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Apple's new Mac update won't support a handful of apps, but there's an easy way to see which of yours are incompatible
Apple's new Mac update won't support a handful of apps, but there's an easy way to see which of yours are incompatible
Oct 8, 2019, 22:53 IST
First, click the Apple icon on the top left, then click "About this Mac."
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In the System Report window, scroll down on the left until you find "Applications" and click on it.
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It helps if you resize the Applications section in System Report to make it easier to see which apps are compatible with macOS Catalina.
On the right, you'll see a column named "64-bit (Intel)." If you see an app that says "No," you may run into some issues. You can click the column tab to sort the apps so you can see all the no's in one group.
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While you're installing macOS Catalina, your Mac will show you which recently used apps aren't compatible with Catalina.
If you want to make sure an app will be compatible with macOS Catalina, Apple's advice is to contact the app's developer.