big sur on macbook pro mid 2012

Can I update to big sur on macbook pro mid 2012?

MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Oct 1, 2021 07:17 AM

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Posted on Oct 1, 2021 07:26 AM

wjh80 wrote:

Can I update to big sur on macbook pro mid 2012?


No.

Tech specs—Big Sur

• MacBook (2015 or later)

• MacBook Air (2013 or later)

MacBook Pro (Late 2013 or later)

• Mac mini (2014 or later)

• iMac (2014 or later)

• iMac Pro (2017 or later)

• Mac Pro (2013 or later)



Catalina is possible...

The older macOS installer backups on this server:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211683


verify you are using the Safari browser to download/initiate the macOS links.


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Oct 1, 2021 07:26 AM in response to wjh80

wjh80 wrote:

Can I update to big sur on macbook pro mid 2012?


No.

Tech specs—Big Sur

• MacBook (2015 or later)

• MacBook Air (2013 or later)

MacBook Pro (Late 2013 or later)

• Mac mini (2014 or later)

• iMac (2014 or later)

• iMac Pro (2017 or later)

• Mac Pro (2013 or later)



Catalina is possible...

The older macOS installer backups on this server:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT211683


verify you are using the Safari browser to download/initiate the macOS links.


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