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up date past catalina

why can i not update my imac past catalina

I have had it since new late 2013 27 inch I updated ram at new to 24 instead of the 12 I have plenty of room on hard drive I am at a loss


iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jul 3, 2023 9:58 AM

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Posted on Jul 3, 2023 10:36 AM

Your iMac does not have the system requirements to run macOS Big Sur or later. The last version of macOS compatible with your iMac 2013 is macOS Catalina.

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up date past catalina

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