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If you want to upgrade your Mac from Yosemite to another newer OS you have three alternatives..
- Jul 18, 2016 This update is recommended for all OS X El Capitan users. The OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 Update improves the stability, compatibility, and security of your Mac, and is recommended for all users. This update: Resolves an issue that may prevent settings from being saved in accounts with parental controls enabled.
- The El Capitan DMG installer file, now available for download under the version of 10.11.6 for Mac OSX. Now the dmg file can be downloaded by any Mac device users. The Dmg file is known as the latest ISO regarding El Capitan operating system.
- The macOS High Sierra 10.13.3 release appears to mostly focus on bug fixes and security enhancements, whereas the security updates for Mac OS El Capitan 10.11.6 and Mac OS Sierra 10.12.6 are specifically aimed at mitigating the Spectre and Meltdown security flaws. No new features are expected to be included in the system software updates.
- Task (El Capitan 10.11.4)!!! The resolutions do not know about God 1024x768 1920x1080 switched on. If someone could tip link. On September 29, 2015, Apple announced that OS X El Capitan, the latest major release of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, will be available on Wednesday, September 30 as a free update for Mac users.
How to download OS X El Capitan - Apple Support. 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.
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.
Os X El Capitan 10.11.6
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.
Os X El Capitan Iso Direct Download
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.
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