OS 10.12
i am needing to download os 10.12 for my older mac but all i can find is 10.12.1 but it will not let me download that without 10.12
Mac mini, OS X 10.11
Back up your data, check the application compatibility table, click here, and if your Mac mini is recent enough, then on the download link for a higher OS. The one you found is an updater and can't be used for a full-version upgrade.
Catalina and higher won't run 32-bit software; if you upgrade to one of them, use Go64 as well.
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