Anyone Downgraded from Monterey to Big Sur?
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- KVRist
- 345 posts since 4 Jun, 2020 from USA
Has anyone downgraded from Monterey to Big Sur without an issue? I installed Monterey a couple days ago and am having compatibility issues with some plugins and other programs. I didn't plan to update but liked Monterey that came with my wife's new iMac, so I updated...
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- KVRAF
- 9583 posts since 6 Jan, 2017 from Outer Space
The only way is to get back with your time machine… That isn’t a downgrade in the official sense… And don’t forget, never change a winning team…
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- KVRAF
- 1524 posts since 29 Oct, 2015 from Jupiter 8
New to Mac and personally happy with Monterey, but can't you just download the latest Big Sur from the App Store and do a fresh system install?
If it's indeed not possible to get older OSes, maybe it would be a good idea for me to get a clean Monterey backup NOW?
If it's indeed not possible to get older OSes, maybe it would be a good idea for me to get a clean Monterey backup NOW?
Last edited by FapFilter on Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:00 pm, edited 1 time in total.
The GAS is always greener on the other side!
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- KVRAF
- 9583 posts since 6 Jan, 2017 from Outer Space
Yes that is possible, but you have to setup all and might loose some authorizations etc. You should have a time machine backup. If not you learned it the hard way… Time machine backups are a no brainer and will get you back easily if something failed. The third option is to wait until the non working plugins are updated…
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- KVRAF
- 1794 posts since 29 Sep, 2013
IIRC, one must have kept (saved on one of your ext disk(s)) the previous installer (Big Sur in that case) since it won't be available anymore on the App Store.FapFilter wrote: Wed Feb 23, 2022 11:51 am New to Mac and personally happy with Monterey, but can't you just download the latest Big Sur from the App Store and do a fresh system install?
At least, it's the way I'm doing it so far.
Yes, always a good ideaIfit's not possible to get older OSes, maybe it would be a good idea for me to get a clean Monterey backup NOW?
Last edited by nordickvr on Wed Feb 23, 2022 12:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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- KVRAF
- 1524 posts since 29 Oct, 2015 from Jupiter 8
yes, but i thought i'd wait until the final Monterey has arrived, whatever that might be. Let's just say 12.5 as i thought they still made security updates for Big Sur after the arrival of Monterey, but as i'm new i'm absolutely not sure about that
The GAS is always greener on the other side!
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- KVRAF
- 2069 posts since 8 Feb, 2013 from Switzerland
Official: How to get old versions of macOS
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683
Scroll down to reach older macOS links (App Store).
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683
Scroll down to reach older macOS links (App Store).