If you’re running Snow Leopard (10.6.8) or Lion (10.7) and your Mac supports macOS High Sierra, you will need to upgrade to El Capitan first. Upgrading from OS X Snow Leopard or Lion. (You can also open it from the Applications folder, Launchpad, or Spotlight.) Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. Excerpt: Upgrading from previous versions of OS X. After download is complete, Install macOS Sierra opens automatically.A file named Install macOS Sierra downloads to your Applications folder.
For answers to questions about compatibility between Mac OS X 10.11 and Creative Cloud applications, see Mac OS X El Capitan compatibility FAQ.
To find your model, memory, storage, and version of OS X, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu ().īefore upgrading, it's a good idea to back up your Mac. It also requires at least 2GB of memory and 8.8GB of storage space. MacOS Sierra requires one of the following Mac models and versions of OS X. Take a look at the information below to ensure that you meet all of the other necessary system requirements to upgrade to macOS Sierra, from our article: How to get macOS Sierra Your current version of macOS can be updated to macOS Sierra. If I'm understanding correctly, several apps are not working because you need to update your macOS.