IMovie needs macOS 13.4? Big Sur is 11.7 Help?

When support said your MacBook Pro late 2013 was not compatible with Big Sur 11.7. 10 did you tell them that it is on your Mac?

The Apple site says that MacBook Pro late 2013 is compatible with Big Sur

Mac Hardware Requirements

For details about your Mac model, click the Apple icon at the top left of your screen and choose About This Mac. These Mac models are compatible with macOS 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)

So, are you saying that when you sign in to the app store and open the purchases folder in your account, that you cannot update iMovie from there? Can you post a screen shot of your purchases folder? It should look something like the screen shot below. The little cloud symbols indicate the apps that can be downloaded/upgraded.

-- Rich

Did you also drag iMovie Library and iMovie Theatre to the trash today or at some time previously ?

Only the iMovie Application should be moved to trash unless you moved the others to trash for some other reason in the past.

Go to your Account Purchases as you did before and now that iMovie is in the trash you should see something other than OPEN, such as download or similar.What does it say now in place of OPEN.

If so download and you should be offered a compatible version for Big Sur.

Hi,

To movie the iMovie app to the trash, drag it from the Applications folder into the trash.

Try this procedure to get Catalina, the highest operating system that your 2013 MacBook Pro can run:

To update/redownload iMovie 10, drag your iMovie 10 app from the Applications folder into the trash, but do not empty the trash. (You can skip that step if you had iMovie 10 on your computer before, but deleted it.) Sign in to the app store and open your purchases folder by clicking on your name at the bottom of the app store side bar. (NOTE: For El Capitan and older, click on the Purchases tab at the top of the app store screen and then sign in. Click on Purchases again to reveal your purchases.)  You will see your purchases displayed, including iMovie 10. Redownload/update iMovie from there. If not successful, drag your present iMovie app out of the trash (if you moved it there) and return it to the Applications folder.

--Rich

When you try to move iMovie out of the dock, what happens, any pop-up menu?

Has to be done with iMovie not launched, no black dot under the iMovie icon in the dock.

Same with dragging iMovie application from your applications folder to the trash, any warning or pop-up menu?

Also, another method to get the iMovie application to the trash is to go to your applications folder and right click on the iMovie application > Move to Trash.

It is likely that until you can get your current iMovie version into the trash ,you won't be able to download a compatible version for your OS Big Sur.

If it was not compatible then you would not have been able to upgrade if you upgraded from an Apple site.

Go to trash and see if iMovie is in the trash.Is it in there or not?

Go to your Applications folder and see if you have iMovie in there, look carefully!

When you tried to put iMovie in the trash you did not come back with the questions I asked about warnings or pop-up menus. Did you get any?

To remove from dock, try this.

Right click on icon in dock>Options>Remove from dock