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Back up your data, check your applications for compatibility, and if your MacBook Pro is a 2012 or newer model, download Mojave through the link provided. If not, you can't.

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Set up Time Machine, use the Disk Utility's Restore or Image features, or download a product such as Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper.

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You do if you want to back up your Mac.