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Use VLC 0.7.0. Get it for PowerPC. So, you’ve decided to download an older version of Mac OS X. There are many reasons that could point you to this radical decision. To begin with, some of your apps may not be working properly (or simply crash) on newer operating systems. Also, you may have noticed your Mac’s performance went down right after the last update. Finally, if you want to run a parallel copy of Mac OS X on a virtual machine, you too will need a working installation file of an older Mac OS X. Further down we’ll explain where to get one and what problems you may face down the road. A list of all Mac OS X versions. We’ll be repeatedly referring to these Apple OS versions below, so it’s good to know the basic macOS timeline. Cheetah 10.0 Puma 10.1 Jaguar 10.2 Panther 10.3 Tiger 10.4 Leopard 10.5 Snow Leopard 10.6 Lion 10.7 Mountain Lion 10.8 Mavericks 10.9 Yosemite 10.10 El Capitan 10.11 Sierra 10.12 High Sierra 10.13 Mojave 10.14 Catalina 10.15. STEP 1. Prepare your Mac for installation. Given your Mac isn’t new and is filled with data, you will probably need enough free space on your Mac. This includes not just space for the OS itself but also space for other applications and your user data. One more argument is that the free space on your disk translates into virtual memory so your apps have “fuel” to operate on. The chart below tells you how much free space is needed. Note, that it is recommended that you install OS on a clean drive. Next, you will need enough disk space available, for example, to create Recovery Partition. Here are some ideas to free up space on your drive: Uninstall large unused apps Empty Trash Bin and Downloads Locate the biggest files on your computer: Go to Finder > All My Files > Arrange by size Then you can move your space hoggers onto an external drive or a cloud storage. If you aren’t comfortable with cleaning the Mac manually, there are some nice automatic “room cleaners”. Our favorite is CleanMyMac as it’s most simple to use of all. It deletes system junk, old broken apps, and the rest of hidden junk on your drive. Download CleanMyMac for OS 10.4 - 10.8 (free version) Download CleanMyMac for OS 10.9 (free version) Download CleanMyMac for OS 10.10 - 10.14 (free version) STEP 2. Get a copy of Mac OS X download. Normally, it is assumed that updating OS is a one-way road. That’s why going back to a past Apple OS version is problematic. The main challenge is to download the OS installation file itself, because your Mac may already be running a newer version. If you succeed in downloading the OS installation, your next step is to create a bootable USB or DVD and then reinstall the OS on your computer. How to download older Mac OS X versions via the App Store. If you once had purchased an old version of Mac OS X from the App Store, open it and go to the Purchased tab. There you’ll find all the installers you can download. However, it doesn’t always work that way. The purchased section lists only those operating systems that you had downloaded in the past. But here is the path to check it: Click the App Store icon. Click Purchases in the top menu. Scroll down to find the preferred OS X version. Click Download. This method allows you to download Mavericks and Yosemite by logging with your Apple ID — only if you previously downloaded them from the Mac App Store. Without App Store: Download Mac OS version as Apple Developer. If you are signed with an Apple Developer account, you can get access to products that are no longer listed on the App Store. If you desperately need a lower OS X version build, consider creating a new Developer account among other options. The membership cost is $99/year and provides a bunch of perks unavailable to ordinary users. Nevertheless, keep in mind that if you visit developer.apple.com/downloads, you can only find 10.3-10.6 OS X operating systems there. Newer versions are not available because starting Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.7, the App Store has become the only source of updating Apple OS versions. Purchase an older version of Mac operating system. You can purchase a boxed or email version of past Mac OS X directly from Apple. Both will cost you around $20. For the reason of being rather antiquated, Snow Leopard and earlier Apple versions can only be installed from DVD. Buy a boxed edition of Snow Leopard 10.6 Get an email copy of Lion 10.7 Get an email copy of Mountain Lion 10.8. The email edition comes with a special download code you can use for the Mac App Store. Note, that to install the Lion or Mountain Lion, your Mac needs to be running Snow Leopard so you can install the newer OS on top of it. How to get macOS El Capitan download. If you are wondering if you can run El Capitan on an older Mac, rejoice as it’s possible too. But before your Mac can run El Capitan it has to be updated to OS X 10.6.8. So, here are main steps you should take: 1. Install Snow Leopard from install DVD. 2. Update to 10.6.8 using Software Update. 3. Download El Capitan here. “I can’t download an old version of Mac OS X” If you have a newer Mac, there is no physical option to install Mac OS versions older than your current Mac model. For instance, if your MacBook was released in 2014, don’t expect it to run any OS released prior of that time, because older Apple OS versions simply do not include hardware drivers for your Mac. But as it often happens, workarounds are possible. There is still a chance to download the installation file if you have an access to a Mac (or virtual machine) running that operating system. For example, to get an installer for Lion, you may ask a friend who has Lion-operated Mac or, once again, set up a virtual machine running Lion. Then you will need to prepare an external drive to download the installation file using OS X Utilities. After you’ve completed the download, the installer should launch automatically, but you can click Cancel and copy the file you need. Below is the detailed instruction how to do it. STEP 3. Install older OS X onto an external drive. The following method allows you to download Mac OS X Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks. Start your Mac holding down Command + R. Prepare a clean external drive (at least 10 GB of storage). Within OS X Utilities, choose Reinstall OS X. Select external drive as a source. Enter your Apple ID. Now the OS should start downloading automatically onto the external drive. After the download is complete, your Mac will prompt you to do a restart, but at this point, you should completely shut it down. Now that the installation file is “captured” onto your external drive, you can reinstall the OS, this time running the file on your Mac. Boot your Mac from your standard drive. Connect the external drive. Go to external drive > OS X Install Data. Locate InstallESD.dmg disk image file — this is the file you need to reinstall Lion OS X. The same steps are valid for Mountain Lion and Mavericks. How to downgrade a Mac running later macOS versions. If your Mac runs macOS Sierra 10.12 or macOS High Sierra 10.13, it is possible to revert it to the previous system if you are not satisfied with the experience. You can do it either with Time Machine or by creating a bootable USB or external drive. Instruction to downgrade from macOS Sierra. Instruction to downgrade from macOS High Sierra. Instruction to downgrade from macOS Mojave. Instruction to downgrade from macOS Catalina. Before you do it, the best advice is to back your Mac up so your most important files stay intact. In addition to that, it makes sense to clean up your Mac from old system junk files and application leftovers. The easiest way to do it is to run CleanMyMac X on your machine (download it for free here). Visit your local Apple Store to download older OS X version. Mac Os X 10.5 Free Download Dmg. If none of the options to get older OS X worked, pay a visit to nearest local Apple Store. They should have image installations going back to OS Leopard and earlier. You can also ask their assistance to create a bootable USB drive with the installation file. So here you are. We hope this article has helped you to download an old version of Mac OS X. Below are a few more links you may find interesting. Where to Download Old Versions of OS X or macOS? Are you the owner of a truly old Mac (for example, a PowerBook running Snow Leopard, the very first iMac with Tiger, LC 475 with System 7.0.1, Quadra 800 with Mac OS 9 or Macintosh SE on System 6)? Then sooner or later you will need to download the operating system for your “old man”. But where to find it? Older Versions of OS X and macOS. The first instance in such cases is the corresponding page on the official Apple support site. Of course, you can find only proprietary, apple software on it – iMovie, Pages, Keynote, iLife, old system updates for OS X, firmware updates and security updates, previous versions of iTunes and QuickTime, etc. Try to find the necessary software on this page – and you will almost certainly be lucky. Older Software – for Classic Mac OS, PowerPC, 040, etc. Well, with Apple “AD” software, as we showed above, things are pretty simple. But what to do if you have a really old device? For example, on Mac OS 8 or 9, or running System 7.5.2 and System 7.6.1? What about applications for PowerPC processors, 68040 and 68030? You can be helped by our collection of links – just please do not forget that, at present, all these applications are not supported by anyone (including Apple), and therefore no one releases updates for them. On the other hand, they should (in theory) work fine on the good old Macs – Bondi Blue iMac, G4 Cube, Macintosh SE/30, Performa 6220, iBook, PowerBook 2400 and other “pre-Intel” Macs. This collection is also useful for fans of retro-emulators, as well as for those who, for whatever reason, needed to run very “old” software – for example, you can use Mini vMac, Basilisk or SheepShaver to emulate on your modern “poppy” System 7. And if you don’t want to “bother” too much with emulation, but still you would not mind looking at “how it was before,” there are old systems emulators in the browser — Hypercard and Mac Plus. The old software for the old Mac “weighs” very little (for example, Photoshop – less than 1 MB). But transferring them to “ancient” computers may not be an easy task! Often, users simply make an FTP server on a modern Mac and install an FTP client like Fetch or Archie on an old Mac, and with their help transfer the archive with the file to the old computer. Of course, if the “old man” has the ability to connect to the Internet or read physical media (SD memory card, CD/DVD-ROM or external hard disk) even with the help of an adapter, this problem is eliminated. Conclusion. I hope this article will help you to revive old equipment from Apple. Despite the years I’m sure these “old men” can still perform basic tasks and in the end they are very archaic and cool! It’s the best time to ask questions and give us your feedback in comments. Hi there! My Name is Vincent Lago! My goal is to share insightful reviews, guides, and manuals for people looking to know more about current solutions for Apple hardware and OS. I have years of technological background knowledge including owning a custom iMacs & PCs which was using for different types of business. And now, I want to share my experience with you. Where can I download old versions of OS X Server? [closed] Want to improve this question? Update the question so it's on-topic for Stack Overflow. Closed 2 years ago . I am unable to install the Mac App Store version of OS X Server on my machine, which is using an older version of OS X. I need the OS X Server app to begin Xcode continuous integration. We could not complete your purchase. Server can't be installed because OS X version 10.10.1 or later is required. OS X Server seems to only be distributed through the Mac App Store. Is there any way to download and install an older version? How to Download Older OS X Versions. Just because you’re running the latest version of OS X doesn’t mean that you can’t downgrade to older versions. Here’s how and where to download older OS X versions for your Mac. We’ve discussed how to downgrade to older versions of OS X on our sister site Gotta Be Mobile , but we’ve really only covered how to downgrade to the previous version, rather than older versions that might be a few years old. It is possible to downgrade OS X to an older version that’s even older than the previous version of your current operating system on your Mac. However, it’s important to note that not all OS X versions ever made are still available, and not all of the available OS X versions are free, unless you already have a copy of one. Of course, there are many reasons why you might want to downgrade to an older version of OS X. It would most likely be due to performance issues, as an older Mac could have problems running the latest version of OS X, so downgrading to an older version could help with that. If you’re in that boat and are wanting to move your Mac to an older version of OS X, here’s how to download older OS X versions. OS X Yosemite. The only old version of OS X that’s available for free and as a digital download is OS X Yosemite, which is the previous version before OS X El Capitan. If your Mac ran OS X Yosemite at any point in the past, you can re-download it from the Mac App Store. To do this, open up the App Store on your Mac, which can be found in the Applications folder. From there, click on the Purchased tab at the top and then find OS X Yosemite in the list. To the right of it, click on Download to begin downloading it to your Mac. The downloaded file will be placed in the Applications folder, but you can move it anywhere on your Mac, even to an external hard drive or flash drive. Older OS X Versions. If you want download an even older version of OS X that’s older than OS X Yosemite, there are a few versions available from Apple. Unfortunately, OS X Mavericks is unavailable, but OS X Mountain Lion, OS X Lion, and OS X Snow Leopard are all available. However, the only caveat is that they cost $20 each and must be purchased in disc form on Apple’s website. The good news is that free shipping is available. All three of these OS X versions costed $20 when they first released, and it looks like Apple isn’t backing down from that price, even after several years, but that’s still a rather small price to pay to get an older version of OS X that you’ve desperately been wanting. With the disc versions, you’ll obviously need a disc drive in order to use them and install that version of OS X on your computer. Of course, all computers that support the older versions most likely already have disc drives anyway. Keep in mind that Apple doesn’t recommend installing older versions of OS X on newer Macs. In other words, if you own a Mac that came out well after OS X Lion’s reign, it’s not recommended to install that version on your Mac, as you could come across several incompatibilities. It’s possible, but not without some caveats. With that said, it’s better to stick with the oldest version that your Mac can officially support. For instance, my late-2013 laptop was released around the time that OS X Mavericks was released, so it wouldn’t be a good idea to try and install OS X Mountain Lion on it, but rather OS X Mavericks. However, since Mavericks is no longer available, OS X Yosemite would be the oldest available version that I could download. Downgrading macOS? Here’s What You Need to Know. On the face of it, running old versions of macOS on your Mac seems counterproductive. After all, newer versions of the operating system have more features. They tend to get more updates too. And eventually, Apple stops supporting older editions of macOS — and that means no more security patches. But there are some good reasons to do it anyway. Older Macs often run better with earlier versions of macOS, for example. Or you might have old software that can’t be run on newer OS X versions like Catalina or Big Sur. In situations like these, installing an old version of the operating system may be your best choice. To install an older version of OS X on Mac, you need to: Check your Mac meets the system requirements to run older OS X versions Find and download a macOS installer file for the version you want to install (sometimes this is a .dmg file) Create a bootable USB drive Use your installation disc or drive to boot up your Mac Prepare your Mac for the installation, if necessary Follow the on-screen prompts to install macOS. Check you can run the older version of macOS. In general, if you want to run an older version of macOS, it should work. You’re more likely to run into problems when you try to run a new version on an older Mac. That’s because Apple periodically drops support for older Macs that can’t run later OS X releases effectively. There are ways to get around that, but it’s not usually a good idea, because your Mac will usually be slower as a result. How to check if your Mac can run a particular OS X version: 1. Click the I logo in the top left of macOS. 2. Select About This Mac. 3. In the Overview section, you’ll see your Mac’s model name and year of release. 4. Now check Apple’s technical specification pages for the version of macOS you want to install. If your Mac appears in the list of supported models, then you should be able to downgrade macOS that version. Finding and downloading an old version of macOS. Once you’ve established your Mac is compatible with a particular version of OS X, you need to download the installer for that version. Some of the newer macOS installers are available in the App store. Use these links to head straight to them: To get versions before these, you need to download them without the App Store. Currently, Apple offers direct links going as far back as OS X Yosemite (10.10). Use these links to download these macOS versions: If you want to go back any further than that, you’ll need to look elsewhere. You might, for example, find people selling old installation discs on eBay. Also, be aware that some of these older downloads will come as a .dmg file. To use those, you need to double-click them so they’re mounted. Then run the .pkg file inside them. This will add the relevant macOS installer to your Applications folder. Creating a bootable USB drive for macOS. After downloading the installer for your old version of macOS, you need to get it into a format your Mac can boot from. The best and easiest option is to create a bootable USB drive. This could be an external hard drive or a thumb drive. You can also burn installation files to DVD, but this will take longer to install. Also, newer versions of OS X are bigger than the capacity of standard DVDs. And since some Macs don’t have optical drives at all, it’s not a good option. Creating a bootable USB drive for Mac involves a few steps: Download macOS installer Wipe and format your USB drive in Disk Utility Use Terminal to put the installation files on the USB drive. Check out our full guide to making a bootable copy of macOS to see how this is done. You can also use the free app Disk Creator to make your bootable USB drive. This does the same thing as the Terminal commands but using a simple graphical interface. How to create a bootable disk using Disk Creator for Mac: 1. Download and run Disk Creator. 2. Select your USB drive under Select the volume to become the installer. 3. Click Choose a macOS installe r. 3. Browse your Mac to find the macOS installer in Applications. 5. Click Create Installer and wait for Disk Creator to finish. Installing an old version of macOS from a USB drive. When you’ve created a bootable USB drive, you can use it to install macOS from. To that, you need to select it when your Mac starts up. How to use a bootable USB drive on a Mac: Restart or turn on your Mac Before the chime, press and hold the Option key Keep holding it until you see a choice of boot options Select your USB drive and wait until it loads. If you’re installing to an external drive or a new partition, you can just follow what the installer tells you to do. But Apple doesn’t let you downgrade your current version of macOS. If you want to install an older version of macOS on your main drive, you need to completely wipe it first. How to wipe your Mac’s hard drive, ready for a downgrade: After booting from your bootable USB drive, select Disk Utility Select your main drive from the list on the left Click Erase Give the drive a name, set the format as OS X Extended (Journaled) . This is called Mac OS Extended (Journaled) in later version of the operating system Make sure the Scheme is set as GUID Partition Map Click Erase and then allow Disk Utility to wipe your drive. Now, when you head back to the macOS installer, you should be able to install the older version of OS X on your main disk. Should I downgrade OS X? If it’s at all avoidable, no. You miss out on newer features by downgrading, and you’ll lose support from Apple sooner. If you need to run an older version of OS X to use older third-party software, consider looking for alternatives that run on the latest versions instead. And if you’re downgrading because your Mac is slower after an update, try some of our speed-up tips for Mac first. It’s also a good idea to download MacKeeper to run regular scans to remove junk files and clear caches. That way, downgrading might not be necessary at all. Can I downgrade my M1 Mac? M1 Macs use a completely different type of processor to all of Apple’s previous computers. That means you can’t run anything older than Big Sur on them - the first version of macOS to support M1 chips. Read More Guides: With over 5 years of supporting Mac users, Ruslana lives and breathes everything Mac. Tech expert, Apple lover, and well, a cutie. Say hi on LinkedIn!