#Mac os lion how to#
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However, when Apple introduced Mojave the Mac App Store changed, and these installers can no longer be searched for or found in the purchased section of the store.

#Mac os lion mac os x#

Prior to macOS Mojave’s arrival in 2018, the installers for the older macOS versions could be searched for or found via the Purchased tab (not that anyone has had to pay for a Mac OS X update for years). How easy they are to find will be determined by the version of macOS running on that Mac. If you are running an older version of macOS – or someone you know is – you should be able to easily find older versions of macOS and even Mac OS X in the Mac App Store. The older macOS might not support certain components in that Mac, for example. Usually, when Apple introduces a new Mac it will not be able to run the version of macOS that shipped before the one installed on that Mac. You may also encounter issues if you are trying to download an older version of macOS that your Mac cannot support. In that case, we suggest you try to download the installer via that link using an older Mac. This is an issue we are aware of that others have encountered, although we haven’t. However, if you are still finding that the link isn’t working you could try the alternative methods below.Īnother issue is if the link takes you to the correct page in the Mac App Store, but you see an Update not found error message when you try to download it.

We’ve said above that in our experience usually the reason the above links don’t work is if you are browsing in something other than Safari, or if you have already got the Mac App Store open. If the Mac App Store links above aren’t working While the above versions of macOS will work with newer Intel-based Macs, the following versions are specifically made for Macs with Intel chips.

#Mac os lion how to#

How to download an older version of macOS for an Intel Mac

Follow the instructions in the Monterey section above.

Follow the Mac App Store link using Safari to open the Big Sur page.

#Mac os lion install#

You should be able to find the “Install macOS Monterey” app in your Applications folder, which you can use to to downgrade and install an older version of macOS.If you do, the installer will automatically be deleted (plus it won’t install if you are already running Ventura). Once the installer has downloaded do not click “Install”.It might look like an update rather than the full version, but you’ll see from the size of the download (around 6GB) that this is the complete installer for Monterey. Eventually a message “Are you sure you want to download macOS Monterey” will appear. Software Update will open with the words “Finding Update”.Follow the Mac App Store link through Safari to open the Mac App Store on the Monterey page.Follow these steps to download macOS Monterey (or other versions of macOS below) from the Mac App Store: Apple only replaced Monterey with macOS 13 Ventura in October 2022, but you can still download the installer for Monterey from the Mac App Store.