i want to downgrade to macOS X El captain using recovery will it erase all of my data ?

i am on macOS Monterey on a iMac 21.5 inch late 2015 and i want to downgrade to macOS X el captain and i was at the recovery does that mean that my data will erased ?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 12.7

Posted on Aug 26, 2025 12:48 AM

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i want to downgrade to macOS X El captain using recovery will it erase all of my data ?

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