El Capitan to Catalina upgrade on iMac. 27 inch late 2012 model

Hello. I have a late 2012, 27 inch iMac currently running El Capitan. Apple lists this model as being compatible for an upgrade to OSX Catalina. However after doing a full backup of the iMac and then going to the Software Update section of About This Mac, there are no updates listed at all. Any help would be most appreciated.

Thanks.

iMac 27″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Jul 20, 2024 10:22 PM

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Posted on Jul 20, 2024 10:38 PM

Check the application compatibility table, click here, and then on the download link for a newer OS. They're full-version upgrades and won't appear in the update list.


Catalina and above won't run 32-bit software and split the functions of iTunes up; if you choose one of them, use Go64 as well.


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El Capitan to Catalina upgrade on iMac. 27 inch late 2012 model

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