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Does macOS of old computer installs in the new computer after migration assistant?

Does macOS of old computer install in the new computer after migration assistant?

Posted on Jan 3, 2023 10:22 AM

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Posted on Jan 3, 2023 10:29 AM

No. In general:

a Mac can run MacOS no OLDER than the version it initial shipped with when first released.

That version may have been updated to an even more recent version since your computer was sold, and you should generally run the most recent version.

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Migration assistant is focused on your FILES. It does not try to carry an old version of MacOS forward to the new machine.

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