From the Apple menu in the corner of your screen, choose System Preferences. Use Software Update to update or upgrade macOS, including built-in apps like Safari. How do I upgrade my Mac to the latest version? Take your computer into the nearest Apple Store and they will do the upgrade for you. Which macOS version is installed From the Apple menu in the corner of your screen, choose About This Mac. This means if you have any version of OS X newer than 10.9 then you can upgrade it to the latest version for free. Use About This Mac to check the version of Mac operating system installed, and find out whether its the latest (newest, most recent) version. Since OS-X Mavericks (10.9) Apple have been releasing their OS X upgrades for free. Beginning September 30, you can download El Capitan straight from the Mac App Store. If your Mac is running Yosemite (10.10), Mavericks (10.9), or Mountain Lion (10.8), it can run El Capitan. The update is available for all users through the Updates tab of the Mac App Store.Įl Capitan is Apple’s marketing name for OS X version 10.11, the latest update to your Mac’s system software. 5 software update to OS X Yosemite for all users.
This means if you have any version of OS X newer than 10.9 then you can upgrade it to the latest version for free.
You should be able to update to High Sierra. (sorry before i said it was Yosemite, when i meant to say it was Mavericks) High Sierra would be 10.13.4.