Help I'm still running Catalina on my MacBook Pro, should I upgrade?

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I'm still running Catalina on my 2015 MacBook Pro. It is asking me to update to Monterey . . . but if I click on that it takes me to the latest OS which is unavailable for my laptop. Last time I upgraded I lost all the plug ins in my Logic set up, which was a massive pain in the arse. . then the thing kept crashing. This put me off graduating further, as I always have projects on the go.

But, I use the Mac for remote work and the internet etc and it may become obsolete / incompatible with remote solutions. My old iMac did and now can't really go on-line (but can run photoshop and an old non cloud version of after effects etc so I still use it.

So, my question is should I seek out this Monterey OS it is asking for? If so, how? Am I going to get issues in Logic and other programs?

 

[danski]

Dunno. I only upgraded to Mojave a few months ago.

 

[danski]

Could you partition and make it dual boot (two OSs on one drive)?
Don’t ask me how though.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Could you partition and make it dual boot (two OSs on one drive)?
Don’t ask me how though.

No, that sounds awkward. I also don't want to split the drive space.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Dunno. I only upgraded to Mojave a few months ago.

How do you upgrade to an OS that isn't the current one. When I follow the link to my Macs demands for an upgrade it only takes me to the latest, which my 2015 can't upgrade to anyway.

 

[Lazy Llama]

How do you upgrade to an OS that isn't the current one. When I follow the link to my Macs demands for an upgrade it only takes me to the latest, which my 2015 can't upgrade to anyway.

It's a while since I used Catalina. If it has the App Store umm app, you should be able to search in there for "macOS" :

 

[danski]

Yeah, as Lazy Llama says, search the App Store. Failing that, just Google the os you want to upgrade to

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Should I go up to Seirra?
What are the dangers? Pros?

 

[danski]

Sierra is before Catalina.

 

[Lazy Llama]

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

I see. So what are the dangers? Benefits?

 

[Lazy Llama]

Dangers - some of your old software (or sometimes hardware) might not be supported or may need updates. The interface changes will take some time to adjust to.
Benefits - you'll get security patches and updates for the OS (if it's Monterey, Sonoma or Ventura) - newer versions of some applications will be supported.

This page should let you know which versions are supported on your machine - Find out which macOS your Mac is using – Apple Support (UK)

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

you'll get the live loop thing from ios garageband available on logic (whether that's aplus or not is a personal view)

make sure you do a time machine before upgrading in case you don't like it and want to revert.

last time I did an upgrade was on my old 2021 macbook and went from leopard to catalina after installing a SSD and extra ram, those last 2 bit made a massive difference as I kept getting a not enough ressources" hang message on ligic before that nearly all the time on simple projects before the upgrade.
then I fried the motherboard on it during a heatwave.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

you'll get the live loop thing from ios garageband available on logic (whether that's aplus or not is a personal view)

make sure you do a time machine before upgrading in case you don't like it and want to revert.

last time I did an upgrade was on my old 2021 macbook and went from leopard to catalina after installing a SSD and extra ram, those last 2 bit made a massive difference as I kept getting a not enough ressources" hang message on ligic before that nearly all the time on simple projects before the upgrade.
then I fried the motherboard on it during a heatwave.

What's live loop.
The only two upgrades I have ever done cunted me on logic.
First one fucked the whole thing. Had to upgrade, then all my T-racks plug ins failed. When they fixed them then sent me upgrades for free, even the ones I had bought years ago on CD.
My original logic was on CD with massive paper manuals.