There are also instructions for each to make bootable installers. This links to official Apple installers, just by an 'easier' route for older Macs. There is a list of older OS installers - Snow Leopard to Sierra - which can be accessed even using older versions of Safari which do not support modern https links. This is the more 'raw' version, but also looks more powerful if you need additional tools.Ī suite of apps ostensibly for installing macOS on unsupported hardware, but each of which includes direct download of the relevant OS, & separate download of the firmware update necessary for APFS.Īs I have not yet tested alll of these personally, if you hit a stumbling block, please raise a new question and link back to here/leave a comment below, so we can add information to this as a 'master list'. MDS actually uses this as its download mechanism. Mist from ninxsoft which can download & build official installers.

There are several ways to deal with this - all freeware, but with different approaches. The App Store will not let you download an OS that is either too old or too new for the Mac you are downloading to - which is an annoying hurdle. As all Macs since approximately 2011 can use Internet Recovery to at least get a workable OS on the Mac, this might often be the best initial approach, from which you can investigate further once you have a basic working Mac.Īlways use Safari when trying to connect with anything to do with the Apple KB or the App Store.Īccessing an OS your current Mac cannot itself run…. One thing that still applies throughout: you really need a Mac to get macOS easily. Apple Knowledge Base - How to download macOS So, before working right down this answer, check here as a first step. In the past couple of years - since this answer was first devised - Apple now have an official list of available installers making them much easier to find than before.

Every year/release this answer on installing previous versions of macOS will need updating.

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