Can I upgrade from Catalina to Big Sur first, instead of Monterey?
My 'Software Update' notification only shows an option to upgrade to Monterey.
I could not find the Big Sur Option.
Thank you in advance for any input.
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 10.15
Hi musicismygas,
I have had to do this on my old iMac and I found older versions of macOS here: How to get old versions of macOS – Apple Support (UK)
This page contains minimum requirements for each version of macOS and the download links to OS X 10.10 Yosemite and later. Hope this helps
Thank you, but in my case, I am actually doing an upgrade, not going backwards.
I am intending to go from Catalina to Big Sur.
Is this still possible, or is my only option to be to go right into Monterey?
Yes it's still possible. The link I posted should take you to the Apple Store so you can download and run the installer for Big Sur. I upgraded to Big Sur and still see the Monterey upgrade in my System Preferences, but I'm choosing to ignore it for now.
Good luck!
I just did that yesterday -- updated from Mojave to Big Sur.
Link below will take to the Apple site and directly to the Apple Store.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?mt=12
Thank you. So the only way I could get Big Sur is through the App store?
The link I sent contains the Big Sur installer. So you can still upgrade through the link I sent.
Thank you
Glad to be of help.
Great, thank you as well. I will go check it out. Appreciate all the replies from everyone
Can we upgrade from Catalina to Big Sur first, instead of Monterey?
