Why can't I update my mid-2009 MacBookPro 5,2 17" laptop with 8GB DDR3 memory and a 500GB SSD from OS 10.11.6 EL Capitan to High Sierra?

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Why can't I update my mid-2009 MacBookPro 5,2 17" laptop with 8GB DDR3 memory and a 500GB SSD from OS 10.11.6 EL Capitan to High Sierra?

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MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6), 8GB-DDR3 Mem, 500GB-SSD, Mid-2009

Posted on Mar 5, 2018 10:58 AM

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Kurt Lang

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Mar 5, 2018 11:05 AM in response to ThomsShop

A MacBook Pro must be a 2010 model or newer. Yours is maxed out at El Capitan.

iMac: late 2009 or newer.
MacBook/MacBook (Retina): late 2009 or newer.
MacBook Pro: mid-2010 or newer.
MacBook Air: late 2010 or newer.
Mac Mini: mid-2010 or newer.
Mac Pro: mid-2010 or newer.
iMac Pro: 2017.

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liv0123

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Mar 5, 2018 11:06 AM in response to ThomsShop

Hi Thoms, High Sierra doesn't support the year of your Macbook Pro:

Can your Mac use High Sierra?

High Sierra requires any of the following Mac models and versions of macOS.^* It also requires at least 2GB of memory and 14.3GB of storage space to perform the upgrade. (Upon completion of the upgrade, macOS High Sierra requires about 1.5GB more storage space than macOS Sierra 10.12.6.) To find your model, memory, storage, and version of macOS, choose About This Mac from the Apple () menu.

iMac models from late 2009 or later
MacBook models from late 2009 or later
MacBook Pro models from mid 2010 or later
MacBook Air models from late 2010 or later
Mac mini models from mid 2010 or later
Mac Pro models from mid 2010 or later

macOS Sierra
OS X El Capitan
OS X Yosemite
OS X Mavericks
OS X Mountain Lion

* The version of macOS that came with your Mac is the earliest version compatible with that Mac.

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Why can't I update my mid-2009 MacBookPro 5,2 17" laptop with 8GB DDR3 memory and a 500GB SSD from OS 10.11.6 EL Capitan to High Sierra?

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