Is my Mac 32 bit or 64 bit?

Hello,

So today, I was on my mac just downloading updates and installing applications I need. "Huh?! there is a separate downloads for 64/32 bits?!?. What is 32 or 64 bits..." 'Hmmmm.....' So I got a little confused about that solution. That why I'm here asking you!

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MacBook Pro, Other OS, 13 inch No Built-in Memory

Posted on Apr 30, 2016 12:03 AM

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Apr 30, 2016 7:15 PM in response to Macy Pro guy

As all of the above have said, you have a 64-bit system, so I'm just piling on 🙂


El Capitan ONLY runs on 64-bit CPUs

El Capitan is a full 64-bit operating system.


However, OS X can run both 32-bit and 64-bit applications. It does not care, and there is nothing special you need to do. Both bit sized of applications just work.


But, any thing that installs a kernel extension (a device driver or something that is attempting to enhance OS X via the kernel) "MUST" be a 64-bit kernel extension.

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Is my Mac 32 bit or 64 bit?

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