Big Sur

my Mac is OS Catalina 10.15 and says it is up to date. Why can't I get Big Sur?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 20, 2020 02:42 PM

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sberman

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Posted on Dec 20, 2020 02:53 PM

There is a huge difference between “update” (which it sounds like is what you attempted) and “upgrade” (required to obtain MacOS Big Sur).

How to upgrade to macOS Big Sur - Apple Support

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sberman

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Dec 20, 2020 02:53 PM in response to jodiewen

There is a huge difference between “update” (which it sounds like is what you attempted) and “upgrade” (required to obtain MacOS Big Sur).

How to upgrade to macOS Big Sur - Apple Support

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