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OS 10.12

i am needing to download os 10.12 for my older mac but all i can find is 10.12.1 but it will not let me download that without 10.12

Mac mini, OS X 10.11

Posted on Mar 13, 2023 2:46 PM

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Posted on Mar 13, 2023 2:54 PM

Back up your data, check the application compatibility table, click here, and if your Mac mini is recent enough, then on the download link for a higher OS. The one you found is an updater and can't be used for a full-version upgrade.


Catalina and higher won't run 32-bit software; if you upgrade to one of them, use Go64 as well.


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Mar 13, 2023 2:54 PM in response to Amberyrey0803

Back up your data, check the application compatibility table, click here, and if your Mac mini is recent enough, then on the download link for a higher OS. The one you found is an updater and can't be used for a full-version upgrade.


Catalina and higher won't run 32-bit software; if you upgrade to one of them, use Go64 as well.


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OS 10.12

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