good day to all - how can i update my macOS from macOS 11.7 big sur to macOS 12.0 monterey? i was doing my taxes and it repeatedly saying to me that i have to update my macOS 11.7 to 12.0, but, it also tells me that my macOS is up to date... please help
big sur to monterey
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iMac 27″, macOS 11.7
The issue is not your Mac, but the system requirements that your tax program requires. All apps, not just tax preparation apps, eventually get updated and require to be run on newer operating systems. This is the case here ... at least, what I understand from your post.
To be able to help you, we would need to know the exact model of iMac that you have. This will help us determine if it can support running anything newer than macOS Big Sur.
This support article identifies what Macs can run Monterey:
As Niel has already mentioned, you would need a 2015 or newer iMac for Monterey.
You can’t install any iOS version on your Mac. That’s for iPhones.
What year iMac is it. Go to the Apple Menu and select About This Mac. That will have the year and possibly an early/mid/late designation. That will determine what version of macOS you can run.
You can download older versions here: How to download and install macOS - Apple Support
Many and not necessary ALL Tax preparing companies offer an On - Line version of there software
You actually do the preparation of the Taxes on Their Servers
No Installation of their software onto a computer running macOS 11.7 Big Sur
Which and by the way is not yet running the current Big Sur About the security content of macOS Big Sur 11.7.10
taxyear2023 wrote:
Why would I download older versions than Big Sur OS. I think the problem is the TTD2023 software. Thanks for the suggestion though.
You asked how to install an older version of macOS. The link is to versions older than the currently shipping macOS software. I’m not sure why that was confusing.
Thanks for the suggestion/s… but regarding on what year, you kinda mentioned years 2015 or later, I’m using 2017, and it is very much updated… and I’m having problem like this one - TTD2023 in particular. Thank you very much for your reply.
Back up your data, check the application compatibility table, click here, and if your iMac is a 2015 or newer model, then on the download link for it.
For reference, Macs run macOS, not iOS.
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thank you for your reply. i never thought of experiencing these windows-like problems with my iMac... then this things prop up. but thank you guys.
Why would I download older versions than Big Sur OS. I think the problem is the TTD2023 software. Thanks for the suggestion though.
I’ll try this one later, though I’m a little anxious with doing tax prep ON THEIR servers… but thank you though.
I apologized for mentioning/writing IOS… I meant Big Sur OS, or OS 11.7 (big sur). Thank you for the correction.
Then you should be able to upgrade your Mac to macOS Monterey.
At one time I would use anATM machine
At one time I would not do On Line banking
At one time I would not file my Income Taxes
To each their own
How to update my iMac from macOS Big Sur to macOS Monterey.
