How do I upgrade to Catalina NOT Big Sur

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How do I upgrade to Catalina NOT Big Sur

Hello,

Looking for help and I need an idiots guide please as I haven't done this in a long time.

I want to upgrade from Mojave to Catalina and not Big Sur.

If I go to system preferences it looks like it will download Big Sur which I don't want, so how do I download Catalina please.

Many thanks in advance.

Catherine

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 10.14

Posted on Feb 27, 2021 6:16 AM

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Niel

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Feb 27, 2021 6:27 AM in response to catchapman

Back up your data, check your applications for compatibility, and download Catalina through the link provided.

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Owl-53

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Feb 27, 2021 7:43 AM in response to catchapman

The link provided by @Niel - be sure to Only Use Safari as FF / Chrome will not work. Safari will open and redirect to Open the Apple Apps Store directly to download Catalina.

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dialabrain

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Feb 27, 2021 8:21 AM in response to Owl-53

FWIW, Chrome does work. At least the recent versions do.

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Owl-53

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Feb 27, 2021 8:27 AM in response to dialabrain

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How do I upgrade to Catalina NOT Big Sur

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