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If you want to upgrade your Mac from Yosemite to another newer OS you have three alternatives..
El Capitan, Sierra and High Sierra are all available for download and are free.
It sounds like you have been trying to install updates to El Capitan downloaded from the Apple Support Downloads pages. If so you need to have already installed El Capitan, that is why you are getting the message about 10.11.
for example if you downloaded the 10.11.6 Combo update this will update any previous version of El Capitan from 10.11.0 to 10.11.5 to the last version 10.11.6. Please remember full versions of OS's are only available via the Mac App Store.
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- How to download macOS Sierra - Apple Support. How to download macOS High Sierra - Apple Support. The versions that will be downloaded in each case will be the latest versions of each OS, so for El Capitan it will be 10.11.6, Sierra will be 10.12.6 and High Sierra will be 10.13.3. If you tried Erics link to El Capitan and you couldn't download.
Depending on the age of your Mac you may not be able to upgrade to Sierra or High Sierra, if so you should be able to upgrade to El Capitan.
Have a look at the links below to determine what OS you would like to download. Bear in mind though that if your Mac qualifies for High Sierra then you will be denied the download of El Capitan.
Google Drive Link BelowDownload: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z6dlFZ4OS1BNz4jxkXIGmXtkL1SLQtBE?usp=sharingThanks.
The versions that will be downloaded in each case will be the latest versions of each OS, so for El Capitan it will be 10.11.6, Sierra will be 10.12.6 and High Sierra will be 10.13.3.
If you tried Erics link to El Capitan and you couldn't download it, then the App Store is recognising that you Mac qualifies for High Sierra, so you can upgrade to that or if you want you could also upgrade to Sierra from the link above.
Feb 28, 2018 12:24 AM
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Download El Capitan OS X is also significant since it’s the last version of Apple Mac OS X released as its successor Sierra was released in the year 2016 under the brand macOS.
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El Capitan 10.11.6 is now released as the latest version of Download El Capitan . For OS X El Capitan users this update is recommended. The upgrade to OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 enhances your Mac's reliability, performance and protection and is advised for all users. Solves a problem that can prevent parental control accounts from saving settings. El Capitan Download latest version solves an issue, which prevents access to SMB sharing points by some network devices, such as speakers and multifunction printers. It improves startup time for the NetBoot server connection. Solves a problem that can make authentication of Active Directory longer than anticipated.
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This update:
- Fixes an issue that prevents parental controls from saving settings in enabled accounts.
- Fixes an issue that prevents some network devices, such as speakers and multifunction printers, from accessing SMB partitions.
Enterprise Content:
- Improves boot time when connected to a NetBoot server.
- Fixes an issue with a netboot image created with OS X v10.11.4 or OS X v10.11.5 installer preventing it from booting.
- Active directory authentication fixes an issue that may take longer than expected.
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- System requirements : You should have OS X v10.6.8 or below version and 2GB memory. And should have 8.8 GB of capacity. Apple ID is required for certain features; terms are applicable. Certain features include an Internet service provider that is compatible; fees can apply.
- Hardware requirements : MacBook (early 2015)/ MacBook (late 2008 Aluminum or early 2009 or newer)/ MacBook Pro (Mid or late 2007 or newer)/ MacBook Air (late 2008 or newer)/ Mac mini (early 2009 or newer)/ iMac (mid 2007 or newer)/ Mac Pro (early 2008 or newer)/ Xserve (early 2009).
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- Safari has new features in the El Capitan update. It allows you to easily pin the tabs in the browser to the tab bar so that you can easily access them in the next time
- It has multi-touch gestures to applications like Mail and Messages. And it uses the gathered information of the individual emails on the apps like Calendar
- The Maps feature in the OS X 10.11 offers you the information about public transportation
- Notes feature has added more powerful text processing capabilities. Under this improvement, you can add to-do-lists just like the Reminders application, map locations, photos and videos, inline webpage previews, digital sketches, and other media types
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