Now if you think the app is important enough to you, of course you need to pay for it. In other cases you have to pay for an update. In that case it seems pretty obvious what you need to do. It's just a matter of getting used to the new features. Sometimes the software you've bought has a 64-bit version and you can get it for free. The best solution is sometimes there's a free update. They just can't keep supporting every model they ever made back in time. But in many cases years ago they moved onto new versions of the hardware. It's a shame that hardware developers don't want to update their software. After ten years I'm just not going to be able to use it with Catalina. I've got a scanner that falls into this category too. Either drivers or software that's connected with printers, scanners or special accessories. In that case you're going to have a tough decision to make because you're just not going to be able to run that game in the new version of MacOS.Īnother type of app seems to be hardware support apps. It does well for awhile and then the developer decides not to keep updating it or has moved on to new games. There are not going to be any more updates. In some cases there is no 64-bit version of the app. If the update is available now you might as well get the update now, learn the new features, pay the upgrade cost, and you're ready for when you update to Catalina. You're not going to be able to use a 32-bit app so you need to update. Other times you just don't want to take the time to learn all the changes in a new version.īut that's simply not an option now. Sometimes it's because there are new features that maybe you don't want or you're just used to the old version that you're using. It's going to cost you something extra to get the new version. Sometimes people are reluctant to update because of the cost. In most cases a new version of the app does exist. Once you update to Catalina 32-bit apps just will not work! So, what do you do? Well, there are several reasons people are still using 32-bit apps. That future update is Catalina which will be out in the Fall.

So if you still have some old 32-bit apps that you're running you've probably been getting warnings for awhile now saying it's not going to work in a future update of MacOS.

Join us and get exclusive content at /patreon. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a community of supporters. Let's talk about how to run your old 32-bit apps once you update to Catalina. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out What To Do About 32-Bit Apps Before Updating To macOS Catalina at YouTube for closed captioning and more options.

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