Hi - My Seagate 'Barracuda' 1TB SSD recently failed on my iMac but I am hopeful of recovering some of the data stored thereon.
I was under the impression that because of the age of my iMac (late 2009 model) I could not upgrade the MacOS from High Sierra to later versions.
I will install a Brand New SSD but before doing so can I install a later MacOS onto the new SSD ( something like Big Sur or Monterey or Ventura) and would it be worthwhile doing so?
My failed SSD obviously had the macOS High Sierra v.10.13.6 installed on it and assuming I can recover some or all of the data that was stored on it, would I be able to recover that data, onto the newly installed SSD which would (if possible) have a later version of a MacOS installed. In other words would the newer MacOS be backward compatible with the High Sierra version of data stored on the failed SSD?
The full specs of my Apple iMac are:- 21.5" LED 16:9 Widescreen. EMC 2308. Model A1311. Late 2009 with Intel 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor, 8GB DDR 3 1067MHz RAM with ATI Radeon HD4670 256MB Graphics card.
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.
I was under the impression that because of the age of my iMac (late 2009 model) I could not upgrade the MacOS from High Sierra to later versions.
I will install a Brand New SSD but before doing so can I install a later MacOS onto the new SSD ( something like Big Sur or Monterey or Ventura) and would it be worthwhile doing so?
My failed SSD obviously had the macOS High Sierra v.10.13.6 installed on it and assuming I can recover some or all of the data that was stored on it, would I be able to recover that data, onto the newly installed SSD which would (if possible) have a later version of a MacOS installed. In other words would the newer MacOS be backward compatible with the High Sierra version of data stored on the failed SSD?
The full specs of my Apple iMac are:- 21.5" LED 16:9 Widescreen. EMC 2308. Model A1311. Late 2009 with Intel 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo Processor, 8GB DDR 3 1067MHz RAM with ATI Radeon HD4670 256MB Graphics card.
Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.