No way to use GarageBand on MacBook Air running Big Sur version 11.7.10?

I'm way late to the game but I just finally updated my MacBook Air OS to Big Sur. I was told when upgrading that I would need to download a new version of GarageBand as my current version was no longer supported, so I was like "okay fine I'll just get the new version" but apparently the new version isn't compatible with this OS?? I'm a musician who uses GarageBand A LOT and I need to access my old files! Is there any solution??

Posted on Feb 13, 2024 3:34 PM

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