{"id":26094,"date":"2025-11-18T09:43:45","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/?p=26094"},"modified":"2025-11-18T09:44:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:44:15","slug":"macos-tahoe-release-for-mac-operating-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/2025\/11\/18\/macos-tahoe-release-for-mac-operating-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"macOS Tahoe Release for Mac Operating Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Division of Information Technology is pleased to announce that the newest Mac operating system, macOS Tahoe, will be available for upgrade on all eligible university-owned Apple computers\u00a0<strong>starting November 18, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please Note<\/strong>: To download the update, you need to have\u00a0<strong>at least 50GB of storage space<\/strong>\u00a0available on your device.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, you may want to check out the\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/macos\/sonoma\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>new features in macOS<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How Do I Install Tahoe?<\/h2>\n<p>You will need to upgrade via Software Center on your Mac.\u00a0 You will find Tahoe in the macOS category.\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2023\/05\/JAMF_Software-Center-Interface_M23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Using the Mac Software Center<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade can take from 30 to 60 minutes to complete. Make sure you have backed up your data before starting.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How do I know which macOS I am on?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Please use\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en-us\/102767\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Apple\u2019s instructions<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to confirm your Mac operating system.<\/p>\n<p>Just a quick reminder that we only offer support for the three latest Mac operating systems, which are: macOS 26 (Tahoe), macOS 15 (Sequoia), and macOS 14 (Sonoma). If you\u2019re using any operating system older than these three, it means they are no longer supported and need to be upgraded. In case your device isn\u2019t capable of running the latest macOS, it\u2019s time to retire it from service. Please do not hesitate to contact the IT Service Desk for information and assistance regarding disposal.<\/p>\n<p>For additional information or assistance please reach out to the IT Service Desk at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:9736557971\"><strong>973-655-7971<\/strong><\/a> option 1 or contact your local technology support team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Division of Information Technology is pleased to announce that the newest Mac operating system, macOS Tahoe, will be available for upgrade on all eligible university-owned Apple computers\u00a0starting November 18, 2025. Please Note: To download the update, you need to have\u00a0at least 50GB of storage space\u00a0available on your device. For more information, you may want [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-enterprise-software"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26094"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26097,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26094\/revisions\/26097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}