I just bought a Mac Studio with Ventura pre-installed. But I need to downgrade to Monterey in order to use a lot of my software (plugins for Logic Pro). Can this be done and how?
Mac Studio, macOS 13.0
in this post , i have explained about downgrading into Catalina from Monterey.
Process for downgrading from Ventura to Monterey is similar pattern,
just use Monterey link in "How to download macOS" page (to download Monterey's last stable installer, which is 12.6.2 at this moment) instead of downloading Catalina's last stable installer file,
OR, use Monterey's version 12.6.1 installer for now by using command-line in Terminal, as that is less buggy, at this point of time.
So, cmd line will be:
$ sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 12.6.1
Then find & extract the "InstallESD.DMG" file, from downloaded installer file. (Right click on downloaded APP file, & select "Show Package Contents),
then you can create ISO file.
$ hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o Monterey-installer.ISO InstallESD.DMG
Then please follow other instructions, in that linked page.
in this post , i have explained about downgrading into Catalina from Monterey.
Process for downgrading from Ventura to Monterey is similar pattern,
just use Monterey link in "How to download macOS" page (to download Monterey's last stable installer, which is 12.6.2 at this moment) instead of downloading Catalina's last stable installer file,
OR, use Monterey's version 12.6.1 installer for now by using command-line in Terminal, as that is less buggy, at this point of time.
So, cmd line will be:
$ sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 12.6.1
Then find & extract the "InstallESD.DMG" file, from downloaded installer file. (Right click on downloaded APP file, & select "Show Package Contents),
then you can create ISO file.
$ hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o Monterey-installer.ISO InstallESD.DMG
Then please follow other instructions, in that linked page.
Unless the user is very proficient at instruction to downgrade to Monterey, would suggest working through the software issue before attempting the downgrade.
That said, the following link specifically mentions Monterey to Bug Sur downgrade, the same Method could be attempted by adjusting Ventura to Monterey
Be sure to have at least two separate forms of Backup before moving forwards
How to Downgrade MacOS Monterey to macOS Big Sur
Hi Ben, did you have any luck downgrading?
I've heard that it's not possible, but also seen people on the internet say it should be possible. It would be interesting to know if someone actually achieved it!
Thanks,
Roy
Hi Roy - no I did not. Found a few methods on the interweb (that didn't work) and then tried to get some help from Apple support who unconvincingly told me it should be possible. They got me as far creating a boot disc with Monterey on it. Then when I tried to boot from the boot disc the Mac said 'no'. So it literally will not allow me to boot anything but Ventura.
The good news is that I just bit the bullet and reinstalled all my plugins and sample libraries. And everything worked fine after a bit of frigging around.
Ben
Can I downgrade my Mac Studio from Ventura to Monterey
