Aug 03, 2021 El Capitan update 10.11.2 you need to be running an earlier version of Mac OS X El Capitan before you can install. If you have tried to install a Security Update for Mojave you need to be running Mojave in the first. Place before that will install. Go to Download OS and click on OS X El Capitan 10.11. This downloads InstallMacOSX.dmg to your Downloads folder. The next section can only be done on a mac that is capable of running El Capitan. This includes macs that have the potential to run El Capitan but have been upgraded to a newer OS. A mac that came preinstalled with an OS later than.
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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.
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.
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.
Where Can I Download Mac Os X
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.
Download Mac Os X El Capitan 10.11
Feb 28, 2018 12:24 AM