![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The day when the Mac won't run 32-bit apps is more than a year off. (They're the ones marked "No" in the right-most column.) What happens next? The Mac will list every 32-bit application in the System Report. (Users may need to widen the System Reports' window and/or drag some column dividers toward the left to make the 64-Bit (Intel) column visible.) Apple Those 32-bit applications will each be marked "No" in the 64-Bit (Intel) column. To see a list of a Mac's existing 32-bit applications, users should click "About This Mac" from the Apple menu, then click the button marked "System Report."įrom there, scroll down to the "Software" section in the left-hand pane, then click on "Applications." Next, locate the column headed "64-Bit (Intel)" at the far right and click on it to put the list into ascending order the 32-bit applications will be at the top. This app needs to be updated by its developer to improve compatibility." How to find 32-bit apps on the Mac There, Apple told programmers that macOS 10.13, aka "High Sierra" and the year's free upgrade, would be the final version that would "run 32-bit apps without compromise."īut users didn't get the message until April, when Apple published a support document and with the macOS 10.13.3 update, displayed on-screen alerts that read, " Name of application is not optimized for your Mac. Apple's 64-bit push began last yearĭevelopers got the word in June 2017 at that year's WWDC. This alert popped up when Kindle for the Mac launched, as a reminder that the 32-bit application has a short shelf life. ![]() Marineau's edict meant that with Mojave's successor - macOS 10.15 - probably launching in the fall of 2019, Mac owners have a year and change to purge their machines of 32-bit apps. ![]()
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