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Could you please tell me the link to the Apple website from which I can download the full version of the OS I need, and which, accordingly, has a complete list of all the latest OSes. For example: macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G66), and so on. I don't need update files, I need files that are then used on installation flash drives.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 15.0
Jojhi wrote:
In the article you cited, not a single link works anymore, including the link to the App Store.
I believe you need to be using at least macOS 10.11.6 before you will be able to access the App Store links. Older versions of macOS will be unable to access the Internet to allow access to any of the links in the Apple article @Niel linked.
If this Mac is currently using an older OS, then you will need to upgrade it to macOS 10.11.6 by downloading that installer using any other computer or OS which can access the Internet & transfer the DMG file to this system so you can extract the 10.11.6 installer.
FYI, when having issues it helps to know the current state of the computer which you are trying to reinstall the OS including OS version & exact model.
For creating a bootable macOS USB installer.....if your "broken" Mac is unable to boot into macOS and Internet Recovery Mode (Command + Option + R) is not working due to a large negative error number indicating a network issue, then you will need access to another working Mac that is compatible with an OS the "broken" Mac can use so that you can use the compatible Mac to download & create a bootable macOS USB installer for the "broken" Mac. Which version of macOS installer depends on the exact model of the other compatible Mac. So having those details would also help.
g_wolfman wrote:
You can get them directly from the command line - e.g.,
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.13.6
I think this is only an option when booted into macOS 10.15+. I was trying to assist someone else the other day who was running Mojave and I found it online references that this option to acquire the full installer was not available in Mojave. The softwareupdate command did exist for some older versions of macOS, but only to download or install the update patches, not the full installer for the OS.
If the OP is running macOS 10.15+ on a Mac compatible with High Sierra, then this is definitely a good option.
Oh, well, one could always go here:
https://osxdaily.com/where-download-macos-installers/
and figure out which of the direct download links can be used (as some of them are ADC links and require a developer account).
Good. But it's just nonsense. I even made up a joke about your answer: How many old MacBook Pros do you need to install another old MacBook Pro. I read on some support site that system administrators should NOT use Apple's update services, such as the App Store, but download both full versions of the OS for installations and OS updates from Apple's servers (or cloud storage).
So I have a tiny little question that has been simplified to the point of impossibility: WHERE THE **** ARE THOSE SERVERS?!?!? :)
All I need to get from Apple is a single file with a complete installation of MacOS High Sierra version 10.13.6 (17G66), in dmg format, about 5GB in size, and an exact checksum.
AND THAT'S ALL YOU NEED! The rest is unnecessary, and let the in-house Apple philosophers do the rest.
It is not possible to download macOS 10.13.6 on a Mac with OS 15. This is because it is done in Apple's toolkit, which requires the same OS on the MacBook you want to download (or earlier). And I've already written about the joke about how many old MacBooks are needed to install another old MacBook.
I believe that it is necessary to explain “where the legs grow from” in the problem that has arisen.
I need to install or run Windows 10 or Windows 11 on a MacBook Pro from early 2011. I have not found any other methods than installing the latest version of MacOS that it supports on the MacBook first, and then either a virtual machine or choosing to run one of the two operating systems at startup (which is most likely impossible on version 10.13.6). If anyone knows of another proven way to install Windows on an old MacBook, I'd be grateful to try it.
Oh, I see what the issue is...
You are not quite correct in saying you need the same OS or earlier to download an installer. However, you can only download an installer that is compatible with the computer you are using. For MacBook Pros, that means the models from 2010 (I believe - the 2008s max out on El Capitan) through to the 2018 Touchbar Retinas. Anything later than that won't work.
I'm guessing you have a 2020 MacBook Pro 13" (since after that with the M-series, they went to 14").
The old mac joke isn't quite as bad as you make out, but yeah, there are some limitations for sure.
Click here; in some cases, security patches may not be included. Mavericks is no longer available.
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I've done this before. It seems that they “killed” everything that was before version 10.15.4
In the article you cited, not a single link works anymore, including the link to the App Store.
You can get them directly from the command line - e.g.,
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.13.6
Nice find for the more recent versions. I think we are missing some critical details from the OP.....at least my spidey sense is tingling ;-)
Thank you. The links in the article you cited no longer work.
OS files in the latest modification