How do I upgrade my MacBook Pro from Catalina to Tahoe, its a 2022 version MacBook?
I'm having a hard time trying to figure out how to upgrade my OS, can someone please help me get it done with descriptive steps?
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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15
A 2022 MacBook Pro would have come with macOS Ventura or at oldest macOS Monterey.
It is very odd and highly improbable for a 2022 model to be running Catalina, as it had been superseded at that point for over 2 years and would not have been installed on a 2022 model at all by Apple. And there's no easy way of getting Catalina on that model.
Are you sure it's Catalina? What does it say in the Apple Menu, About This Mac section?
If you erased it and installed Catalina in some unsupported way on it, that's a different thing.
On supported Macs, the Tahoe update should be presented in the Software Update section in the Apple Menu.
However if running Catalina in some unsupported way this may not be available.
In which case you would need to download a newer macOS version first, like Ventura or Sonoma and then update from that to Tahoe.
click here ➜ How to download and install macOS - Apple Support
A 2022 MacBook Pro would have come with macOS Ventura or at oldest macOS Monterey.
It is very odd and highly improbable for a 2022 model to be running Catalina, as it had been superseded at that point for over 2 years and would not have been installed on a 2022 model at all by Apple. And there's no easy way of getting Catalina on that model.
Are you sure it's Catalina? What does it say in the Apple Menu, About This Mac section?
If you erased it and installed Catalina in some unsupported way on it, that's a different thing.
On supported Macs, the Tahoe update should be presented in the Software Update section in the Apple Menu.
However if running Catalina in some unsupported way this may not be available.
In which case you would need to download a newer macOS version first, like Ventura or Sonoma and then update from that to Tahoe.
click here ➜ How to download and install macOS - Apple Support
IThe only MacBook Pro released in 2022 was the MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022), which has an Apple Silicon processor and cannot run Catalina at all. (All public releases of Catalina ran only on Intel-based Macs.)
So which MacBook Pro are we really talking about?
By the way, there are only two Intel-based MacBook Pro models that can run both Catalina and Tahoe:
By any chance, do you have a 2012 MacBook Pro?
All of the 2012 MacBook Pros can run Catalina – and for all of them, Catalina is the end of the line. No upgrade to Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, Sequoia, or Tahoe is available.
Only the MBPro 16" (2019) and the MBPro (2020) Intel models (laptops) are able to run both Catalina and Tahoe.
FYI, you can get the exact model of your Mac by clicking the Apple menu & selecting "About This Mac". The year you bought the Mac has nothing to do with its model although sometimes they may overlap.
that's why I've been having such a hard time! do you know why that is the case? it seems like apple is pretty good at being able to update and upgrade their products. Thanks for sharing your knowledge> unfortunately this was all I could afford, I love this Mac, I can't upgrade it, and I can't afford a new one right now, or in the near future!
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Bgazz33 wrote:
that's why I've been having such a hard time! do you know why that is the case? it seems like apple is pretty good at being able to update and upgrade their products. Thanks for sharing your knowledge> unfortunately this was all I could afford, I love this Mac, I can't upgrade it, and I can't afford a new one right now, or in the near future!
The current version of Firefox v144 is still compatible with macOS 10.15 Catalina, but I think this will be last version of Firefox that will be compatible:
https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/144.0/system-requirements/
That is your best option for a web browser.
Chrome dropped support for Catalina over a year ago. If you insist on a Chromium based browser, then my other post here has a link to one of the last versions of Vivaldi with support for Catalina (you will need to do your own research to find a link to an outdated version of Chrome or any other browser....they don't make it easy):
FYI, in a couple of years when v144 of Firefox can no longer access some parts of the Internet, you may want to look into installing Linux Mint on that old laptop. Linux is an up to date non-Apple OS which has access to the popular web browsers (Firefox, Vivaldi, Brave, Chrome) as well as LibreOffice (free open source office suite like MS Office) and many other free open source apps in Linux Mint's software repository. Linux is not for everyone, but it is a great way to extend the useful life of older computer if you are willing to learn a new OS.
You can test drive Linux Mint by booting the Linux Mint USB installer and selecting the "Live" option (this won't hurt your current macOS installation)....performance will be slow because it is booting from a slow USB stick, performance will be good (probably better than macOS itself) when installed to the internal HD/SSD (or even an external HD/SSD). This will allow you to see what Linux Mint will look like and the default apps which are installed. There is more software available to be installed from the Linux Mint software repository.
If you decide to install Linux Mint to the internal HD/SSD, then make sure to first create a bootable macOS Catalina USB installer now while you still can just in case you encounter issues using Internet Recovery Mode later.....make sure it will boot the laptop. And make sure you have transferred any important files from the laptop before installing Linux Mint.
Bgazz33 wrote:
that's why I've been having such a hard time! do you know why that is the case? it seems like apple is pretty good at being able to update and upgrade their products. Thanks for sharing your knowledge> unfortunately this was all I could afford, I love this Mac, I can't upgrade it, and I can't afford a new one right now, or in the near future!
There are a few applications that might let you get more use out of that old Mac. As far as I know, the current versions of
will still run on Catalina.
I believe that most other major third-party Web browsers now require Big Sur or Monterey or higher.
As for photo editors, Affinity Photo V2 seems to be at least temporarily off the market – while the GNU Image Processing Program (GIMP) now requires Big Sur or later.
The forum having issues again, and causing double posts.
Update: sorry its actually a mud 2012 version!!!
Well a decade makes a big difference and Servant of Cats just provided you with the answer.
Sorry and thanks for your response, its a mid 2012! I put the wrong year! I'm still looking for the way to do it. I want to install chrome and I can't on this version of my OS.
It is the mid 2012 MacBook Pro, I put the wrong date by accident! can you help with that?
He already did … 5 posts up … about 47 hours ago.
Catalina is the end-of-the MacOS line for your “old reliable.”
The Mid 2012 version can only update as far as Catalina. It can't even update to macOS 11 Big Sur, much less macOS 26 Tahoe.
Sorry.
How do I upgrade my MacBook Pro from Catalina to Tahoe, its a 2022 version MacBook?
