High Sierra to Montenery 12.4 Download Problems

shooka.afshar Said:

"High Sierra to Montenery 12.4 Download Problems: I have Macbook Pro with High Sierrra. But when I follow this instructions, it tells me " This version of Os 12.4 cannot be installed on this computer". why?"

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Determining which macOS(s) can be Upgraded:

Incompatibility may be the issue here. If so, then that is because your Mac does not have the hardware to go past macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

I. Verify Compatibility:

A. Start Here: Learn About Compatibility and how to Identify your Specific Mac Model - Apple Support

B. How to Verify:

I. Reveal your Model:

What is the Model of your Mac? To find out...

1. Go to: Apple menu
2. Click: About this Mac
3. View: Second Line-Down

then...

II. Compare the Results:

See if the Model you found is shown here:

• macOS Monterey is Compatible with these Computers - Apple Support
• macOS Big Sur 11 Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• macOS Catalina 10.15 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• macOS Mojave 10.14 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• macOS High Sierra 10.13 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• macOS Sierra 10.12 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• OS X El Capitan 10.11 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• OS X Yosemite 10.10 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support

III. If Compatible:

• Back Up your Mac First:  Be certain you Create a Time Machine Backup of your Mac, so that way you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reconfiguration.

shooka.afshar Said:

"High Sierra to Montenery 12.4 Download Problems: It’s supposed to be compatible. But it’s not working. […]MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)[…]”

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You are Incorrect. It is NOT compatible.

See Here: macOS Monterey is Compatible with these Computers - Apple Support

Here is a Screenshot:

Does the >>  Computer Qualify for the Monterey upgrade ?

The Age of this computer will Govern what newer version of macOS it will Qualify to install. Use About this Mac from the Apple Icon on Desktop - the required Information will be there.

With the above information in-hand - follow this How to get old versions of macOS and verify what version this computer Qualifies to install.  For Best results use Safari to commence the download as Others may not work.

Safari will open a redirect and open the Apple Store where the download can commence.

macOS Big Sur 11 hardware requirements

macOS Catalina 10.15 hardware requirements

macOS Mojave 10.14 hardware requirements

Tips Big Sir Upgrade Released Nov 2020

Make Time Machine Backup  is very useful and can be used to Revert to Previous Working macOS

Notation - Mojave is the Last version to support 32 bit applications / extensions and Drivers. Catalina, Big Sur & Monterey supports only 64 bit and there is no workaround.

Suggest using Go64 to find 32 bit application before attempting the upGrade. Some or many of the Application already installed may required update or upGrades to 64 Bit Versions.

The Best this computer maybe able to do is Big Sur macOS 11

macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers - Apple Support (CA)

This computer does not Qualify for Monterey

check the link in my earlier posting