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anne_sand Author

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Monterey not upgrading to Sonoma

My macbook pro from 2016 (with 15 inch display and 16 gb of RAM), running macOS 12.7.5, isn't upgrading to Sonoma. Please help me.

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.7

Posted on May 22, 2024 9:21 AM

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BDAqua

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Posted on May 22, 2024 2:35 PM

Hello, you're maxed out at Monterey.

The following Mac computers are supported by macOS Ventura:

MacBook (2017 and newer)

MacBook Air (2018 and newer)

MacBook Pro (2017 and newer)

Mac mini (2018 and newer)

Mac Studio (2022)

iMac (2017 and newer)

iMac Pro (2017)

Mac Pro (2019 and newer)

macOS Ventura system requirements: Can your Mac run macOS 13? (idownloadblog.com)

Sonoma on MBP requires..

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