Will Mojave support a late 2009 mac Mini? Sierra wouldn't.

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GalacticBill Author

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Will Mojave support a late 2009 mac Mini? Sierra wouldn't.

I want to know if I can upgrade my late 2009 Mac Mini to Mojave.

Sierra wouldn't let me. Anyone know why Sierra stopped supporting

my Mac Mini? I don't want to have to buy a new computer as long

as the one I have does everything I need. Apple doesn't seem

interested in fixing the bug in 10.11.6 that slows my computer

to a crawl. I'm perfectly willing to continue with El Capitan and

there are occasional updates to it that I install but the slowdown

problem hasn't been fixed.

Mac mini, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Nov 14, 2018 12:59 PM

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Kappy

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Nov 14, 2018 1:05 PM in response to GalacticBill

No. Mojave does not support any 2009 models.

How to upgrade to macOS Sierra

How to upgrade to macOS High Sierra

How to Upgrade to Mojave

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mdhurst

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Nov 14, 2018 1:09 PM in response to GalacticBill

While macOS High Sierra was available for some machines manufactured as early as 2009, macOS Mojave is largely limited to 2012 or newer machines, with the exception of some Mac Pro models. Here's a full list:

MacBook (Early 2015 or newer)
MacBook Air (Mid 2012 or newer)
MacBook Pro (Mid 2012 or newer)
Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac (Late 2012 or newer)
iMac Pro (2017)
Mac Pro (Late 2013, plus mid 2010 and mid 2012 models with recommended Metal-capable GPU)

As you can see, compared to High Sierra, the update drops support for the older plastic MacBooks, and MacBook Pro, Air, mini, and iMac models from 2009, 2010, and 2011.

These older machines will not have access to the macOS Mojave features, and will continue to run macOS High Sierra.

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Will Mojave support a late 2009 mac Mini? Sierra wouldn't.

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