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title: "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?"  
description: "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?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-09-19  
canonical: 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  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# 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?

Is it [true](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80670/rahul-gandhi-s-true-worth-shown-by-ramchandra-guha) if my [Mac](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12464/what-is-mac-o-s) [operating system](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/229069/operating-system-development) can't be upgraded, but the Mac still [works fine](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/115732/my-software-works-fine-on-windows-10-but-crashes-on-windows-11-why), that I won't get [security updates](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)?\
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