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I have os x el capitan, but I am having trouble understanding the directions on how to download the oldest version of monterey? can anybody help me out?

Can someone help me understand which software to download first in order to upgrade to monterey? They all have el capitan in each software, so im having trouble understanding the directions here.

Posted on Apr 8, 2022 2:33 PM

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Posted on Apr 8, 2022 2:52 PM

chdanie wrote:

I have a macbook pro 13 in mid 2012


There is your problem Your mac can not run Monterey.


The latest macOS you can run is Catalina macOS 10.15.7 which is still supported (latest update was March 14, 2022)


verify you are using the Safari browser to download/initiate the macOS links.


The older macOS installer backups on this server:

How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support




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Apr 8, 2022 2:52 PM in response to chdanie

chdanie wrote:

I have a macbook pro 13 in mid 2012


There is your problem Your mac can not run Monterey.


The latest macOS you can run is Catalina macOS 10.15.7 which is still supported (latest update was March 14, 2022)


verify you are using the Safari browser to download/initiate the macOS links.


The older macOS installer backups on this server:

How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support




I have os x el capitan, but I am having trouble understanding the directions on how to download the oldest version of monterey? can anybody help me out?

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