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title: "Is it true that I have to pay to upgrade OS X every 1-2 years or no longer receive security updates?"  
description: "Is it true that I have to pay to upgrade OS X every 1-2 years or no longer receive security updates?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-09-19  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50016/is-it-true-that-i-have-to-pay-to-upgrade-os-x-every-1-2-years-or-no-longer-receive-security-updates  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Is it true that I have to pay to upgrade OS X every 1-2 years or no longer receive security updates?

Is it [true](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80670/rahul-gandhi-s-true-worth-shown-by-ramchandra-guha) that I have to pay to [upgrade OS](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50018/when-shouldn-t-i-upgrade-os-x-to-a-later-version) X every 1-2 years or no longer receive [security updates](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50017/is-it-true-if-my-mac-operating-system-can-t-be-upgraded-but-the-mac-still-works-fine-that-i-won-t-get-security-updates)?


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