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Using IMac as the display for Mac mini

Can I use my IMac with Catalina installed as a display for a Mac mini? Or do I need an earlier version?

Posted on Jun 5, 2020 10:37 AM

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Jun 6, 2020 7:40 AM in response to judgeab

If your iMac is not newer than mid 2014 it should work as a display if you install High Sierra. Download it by going to the App store

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741

and click the blue Get button (Top-Right) to download it to your Applications folder, but don't run it. It won't run under Catalina.

Create a bootable installer using the downloaded installer

How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support

then install it from the USB drive.

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Jun 5, 2020 11:53 PM in response to judgeab

Use your iMac as a display with target display mode - Apple Support

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Jun 6, 2020 6:54 AM in response to judgeab

Thank you very much. I have Catalina installed. Your reference refers to the IMac having Sierra or earlier to work. Do I re-install Sierra? How do I do that? Or is there a “work-around”? Again thanks for your help for a novice.

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