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What is Big Sur and is there an alternative for my MacBook?

Hi, I have a Macbook Air. It came with Catalina OS. I had "update automatically' ticked. but it never did so, & all was going well so I didn't interfere. Then recently one of my 3rd party Apps declared it could not work because my Safari version was out of date. So I did update to Big Sur. (this did not cure the problem with my app which have worked around by using my iPad) However there are many and varied issues with other apps such that I wish I had never migrated. What Is BIG SUR? Is there an alternative? if so how do I change? Needless to say I would wish to do whatever is required at no cost. Any help out there?

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MacBook Air 13″, 11.7

Posted on Jan 5, 2024 6:28 AM

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Jan 5, 2024 2:19 PM in response to arletch

Mostly you just need a more modern Browser than Safari on Catalina, Mojave, or High Sierra like Firefox or Brave.

https://brave.com/

Opera…Thanks

https://www.opera.com/download/requirements

Opera system requirements | Opera

Thanks to dialabrain…

Firefox 115 is now the current version. runs in High Sierra.

119.0.1 is now the current version and requires 10.15 or later.

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

Thanks to A Brody, Browsers by Mac operating system…

Browsers by Mac operating system - Apple Community

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Jan 5, 2024 6:50 AM in response to arletch

Big Sur is an operating system. Its the version that comes after Catalina. Its also 3 versions down from the current version: macOS 14 Sonoma.

Whether you can install something else, will depend on your Model / Year of Mac.

macOS updates are free.

Perhaps if you explain what issues you are having someone can help you resolve them.

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Jan 5, 2024 11:57 AM in response to arletch

What model / Year of MacBook air do you have?

To get a newer macOS version, if supported, you would need to go through the Mac App Store.

click here ➜ How to download and install macOS - Apple Support

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Jan 5, 2024 11:48 AM in response to Phil0124

Thanks I was afraid of this. I guess My MacBook Air is too old! I cannot get it (Big Sur) to give me any updates.

I will just have to work through the differences as they occur. Thanks anyway

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