DISKTRACKER WIKI MAC OS

Mac Pro 5,1 with EMC 2629 - the oldest that can be have Mac OS 10.14 installed after installing 10.11 or later, those without that EMC number came with 10.6 and can also be updated to 10.14 the same manner 6,x and later. MacBook 8,x and later (no Pro no Air in the name) The model IDs (x,x) and EMC that fit this description until Jrelease of 10.8 (excluding the ones which will run only 10.8 or later earlier mentioned) : MacBook Pro Late 2008 to Retina 2012 that are not EMC 2557.MacBook Late 2008 to mid 2010 with no Pro or Air in the name.

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Mac Pro (Early 2008 with AirPort Extreme card, or Mid 2012) - (Earlier Mac Pros are discussed on the 10.8 upgrade tip).

The Macs are compatible with 10.8 and later from prior 10.8's release These Macs which are older can also be upgraded to 10.12 by upgrading to 10.7.5 first, and 10.13 by upgrading to 10.8 first:

The oldest MacBook Air and iMac that can run Mac OS 10.14 after installing 10.11. These models above are the first models that can be upgraded directly to High Sierra 10.13 without other prior upgrades.

Mac mini (Late 2012 or newer) - the oldest that can run 10.14 after installing 10.11 or later.

MacBook Pro with Retina EMC 2557 from 20 and later models.

10.8 through 10.11 are supported by these Macs, and newer models may run some variety of 10.9, 10.10, or 10.11): Octowill only run 10.9 or later (10.9 is only available for Macs that shipped with it).

MacBook 8,x - the oldest that can run Mac OS 10.14 with this model name after installing 10.11 or later.

MacBook Air 7,1 and 7,2 (some models could only run 10.12 or later).

Octowill only run 10.10 or later (10.10 is only available for Macs that shipped with it). USB 3 and 2 look identical on the outside, use System Profiler to determine which you have)

Macbook 9,x (these Macbooks came with the USB-C, instead of the USB 2 or USB 3 connector.

Mac OS 10.14 without installing any other software. These Macs are the first Macs that can be upgraded directly to

MacBook Air 7,2 see this article on which ones could only run 10.12 or later.MacBook Pro with touchbar (instead of physical F keys).JMac models (all 2017 Models except iMac Pro) will only run 10.12.5 or later Macs released on or after (including their model #s or name

DISKTRACKER WIKI MAC OS X

These dates are important for recognizing what Mac OS X will run on Macs. For all others if you need an in between system, and your Mac is older, contact the App Store tech support. The one exception is virtualizing 10.6 Server on 10.7 or later, which is described later.Īlso important to note is that the Apple App Store only has 10.7, 10.8, and 10.12, except for those who purchased in between systems, and have a Mac that shipped with in between systems. Macs generally will not run an older Mac OS X operating system than shipped with them. Figure out the type of portable device you are running to ask a question about that device specifically.Īpple has these identifying articles as well: There are no iOS forums specific to the operating system found on iPads, iPod Touch, AppleTV, Apple Watch, and iPhones. Questions saying X.1 could refer to Mac OS X 10.13.1, 10.1. The X in the version is important, and so is the preceding 10 in the version if it exists. Apple menu -> About This Mac will tell you the Mac OS version or System version you are running. Posting in those forums about a current Mac, shows you have not researched your Mac sufficiently to get a succinct answer to your query.

PowerMac, PowerPC, eMac, iMac PPC, iBook (Apple recycled the name iBook for its eBook application on new Macs and iOS devices), Powerbook, Classic all refer to Macs that are older than the present series (early, middle, late, summer, fall, winter, spring):

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When you have no serial number, use one of these third party sites to find your model, production year, time in year Use this tip also to help figure out which portion of the Support Community to post in, as this tip explains:

DISKTRACKER WIKI SERIAL NUMBER

This tip replaces version 2126 originally released on the Discussions Feedback forum.ĭo not use third party links as they may not be secure.ĭo not post the serial number on this board, as that is your key to any support you may have left. 7 46 likes 224,614 views Last modified 4:47 PM

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