Hi!
I can't update programs like Google Chrome anymore since my version of Mac OS is too old (10.7.5). Therefore I want to update my Mac OS version to either High Sierra or El Capitan. When I try to download High Sierra from App Store it says that I can't because my computer is too old (it's from 2012), despite the fact that the Apple Support-person told me that it should work. I can download El Capitan, but when I open the installation program it says that I need to have Mac OS 10.11 or newer to complete the installation, even though Apple's Support page says that it works with MacBook Pro models as old as from 2007. Has anyone got a clue of what the problem can be?
Thanks
Installing El Capitan On Older Mac Laptop
- OS X El Capitan (10.11) on Unsupported Macs macOS Extractor and MacPostFactor are apps that guide you through patching and installing OS X El Capitan (10.11), Yosemite (10.10), Mavericks (10.9), or Mountain Lion (10.8) on your older Mac. This thread focuses on OS X El Capitan.
- Open the disk image, then open the.pkg installer inside the disk image. It installs an app named Install Version Name. Open that app from your Applications folder to begin installing the operating system. Once you have the El Capitan installer extracted from the package pkg: How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support.
Johan
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5)
How To Install El Capitan
Posted on Sep 23, 2018 10:27 AM
Installing El Capitan On Older Mac Version
This answer assumes you want the El Capitan USB installer to install El Capitan on an older Mac capable of running Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). In this case, you can solve the problem by using the older Mac to create the El Capitan USB installer.