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I am still running Catalina. May I upgrade straight to Monterey, or should I go to Big Sur first?

I am still running Catalina. May I upgrade straight to Monterey, or should I go to Big Sur first?

iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 6, 2022 2:43 PM

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Posted on Jun 6, 2022 2:48 PM

I have a MacBook Pro 2019 16" that was on Catalina and I upgraded it to Monterey directly, skipping over Big Sur. There were no issues, I don't expect you will have any either.


Another anecdotal instance: we have a 2016 iMac that was on Sierra. In rapid succession I upgraded it first to High Sierra, then to Mojave, then to Catalina. Then I went from Catalina to Monterey, again no issues were encountered.


I do suggest that you update your existing Catalina MacOS so it is fully up to date before moving to either Big Sur or Catalina.


Also do a complete backup of all your files before any MacOS updates or upgrades.

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Jun 6, 2022 2:48 PM in response to DeeDeeLS

I have a MacBook Pro 2019 16" that was on Catalina and I upgraded it to Monterey directly, skipping over Big Sur. There were no issues, I don't expect you will have any either.


Another anecdotal instance: we have a 2016 iMac that was on Sierra. In rapid succession I upgraded it first to High Sierra, then to Mojave, then to Catalina. Then I went from Catalina to Monterey, again no issues were encountered.


I do suggest that you update your existing Catalina MacOS so it is fully up to date before moving to either Big Sur or Catalina.


Also do a complete backup of all your files before any MacOS updates or upgrades.

I am still running Catalina. May I upgrade straight to Monterey, or should I go to Big Sur first?

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