10.7.5 and higher users can upgrade to 10.12. Unfortunately you have to request the App Store make 10.11 available if you require it, and are not compatible with 10.12 or 10.13. Note, if your Mac came with 10.6.8 or earlier installed and is compatible with 10.8, you can install 10.6.8 and then 10.11. Some people whom no longer have need for either operating system may find they can transfer their license to someone else who does need it and have the compatibility needs of the links above. Note, some downloads from Apple do not work in Safari for earlier Mac OSes, see this tip if you find you can't download them anymore, to find a browser that will work.ġ0.9, and 10.10 are no longer available, unless it was preinstalled on your Mac or you purchased it prior on the Apple Store. All other Mac shipped with Mavericks or Yosemite that are Big Sur compatible.īefore updating to 10.7 or later from 10.6.8 or earlier, please read this tip: Only the MacBook Air 6,1 (as the system profiler reports the Machine ID) shipped with 10.8.4 and is compatible with Big Sur. Some 10.8 prebundled Macs can be upgraded to 10.12 and then to Catalina. 10.2 & 10.3 are not mentioned above since they can't be upgraded to 10.6 or later.

Server versions of Mac OS X are better handled by asking questions in the Server forum. This is part of a series of tips of updating to Mac OS X 10.2 through Mac OS 11.0 Client. They are 4 years apart in the compatibility and many Macs are not compatible with Big Sur that are with older systems. 10.11 is NOT to be confused for Big Sur, 11.0. The computers themselves that can be upgraded to 10.8 are the same computers that can be upgraded to 10.11 El Capitan. Pretty much anyone who can upgrade to 10.8 can upgrade to 10.11, unless they have some software or driver that has not been rated for 10.11 El Capitan. 10.8.4 prebundled MacBook Airs can upgrade to Big Sur. No 10.8 system can upgrade to 12.0 Monterey.

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