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my macbook update button on apps store show 2 notification but when i open there's nothing there, macbook os still 10.13.6 version. in result i can't use or update whatsapp apps.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Oct 25, 2021 5:28 PM

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Posted on Oct 25, 2021 5:42 PM

To be clear, software update generally means to install software to update the macOS currently running on the Mac; update Catalina 10.15.1 to Catalina 10.15.7, for example.


To update your current macOS, click the Apple  icon > About This Mac and then click Software Updates.... If there are any updates available for your Mac, they will be listed and you can apply them when you like.


A software upgrade is usually a generational step up to a newer macOS; upgrade from 10.13 High Sierra to 10.14 Mojave, for example, or from 10.15 Catalina to macOS 11 Big Sur.


Do NOT upgrade until you have made a Time Machine or other backup of your startup drive.


How to Upgrade  macOS:

The macOS version you can upgrade to depends on the year your Mac was released.

Click the  (Apple) menu at the top left of your screen and choose About This Mac.


macOS 10.14 Mojave is compatible with the Macs listed here:

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP777?locale=en_US


macOS 10.15 Catalina is compatible with the Macs listed here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210222


macOS 11 Big Sur is compatible with the Macs listed here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211238


❗️ – IMPORTANT – Backup your data, now, before you attempt an upgrade.

Learn How to Back up your Mac with Time Machine:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201475


❗️ – IMPORTANT – NONE of your 32-bit apps will work in Catalina or Big Sur.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436

Before you upgrade, use this free utility to check the compatibility of your apps:

Go64: https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/


🖥 – Check the compatibility of your Mac with newer versions of macOS.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201475


✅ - IF your Mac is compatible, then using Safari only, download the macOS upgrade installer app:

Click > Mojave, Catalina or Big Sur.

Once downloaded, double-click the installer app in the Applications folder to begin the upgrade.

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Oct 25, 2021 5:42 PM in response to febryolla95

To be clear, software update generally means to install software to update the macOS currently running on the Mac; update Catalina 10.15.1 to Catalina 10.15.7, for example.


To update your current macOS, click the Apple  icon > About This Mac and then click Software Updates.... If there are any updates available for your Mac, they will be listed and you can apply them when you like.


A software upgrade is usually a generational step up to a newer macOS; upgrade from 10.13 High Sierra to 10.14 Mojave, for example, or from 10.15 Catalina to macOS 11 Big Sur.


Do NOT upgrade until you have made a Time Machine or other backup of your startup drive.


How to Upgrade  macOS:

The macOS version you can upgrade to depends on the year your Mac was released.

Click the  (Apple) menu at the top left of your screen and choose About This Mac.


macOS 10.14 Mojave is compatible with the Macs listed here:

https://support.apple.com/kb/SP777?locale=en_US


macOS 10.15 Catalina is compatible with the Macs listed here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210222


macOS 11 Big Sur is compatible with the Macs listed here:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211238


❗️ – IMPORTANT – Backup your data, now, before you attempt an upgrade.

Learn How to Back up your Mac with Time Machine:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201475


❗️ – IMPORTANT – NONE of your 32-bit apps will work in Catalina or Big Sur.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208436

Before you upgrade, use this free utility to check the compatibility of your apps:

Go64: https://www.stclairsoft.com/Go64/


🖥 – Check the compatibility of your Mac with newer versions of macOS.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201475


✅ - IF your Mac is compatible, then using Safari only, download the macOS upgrade installer app:

Click > Mojave, Catalina or Big Sur.

Once downloaded, double-click the installer app in the Applications folder to begin the upgrade.

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