How to update older Macbook Pro to Mojave 10.14

Trying to update a Macbook Pro 2016 running on High Sierra. Could only download the installer for 10.14.6 version which then tells me that I need the installer for 10.14 first. Where do I find this? And will it even be possible for my laptop to upgrade at this point?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 11, 2025 8:49 AM

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Oct 11, 2025 9:53 PM in response to Tablespoons

Neither Mojave or Monterey is among the "most recent three" that vendors such as Microsoft and Adobe support; those are now (Sonoma, Sequoia, Tahoe).


However, if you do not have 32-bit applications that you need or want to keep using, you may want to upgrade that MacBook Pro to Monterey. Why?

  • Although Monterey can't run the latest versions of Safari, it can run newer versions than High Sierra can.
  • Monterey is recent enough to run the current versions of just about all major third-party browsers (Firefox, Brave, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Chrome).
  • Monterey is also recent enough to run the current version of the LibreOffice office suite.

How to update older Macbook Pro to Mojave 10.14

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