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I have an imac late 2013 model and can't install Office 2019 as it requires OS 10.14 or later and it has OS X on it at the moment. It looks as though the official links for Mojava and Catalina are dead, so how can I upgrade?
 
ChrisD. said:
Download the zip from: https://github.com/munki/macadmin-scripts

Open Terminal, change to the directory where it has downloaded and unzipped.

Code: 
sudo ./installinstallmacos.py

Enter your password, and you'll get:

Code: 
 #      ProductID    Version    Build   Post Date  Title
 1      061-86291    10.15.3  19D2064  2020-03-23  macOS Catalina
 2      001-51042    10.15.7     19H2  2020-09-24  macOS Catalina
 3      061-26578    10.14.5  18F2059  2019-10-14  macOS Mojave
 4      002-66265     12.2.1    21D62  2022-02-17  macOS Monterey
 5      002-23589     11.6.1   20G224  2021-12-01  macOS Big Sur
 6      001-04366    10.15.4  19E2269  2020-05-04  macOS Catalina
 7      041-91758    10.13.6    17G66  2019-10-19  macOS High Sierra
 8      061-26589    10.14.6   18G103  2019-10-14  macOS Mojave
 9      002-42435       12.1    21C52  2022-01-14  macOS Monterey
10      041-90855    10.13.5   17F66a  2019-10-23  Install macOS High Sierra Beta
11      002-57041       12.2    21D49  2022-01-26  macOS Monterey
12      071-78704     11.5.2    20G95  2021-08-18  macOS Big Sur
13      001-15219    10.15.5  19F2200  2020-06-15  macOS Catalina
14      002-57023     11.6.3   20G415  2022-01-26  macOS Big Sur
15      001-57224    10.15.7     19H4  2020-10-27  macOS Catalina
16      001-68446    10.15.7    19H15  2020-11-11  macOS Catalina
17      002-65695     11.6.4   20G417  2022-02-17  macOS Big Sur
18      041-88800    10.14.4  18E2034  2019-10-23  macOS Mojave
19      002-42341     11.6.2   20G314  2022-01-14  macOS Big Sur
20      001-36735    10.15.6  19G2006  2020-08-06  macOS Catalina
21      002-23774     12.0.1   21A559  2021-12-01  macOS Monterey
22      001-36801    10.15.6  19G2021  2020-08-12  macOS Catalina

Select the OS you want and it'll do the rest for you.
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Thanks, where is the zip, can't see it on that page.
 
ChrisD. said:
You'll have to check whether your iMac hardware is compatible with the OS you're choosing to install.
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Yes it says Mojave is supported on this, it's a late 2013 imac. I guess if I do a Time Machine back up first I have nothing to lose if I upgrade and find it doesn't work?
 
ChrisD. said:
Correct, you'll be able to roll back. But have the installer for the OS you are on ready. I can't remember if TM requires it or not but it's always best to have just in case.
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Sorry, what do you mean by have the installer for the OS I'm on ready? I've not really got much experience with Macs.
 
Just tried it and it says No such file or directory: u'/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Seeding.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/SeedCatalogs.plist'
Could not find a default catalog url for this OS version
 
I think I've been overthinking things somewhat, I don't know why, maybe it's because I was trying to install Office 2019 on OS X and it obviously isn't supported for that OS, so I was thinking the Mac isn't supported natively with Mojave or something, duh.

I've just realised all I have to do is use the Mojave patcher tool from dosdude1 to download a copy of the Mojave installer from Apple's servers and install that over OS X which is what I'm doing at the moment, hopefully it all goes smoothly.

What I don't understand is why is Mojave still on the Apple servers when it isn't available to install from the App Store.
 
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