Update Mac Os X El Capitan To Catalina

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If your Mac isn't compatible with the latest macOS, you might still be able to upgrade to an earlier macOS, such as macOS Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, or El Capitan. To get the latest features and maintain the security, stability, compatibility, and performance of your Mac, it's important to keep your software up to date. Macs using OS X 10.7 through 10.10 must first upgrade to OS X 10.11 El Capitan before updating to macOS 10.15 Catalina. Go to the OS X 10.11 El Capitan download page to get it. Open the System Preferences menu and select Software Update. Or, launch the App Store application and find macOS Catalina either from the Featured tab (⌘ + 1). Apple plans to release macOS Catalina in the fall. Find out if your Mac is on the list of devices that fully support the new OS, or if you need to upgrade your hardware to run the latest version. The Steps for Upgrading to Mac OS X El 10.11 Capitan. The following is steps for upgrading to Mac OS X 10.11 Capitan: Visit the Mac App Store. Locate the OS X El Capitan Page. Click the Download button. Follow the simple instructions to complete the upgrade. For users without broadband access, the upgrade is available at the local Apple store. No more security patches for OS X El Capitan, time to upgrade Posted on October 31, 2018 May 31, 2019 by Jimmy Obomsawin With yesterday’s software updates El Capitan fell off the security patch bandwagon, as expected.

Operating system upgrades bring increases in efficiency, new features, stronger security, and updates to included software utilities. The following page shows you how to upgrade your Apple Macintosh desktop or laptop computer to Catalina (10.15), the current version of macOS.

  • Check compatibility.

Check compatibility

Update Mac Os X El Capitan To Catalina

Before installing Catalina, verify your Mac is eligible for the upgrade.

Verify the model of your Mac

The following Mac models can be upgraded to macOS Catalina.

  • Mac Pro - All models produced from mid-2013 and later.
  • MacBook Pro - All models produced from mid-2012 and later.
  • iMac - All models produced from late 2012 and later.
  • MacBook - All models produced from late-2015 and later.
  • MacBook Air - All models produced from late-2012 and later.
  • Mac mini - All models from mid-2012 or later.
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If your Mac is not on this list, you cannot upgrade to Catalina. However, you can still try to upgrade to El Capitan.

Back up your data

Although not required, we strongly recommend you back up your Mac before proceeding with an upgrade. If anything goes wrong, you can restore your Mac to its previous state.

Check your OS version

The following versions of OS X and macOS can be upgraded to macOS Catalina.

    OS nameVersionRelease date
    OS X Lion*10.7July 20, 2011
    OS X Mountain Lion*10.8July 25, 2012
    OS X Mavericks10.9October 22, 2013
    OS X Yosemite10.10October 16, 2014
    OS X El Capitan10.11June 8, 2015
    macOS Sierra10.12June 13, 2016
    macOS High Sierra10.13June 5, 2017
    macOS Mojave10.14June 4, 2018

* If your Mac is running OS X Lion or Mountain Lion, you must upgrade to El Capitan before you can upgrade to Catalina.

If your Mac is running Mavericks or newer, you can proceed to upgrade to Catalina.

Upgrade to El Capitan, if necessary

If your Mac is running OS X Lion or Mountain Lion, follow these steps to upgrade to El Capitan.

  1. Download the El Capitan installer from Apple. The file size is 5.8 GB, so the download may take a while, depending on the speed of your Internet connection.
  2. Double-click the downloaded archive, InstallMacOSX.dmg, to view its contents.
  3. In the archive, double-click InstallMacOSX.pkg.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to perform a compatibility check, and prepare for installation.
  5. When this process is complete, an installer application named Install OS X El Capitan is placed in your Applications folder. Double-click it to begin installation.
  6. During installation, your Mac may restart, or display a blank screen short time. Do not close the lid or power off your Mac until installation is complete.

Upgrade to Catalina

After you've gone through the preparation steps, you need to download and install the latest version of macOS. The following steps show you how.

  1. In the menu bar, click the Apple icon to open the Apple menu.
  2. In the Apple menu, select App Store.
  1. In the App Store, on the left side of the window, select Updates.
  1. In the Updates window, locate the line that says Catalina.
  2. On the far right side, select Update.
  3. Catalina is downloaded and installed.
  4. During installation, your Mac may restart, or display a blank screen for a short time. Do not close the lid or power off your Mac until installation is complete.

Additional information

  • See our update definition for further information and related links.
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macOS Support

The current Apache OpenOffice supports Apple OS X version 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.9 (Mavericks), 10.10 (Yosemite), 10.11 (El Capitan) and macOS 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra), 10.14 (Mojave), 10.15 (Catalina).

The last OpenOffice version supporting Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger), 10.5 (Leopard), 10.6 (Snow Leopard) is OpenOffice 4.0.1.

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Hardware Requirements

  • CPU: Intel Processor
  • Memory: Minimum 512 Mbytes RAM.
  • Storage: At least 400 Mbytes available disk space for a default install via download.
  • Graphics: 1024 x 768 or higher resolution with 16.7 million colours.

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