Idk why i decided to follow you and now your videos appear in my recommended section, but I still believe that you make a super good quality content. Why should I backup my Mac b4 upgrading it?
I appreciate the kind words. So Mac upgrades are generally safe, but with so many different machines and configurations, it’s possible for something to go wrong. Perhaps you lose power in the middle of the upgrade, or perhaps there’s an issue with the upgrade itself that causes problems with your machine. We’ve seen reports that some 2013/2014 MacBook Airs and Pros have been bricked and won’t work properly when trying to install Big Sur. If you have your data backed up to an external hard drive or to the cloud, you can at least take some comfort in knowing your data hasn’t been lost and you can either work from another machine, or and quickly put it back on your machine once it is fixed or replaced.
@@EasyOSX oh ok, but I dont really have the money to buy a new hard drive. Is it better if i dont upgrade or should i just take a risk and try to install Big Sur?
While it’s best to have a couple backups, you could put your stuff into a cloud service provider on one of their free tiers depending on how much stuff you have, or even a flash drive or series of them. Dropbox gives you 2 gigs of space for free, iCloud 5 gigs, Google Drive gives your 15 for free. That might help you a bit if any of those will give you enough space. I would always recommend having a backup regardless, and if you’re still running Mojave or Catalina, Apple will still be giving you security updates for the time being
Do you know if I can upgrade from High Sierra 10.13.6 (mid-2011 MacBook air) to a newer OS? I'm starting to having more issues with website features not functioning well, as well as more malicious ad behavior.
Not officially anyway. There are unofficial tools that may allow you to upgrade, namely the OpenCore Legacy Patcher, but it's not as straightforward as you may be used to upgrading from Apple.
What model of Mac are you using? Your machine should tell you if you hit the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and then hit “About This Mac”. A window should pop up and tell you the version of Mac OS you’re running (ex: Mac OS 10.15 “Catalina”) and the Mac model (ex: MacBook Air mid-2014)
Hey Ran, assuming your MacBook is a supported model, then you should just be able to follow the directions in the video to download and install Big Sur from the App Store. That said, here is the link to directly to the Big Sur page in the App Store, since the page is probably hidden with Monterey being recently released. Big Sur Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?mt=12
@@EasyOSX its a late 2015 . The mac is booting off an external hdd with el capitan. I wanted to download big sur onto the ssd but when doing disk utility the mac doesnt read the ssd that I installed
Yeah a 2015 MBP should be able to run Big Sur. So to make sure I’m following, you’ve got an SSD installed in the MacBook Pro, and you’re trying to run the installer from an external HDD running El Capitan correct? Does it not show the internal SSD as an installer option? What does that SSD show in Disk Utility? It may be the SSD is not initialized
Hey Channe. You should be able to upgrade directly to Catalina, though sometimes you have to jump to an intermediate version first. I’ve pasted the link to the Catalina page in the App Store. See if you can download and run that installer. apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314?mt=12
@@EasyOSX justo the white bar showing almost 3 part of the entire bar no percentage, si i red on Apple forum and one of then recommend turn the computer off, i did and 2 hours later asking me the password bit still waiting for Open it up.
I think you might have some corruption, assuming the hard drive itself isn’t bad. I would boot into recovery mode on your Mac and then try running Disk Utility to check the disk if possible. Do you know how to get into Recovery Mode?
I have late 2013 Macbook pro Retina 10.11.6 El Capitan. I think it is compatible for Bigsur and Mojave, but I can't find it on my Mac App Store. I only able to find MacOs Monterey which is incompatible. How can I upgrade it to older versions that are compatible?
Hey Asa. If it’s a late 2013 like you said then you can go up to Big Sur but no farther. I’ve got the link to download Big Sur in the description, but I’ve also pasted it below. Let me know if you have any issues with it. apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?mt=12
I'm not computer literate. I have High Sierra. Can I upgrade straight to Big Sur from High Sierra skipping the rest of programs in between? Please HELP!!!!!
Hey Cali. It’s entirely possible to upgrade directly from High Sierra to Big Sur. The one thing is we’ll need to make sure your Mac is compatible with Big Sur. If you already know that it is, then can download and install Big Sur from the App Store. If you don’t know, then you can let me know what Mac model and the year it was made, I can help you figure out what newer version of Mac OS you can go to. To find this, hit the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and then hit “About This Mac”. A window will pop up telling you what model Mac you’re using (eg MacBook Air mid 2013).
i have MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) running Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6 - Obviously my mac is old. What system would you recommend I upgrade to ???
I would go up to Monterey. It's the last officially supported version of Mac OS on that Mac, but it will also give you until Sept/Oct of 2024 to keep yourself secure.
I have a IMac 🖥 late 2013 and it has the OS X 10.9.5 software. Can I update this to Big Sur? And also can you help me do the process if it’s possible!?
Hey Emmanuel, unfortunately you can't officially upgrade that model to Big Sur. It will only go up to Catalina. You can upgrade to that by clicking on the link below and downloading it from the App Store. apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314?mt=12
I’m sorry, I’m not sure I follow, but I’m guessing you have a Mac you’re trying to upgrade or update and is giving you that error. If that’s true, can you tell me what model Mac you have and version of Mac OS it’s running? You can access this by hitting the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and then hit “About this Mac”. A window should pop up that says what model of Mac you have (ex: MacBook Air mid 2013) and the OS version (ex Mac OS 10.11.5 “El Capitan”). Once we know that we can see how far we can upgrade you.
Going from El Capitan to Big Sur shouldn’t be a problem, but it can depend on what model Mac you’re using. If you hit the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and then hit “About this Mac”, a window should pop up telling you what model Mac you’re using (ex: 2014 MacBook Air). If you can tell me that, I can tell you if you can upgrade.
So the 2013 machine can officially upgrade to 10.15 Catalina, but Apple doesn't support them after that. Furthermore Catalina just dropped support last month. I've pasted the link to download and install that. apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314?mt=12
Unfortunately no, at least not officially. It stops just a version short of Big Sur, which is version 11. There are some unofficial tools that you could try to use to get it to Big Sur, but as far as Apple is concerned it's not officially supported and may not work right.
I can try to help. If he has the same model as I do then he should be able to upgrade. You can double check the model by hitting the Apple logo at the top left corner and then hitting “About this Mac”. If you can tell me the specific year and model (example: MacBook Pro Late-2015) then I can tell you if he can upgrade. Is he having any other error messages or issues?
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Idk why i decided to follow you and now your videos appear in my recommended section, but I still believe that you make a super good quality content. Why should I backup my Mac b4 upgrading it?
I appreciate the kind words.
So Mac upgrades are generally safe, but with so many different machines and configurations, it’s possible for something to go wrong. Perhaps you lose power in the middle of the upgrade, or perhaps there’s an issue with the upgrade itself that causes problems with your machine. We’ve seen reports that some 2013/2014 MacBook Airs and Pros have been bricked and won’t work properly when trying to install Big Sur. If you have your data backed up to an external hard drive or to the cloud, you can at least take some comfort in knowing your data hasn’t been lost and you can either work from another machine, or and quickly put it back on your machine once it is fixed or replaced.
@@EasyOSX oh ok, but I dont really have the money to buy a new hard drive. Is it better if i dont upgrade or should i just take a risk and try to install Big Sur?
While it’s best to have a couple backups, you could put your stuff into a cloud service provider on one of their free tiers depending on how much stuff you have, or even a flash drive or series of them. Dropbox gives you 2 gigs of space for free, iCloud 5 gigs, Google Drive gives your 15 for free. That might help you a bit if any of those will give you enough space.
I would always recommend having a backup regardless, and if you’re still running Mojave or Catalina, Apple will still be giving you security updates for the time being
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Do you know if I can upgrade from High Sierra 10.13.6 (mid-2011 MacBook air) to a newer OS?
I'm starting to having more issues with website features not functioning well, as well as more malicious ad behavior.
Not officially anyway. There are unofficial tools that may allow you to upgrade, namely the OpenCore Legacy Patcher, but it's not as straightforward as you may be used to upgrading from Apple.
I’ve click on the download but it does is spin around for a bit , then stops and the app, pressed on it, went light grey 😢
What model of Mac are you using? Your machine should tell you if you hit the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and then hit “About This Mac”. A window should pop up and tell you the version of Mac OS you’re running (ex: Mac OS 10.15 “Catalina”) and the Mac model (ex: MacBook Air mid-2014)
I upgraded OS x El Capitan to high sierra. Then, how can i upgrade it to mac big sur?
Hey Ran, assuming your MacBook is a supported model, then you should just be able to follow the directions in the video to download and install Big Sur from the App Store. That said, here is the link to directly to the Big Sur page in the App Store, since the page is probably hidden with Monterey being recently released.
Big Sur Download: apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?mt=12
Can i upgrade from el capitan to big sur and have big sur on an new ssd then install it in my macbook pro?
Depends on the model of MacBook Pro, but it is possible.
@@EasyOSX its a late 2015 . The mac is booting off an external hdd with el capitan. I wanted to download big sur onto the ssd but when doing disk utility the mac doesnt read the ssd that I installed
Yeah a 2015 MBP should be able to run Big Sur.
So to make sure I’m following, you’ve got an SSD installed in the MacBook Pro, and you’re trying to run the installer from an external HDD running El Capitan correct? Does it not show the internal SSD as an installer option? What does that SSD show in Disk Utility? It may be the SSD is not initialized
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Happy to help!
How to upgrade OS X Yosemite to Catalina 10.15? Need some help
Hey Channe. You should be able to upgrade directly to Catalina, though sometimes you have to jump to an intermediate version first. I’ve pasted the link to the Catalina page in the App Store. See if you can download and run that installer.
apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314?mt=12
Upgrade in a macbook pro 2015, is taking me more than 6 hours and still working on upgrade, i thinks its going a take all day long
That is an unusually long time. It makes me think there might be something wrong either with the upgrade or the machine. What part is it stuck on?
@@EasyOSX justo the white bar showing almost 3 part of the entire bar no percentage, si i red on Apple forum and one of then recommend turn the computer off, i did and 2 hours later asking me the password bit still waiting for Open it up.
So you tried to log into your Mac again after the force reboot and it's still spinning and hasn't gotten you to your desktop?
@@EasyOSX yes, took 30 minutes to startup, but still so slow, with 90 gb free space Will research why
I think you might have some corruption, assuming the hard drive itself isn’t bad. I would boot into recovery mode on your Mac and then try running Disk Utility to check the disk if possible. Do you know how to get into Recovery Mode?
i have a late 2015 iMac with el capitan 10.11.6 and there are no software updates available. How do i upgrade to catalina or big surr ?
Here is the link to upgrade to Big Sur. Download this from the App Store and run it.
apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?mt=12
I have late 2013 Macbook pro Retina 10.11.6 El Capitan. I think it is compatible for Bigsur and Mojave, but I can't find it on my Mac App Store. I only able to find MacOs Monterey which is incompatible. How can I upgrade it to older versions that are compatible?
Hey Asa. If it’s a late 2013 like you said then you can go up to Big Sur but no farther. I’ve got the link to download Big Sur in the description, but I’ve also pasted it below. Let me know if you have any issues with it.
apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?mt=12
I'm not computer literate. I have High Sierra. Can I upgrade straight to Big Sur from High Sierra skipping the rest of programs in between? Please HELP!!!!!
Hey Cali. It’s entirely possible to upgrade directly from High Sierra to Big Sur. The one thing is we’ll need to make sure your Mac is compatible with Big Sur. If you already know that it is, then can download and install Big Sur from the App Store. If you don’t know, then you can let me know what Mac model and the year it was made, I can help you figure out what newer version of Mac OS you can go to.
To find this, hit the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and then hit “About This Mac”. A window will pop up telling you what model Mac you’re using (eg MacBook Air mid 2013).
i have MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) running Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.6 - Obviously my mac is old. What system would you recommend I upgrade to ???
I would go up to Monterey. It's the last officially supported version of Mac OS on that Mac, but it will also give you until Sept/Oct of 2024 to keep yourself secure.
@@EasyOSX Cheers dude. I will back everything up on time machine and get going
Happy to help!
@@EasyOSX You have vry much. :)
mine be like "mac needs to be upgraded to big sur please contact your supervisor"
That is an odd message. Is this a machine that you owned or that belongs to something like your school or company?
@@EasyOSX no it’s not
Interesting. Where do you see the error?
If you need to install Big Sur, you should be able to download it from the Mac App Store.
I have a IMac 🖥 late 2013 and it has the OS X 10.9.5 software. Can I update this to Big Sur? And also can you help me do the process if it’s possible!?
Hey Emmanuel, unfortunately you can't officially upgrade that model to Big Sur. It will only go up to Catalina. You can upgrade to that by clicking on the link below and downloading it from the App Store.
apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314?mt=12
I’m sorry, I’m not sure I follow, but I’m guessing you have a Mac you’re trying to upgrade or update and is giving you that error. If that’s true, can you tell me what model Mac you have and version of Mac OS it’s running?
You can access this by hitting the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and then hit “About this Mac”. A window should pop up that says what model of Mac you have (ex: MacBook Air mid 2013) and the OS version (ex Mac OS 10.11.5 “El Capitan”). Once we know that we can see how far we can upgrade you.
Please can i upgrade OS X El Capitan to big sur any possibility ❓️
Going from El Capitan to Big Sur shouldn’t be a problem, but it can depend on what model Mac you’re using. If you hit the Apple logo in the top left corner of the screen and then hit “About this Mac”, a window should pop up telling you what model Mac you’re using (ex: 2014 MacBook Air). If you can tell me that, I can tell you if you can upgrade.
@@EasyOSX Mine is 2013
So the 2013 machine can officially upgrade to 10.15 Catalina, but Apple doesn't support them after that. Furthermore Catalina just dropped support last month. I've pasted the link to download and install that.
apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314?mt=12
@@EasyOSX That means big sur can work on it ?
Unfortunately no, at least not officially. It stops just a version short of Big Sur, which is version 11. There are some unofficial tools that you could try to use to get it to Big Sur, but as far as Apple is concerned it's not officially supported and may not work right.
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My dad is trying to update his MacBook Pro the one you have in the video he’s on 10.12.6 sierra idk if he can update or not can you help
I can try to help. If he has the same model as I do then he should be able to upgrade. You can double check the model by hitting the Apple logo at the top left corner and then hitting “About this Mac”. If you can tell me the specific year and model (example: MacBook Pro Late-2015) then I can tell you if he can upgrade. Is he having any other error messages or issues?
@@EasyOSX i contacted Apple earlier and I upgraded his MacBook Pro thanks though.
Well glad it got taken care of, sorry I wasn’t able to get back to you sooner.
I have a IMac 21,5 inch mid 2011 version 10.13.6,. Can I update this to Big Sur, if not, is it possible to Catalina?
Unfortunately your Mac is too old. It has hit that 10 year support that Apple provides. Sorry
@@EasyOSX ok. Thank you the quick answer.
Happy to help, sorry it wasn’t better news though
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Didn't understand a damn thing.
I'm sorry to hear that, what part didn't you understand? If there's a way I can be of more help than I'd be happy to try