It might run, or it might not run. There are a lot of “under the hood” changes 
in every update of MacOS, and since 2010 Finale came out around when 10.6 or 
10.7 was around, then I wouldn’t really be sure that it’s going to function 
correctly. 

The installer probably won’t run, so you are probably going to have to use 
migration assistant to get it on.

The other problem is that Macs are sort build for a certain version of the OS 
and beyond, and you can’t really (without a lot of hacking) get a newer system 
to run the older OS. Display drivers, hardware drivers, etc, are not available 
for them.

So……..

I think probably up to 10.8 would run Finale 2010. Maybe 10.9. 

Your best bet would be to make a VM with 10.7 on it and use that.

But the bigger question is WHY stick with 2010 Finale? You have a new iMac. You 
just spent $2K on something and don’t want to move your software into the new 
age?

> On Nov 10, 2016, at 9:59 AM, Michael Dutka <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Folks, thanks so much for the response. Much appreciated.
> 
> Just to make sure I understand, when you say Finale 2010 isn't supported on
> Mac Sierra, is that like Windows XP is no longer supported (but still works
> fine)?
> 
> Or if I try to install 2010 on Sierra, will it just not work?
> 
> If that's the case, does anyone know the most recent Mac OS 2010 will run
> on?
> 
> Thanks,
>      Mike
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2016 22:22:36 +0100
>> From: Darcy James Argue <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Finale] Install Finale 2010 on Mac OS Siera 10.12
>> To: [email protected]
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> 
>> Hi Mike,
>> 
>> All new Macs come with macOS Sierra and it?s not possible to install an
> older OS. Finale 2010 is definitely not supported on Sierra. If you buy a
> new Mac you will also need to upgrade to Finale v25.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> ? DJA
> 
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>> Message: 2
>> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 13:28:15 -0800
>> From: Eric Dannewitz <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Finale] Install Finale 2010 on Mac OS Siera 10.12
>> To: [email protected]
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> 
>> You might be able to use migration assistant to migrate over applications
> and users from an older Mac, but I?d say you should probably upgrade to
> Finale 2014.5 at least.
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:22 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Mike,
>>> 
>>> All new Macs come with macOS Sierra and it?s not possible to install an
> older OS. Finale 2010 is definitely not supported on Sierra. If you buy a
> new Mac you will also need to upgrade to Finale v25.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> ? DJA
>>> -----
>>> http://secretsocietymusic.org
>>> 
>>> From: Michael Dutka <[email protected]>
>>> Reply: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>> Date: November 5, 2016 at 7:13:27 PM
>>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>> Subject:  [Finale] Install Finale 2010 on Mac OS Siera 10.12
>>> 
>>> Hi folks. Want to buy a new computer, but don't want to upgrade to
> Finale
>>> 2012 (it doesn't back up as well as 2010) or 2014 (reading what you-all
> say
>>> about it scares me to death).
>>> 
>>> Anyone know any reason I can't install Finale 2010 on a new mac, per
> above?
>>> Anyone know for sure that I can?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mike
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>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 14:21:41 -0800
>> From: J D Thomas <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Finale] Install Finale 2010 on Mac OS Siera 10.12
>> To: [email protected]
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
>> 
>> Robert Patterson has brought this up many times, and I can attest to the
> fact that it does indeed work:
>> 
>> Run an older version of Mac OS on a virtual machine using Parallels (my
> app of choice) or Fusion.  I have a VM with OS X Mountain Lion and I run a
> couple of older versions of Finale for those times when I absolutely need
> it.
>> 
>> Granted you have to purchase another commercial application, but the
> viable option is there.
>> 
>> ***************************
>> J D Thomas
>> ThomaStudios
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:28 PM, Eric Dannewitz <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>> 
>>> You might be able to use migration assistant to migrate over
> applications and users from an older Mac, but I?d say you should probably
> upgrade to Finale 2014.5 at least.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 6, 2016, at 1:22 PM, Darcy James Argue <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Mike,
>>>> 
>>>> All new Macs come with macOS Sierra and it?s not possible to install
> an older OS. Finale 2010 is definitely not supported on Sierra. If you buy
> a new Mac you will also need to upgrade to Finale v25.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> 
>>>> ? DJA
>>>> -----
>>>> http://secretsocietymusic.org
>>>> 
>>>> From: Michael Dutka <[email protected]>
>>>> Reply: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: November 5, 2016 at 7:13:27 PM
>>>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject:  [Finale] Install Finale 2010 on Mac OS Siera 10.12
>>>> 
>>>> Hi folks. Want to buy a new computer, but don't want to upgrade to
> Finale
>>>> 2012 (it doesn't back up as well as 2010) or 2014 (reading what
> you-all say
>>>> about it scares me to death).
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone know any reason I can't install Finale 2010 on a new mac, per
> above?
>>>> Anyone know for sure that I can?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mike
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>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 04:06:32 -0800
>> From: Jim Fischer <[email protected]>
>> Subject: [Finale] Finale 25 printing in El Capitan
>> To: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]>
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> 
>> I was printing multiple pages to my Brother Laser printer.
>> I ask for 3 copies and only 1 comes out. I had to do 2 more single page
> copies.
>> Am I missing something?
>> 
>> thx, Jim
>> 
>> :: j i m  f i s c h e r
>> :: p r o d u c e r ? ? ?
>> :: m u s i c  b o x
>> :: p r o d u c t i o n s
>> :: v a n c o u v e r,  w a,  u s a
>> :: www.jimfischer.net <http://www.jimfischer.net/>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 07:00:20 -0800
>> From: Eric Dannewitz <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 25 printing in El Capitan
>> To: [email protected]
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> 
>> Make sure you are up on all the system updates. There were some printer
> updates that dropped about 3 weeks ago that included brother printers
>> 
>> Sent from my iSomething
>> --
>> Eric Dannewitz
>> Musician/Polymath/Evil Genius
>> http://www.ericdannewitz.com
>> 
>>> On Nov 7, 2016, at 4:06 AM, Jim Fischer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I was printing multiple pages to my Brother Laser printer.
>>> I ask for 3 copies and only 1 comes out. I had to do 2 more single page
> copies.
>>> Am I missing something?
>>> 
>>> thx, Jim
>>> 
>>> :: j i m  f i s c h e r
>>> :: p r o d u c e r ? ? ?
>>> :: m u s i c  b o x
>>> :: p r o d u c t i o n s
>>> :: v a n c o u v e r,  w a,  u s a
>>> :: www.jimfischer.net <http://www.jimfischer.net/>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 07:43:11 -0800
>> From: Dick Hauser <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Finale] Finale 25 printing in El Capitan
>> To: Finale Posting Address <[email protected]>
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain;       charset=utf-8
>> 
>> The first thing I?d check is the setting in the print dialogue for
> printing only odd or even pages.  Probably you too, but it?s worth a
> mention.
>> 
>> 
>> Dick H
>> OlyWa
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Nov 7, 2016, at 4:06 AM, Jim Fischer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I was printing multiple pages to my Brother Laser printer.
>>> I ask for 3 copies and only 1 comes out. I had to do 2 more single page
> copies.
>>> Am I missing something?
>>> 
>>> thx, Jim
>>> 
>>> :: j i m  f i s c h e r
>>> :: p r o d u c e r ? ? ?
>>> :: m u s i c  b o x
>>> :: p r o d u c t i o n s
>>> :: v a n c o u v e r,  w a,  u s a
>>> :: www.jimfischer.net <http://www.jimfischer.net/>
>>> 
>>> 
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>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 11:01:40 -0500
>> From: Jeffrey Quick <[email protected]>
>> Subject: Re: [Finale] MacFin 2012 speedy note entry issue
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"; format=flowed
>> 
>> I had a similar but different problem with 2014.5 and OS10.11: th
>> machine wouldn't remember MIDI mappings. If I had to shut down (which I
>> did frequently given that I was running an 8 yo MAC), I'd get the rests
>> too. All I had to do was "rescan MISI" and it was fine, but it was very
>> inconvenient.
>> 
>> New Mac, new Finale, different problem (more to come)
>> 
>> On 7/16/16 1:49 PM, Martin Banner wrote:
>>> I was inputting some notes into a file in speedy note entry with my
> synthesizer without any problems. I then shut down Finale for a while,
> restarted Finale and opened up the file to continue inputting some notes,
> and now the only thing I get when I press a key on the synthesizer and then
> press a key on the computer number pad, are rests. Any idea what?s wrong
> now, or what I need to do so I can continue inputting notes using my synth
> and computer number pad? I have no problem with playback, that?s fine.
> Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
>>> 
>>> Martin
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>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 11:11:46 -0500
>> From: Jeffrey Quick <[email protected]>
>> Subject: [Finale] My music won't stand still to be edited!
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format=flowed
>> 
>> Finale 25
>> Sierra OS (12.1?)
>> Brand-new iMac
>> 
>> Here's what it's doing:
>> When I drag the horizontal scroll bar, it "bounces back" a certain
>> distance. When my cursor is in blank space, the window contents will
>> move all by themselves. When I select a measure in Speedy, it will jump
>> to another measure. Eventually things calm down enough that I can make
>> an edit, but it's an inefficient and frustrating process. (this is
>> mostly in Scroll view, but page view does it too)
>> 
>> I'm using Brave as a browser and occasionally its windows do some
>> similar flaky things (which I attribute to it being beta), but none of
>> my other programs seem to. And the Brave issue is rare and doesn't
>> interfere with input.
>> 
>> Ideas?
>> 
>> 
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