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I have a mid 2010 macbook pro running OS 10.36 (high sierra). I recently tried to download a program but was informed the OS was out of date(minimum 10.14). My last OS update occured in 2017. I am unable to get an update. Any help?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

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jamofire wrote:

I have a mid 2010 macbook pro running OS 10.36 (high sierra). I recently tried to download a program but was informed the OS was out of date(minimum 10.14). My last OS update occured in 2017. I am unable to get an update. Any help?


High Sierra is the end of the line for a 2010 MBP—the current macOS 10.13.6 (17G14042) (November 12, 2020)


macOS 10.13 High Sierra - Technical Specifications:

macOS High Sierra - Technical Specifications




MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)

MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)

MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)

Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)

iMac (Late 2009 or newer)

Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)



Compare to the next step—


macOS 10.14 Mojave - Technical Specifications:

macOS Mojave - Technical Specifications



MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)

MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)

MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)

Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)

iMac (Late 2012 or newer)

iMac Pro (2017)

Mac Pro (Late 2013; Mid 2010 and Mid 2012 models with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards)




see vintage and obsolete:

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Jun 10, 2022 12:34 PM in response to jamofire

jamofire wrote:

I have a mid 2010 macbook pro running OS 10.36 (high sierra). I recently tried to download a program but was informed the OS was out of date(minimum 10.14). My last OS update occured in 2017. I am unable to get an update. Any help?


High Sierra is the end of the line for a 2010 MBP—the current macOS 10.13.6 (17G14042) (November 12, 2020)


macOS 10.13 High Sierra - Technical Specifications:

macOS High Sierra - Technical Specifications




MacBook (Late 2009 or newer)

MacBook Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)

MacBook Air (Late 2010 or newer)

Mac mini (Mid 2010 or newer)

iMac (Late 2009 or newer)

Mac Pro (Mid 2010 or newer)



Compare to the next step—


macOS 10.14 Mojave - Technical Specifications:

macOS Mojave - Technical Specifications



MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)

MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)

MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)

Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)

iMac (Late 2012 or newer)

iMac Pro (2017)

Mac Pro (Late 2013; Mid 2010 and Mid 2012 models with recommended Metal-capable graphics cards)




see vintage and obsolete:

Obtaining service for your Apple product after an expired warranty - Apple Support

Obtaining service for your Apple product after an expired ...


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