBook Pro can be upgraded to Catalina 10.15.7 but no later. See: How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support

A late 2013 and mid 2014 can be upgraded to the latest version of Big Sur macOS 11 but no later. See: How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support

An early 2015 or later can be upgraded to the current version of Monterey macOS 12. See: How to upgrade to macOS Monterey - Apple Support

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I know my MAC is super old, but Google won't let me use my drive unless I update. I clicked I have OS X El Capitan and clicked on macOS Sierra but it says I can't upgrade on this Mac. How do I troubleshoot this?

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