how do i update my macbook air?

psychicocean Said:

"how do i update my macbook air?: how do i update my macbook air that is currently on OS X 10.9.5 to latest version?"

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About Updating a Mac:

Determining which Update(s) will Install:

I. Verify Compatibility:

A. Start Here: Learn About Compatibility and how to Identify your Specific Mac Model - Apple Support

B. How to Verify:

II. Reveal your Model:

What is the Model of your Mac? To find out...

1. Go to: Apple menu
2. Click: About this Mac
3. View: Second Line-Down

then...

II. Compare the Results:

• macOS Ventura is Compatible with these Computers - Apple Support
• macOS Monterey is Compatible with these Computers - Apple Support
• macOS Big Sur 11 Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• macOS Catalina 10.15 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• macOS Mojave 10.14 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• macOS High Sierra 10.13 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support
• macOS Sierra 10.12 - Hardware Requirements - Apple Support

III. If Compatible:

• Back Up your Mac First:  Be certain you Create a Time Machine Backup of your Mac, so that way you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reconfiguration.

Back up your data, check the application compatibility table, click here, and then on the download link for a newer OS. Your computer can be upgraded at least as far as El Capitan.

Catalina and above won't run 32-bit software and split the functions of iTunes up; if you choose one of them, use Go64 as well.

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If you go into the About This Mac dialog in the Apple () menu, it should indicate what Mac model you have.

If your MacBook Air's model year is

• Late 2008 or Mid 2009 – El Capitan is as far as you can go.
• Late 2010 or Mid 2011 – High Sierra is as far as you can go
• Mid 2012 – Catalina is as far as you can go
• Mid 2013 or Early 2014 – Big Sur is as far as you can go

We know you don't have a 2015 or later model, since those can't run Mavericks.

Even Big Sur is no longer one of the "most recent three" that matter for vendors like Microsoft and Adobe. If you need to run the latest version of macOS – currently, Sonoma – you'll need a newer Mac. (Say, one that is on the compatibility list for Sequoia, which Apple will be releasing in a few months.)

If this Mac is still on Mavericks, it might not be able to access the Support article, due to changes in Web security. You may need to use a modern Mac or PC to download the .DMG file containing the El Capitan installer, and place the .DMG file on a USB flash drive (as a data file) for transfer to the old MacBook Air. Then you'd copy the. .DMG to the MacBook Air, open it (to mount the disk image), and run the installer application inside.

If your MacBook Air can be upgraded to High Sierra or beyond, you'll need to do that upgrade in two steps. First, upgrade to El Capitan or Sierra, so that you get versions of Safari and the App Store that are new enough to work with the Support article and its App Store links. Then upgrade to a compatible version of macOS.