How to download macos installers for new & old versions

Want to know how to download MacOS và Mac OS X Installers from? You might be wondering where you can tải về older versions of Mac OS from, particularly if you’re looking khổng lồ install a different MacOS version or even an older system software version.

Downloading and using different Mac OS installers is very common for troubleshooting purposes, for IT staff and admins, and for tinkerers. This article will discuss where to download and access installers for MacOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, MacOS Mojave, MacOS High Sierra, macOS Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, OS X Yosemite, OS X Mavericks, Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Mac OS X Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Leopard, Mac OS X Tiger, và others too.

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Where to tải về Mac OS Installers From

The following links point to lớn locations from apple website where you can tải về various MacOS system software installers.

New versions of MacOS installers are typically available through the Mac ứng dụng Store, accessed through a computer that is compatible with the latest Mac system software release.

Older versions of Mac OS X installers can often be downloaded as well, but from different sources.

For earlier versions of Mac OS X, including Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9, Mac OS X Mountain Lion 10.8, Mac OS X Lion 10.7, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, Mac OS X Leopard 10.5, Mac OS X Tiger 10.4, and before, the process khổng lồ obtain those installers differs a bit.

Downloading MacOS Installers via Terminal

Mac users can tải về the latest macOS installer available from the Terminal by using the following command string:

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer

You can also tải về specific installer versions by using the following syntax, replacing the asterisks with version number:

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version **.**.*

For example, khổng lồ get macOS 11.3.1 the syntax would be as follows:

softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 11.3.1

Downloading Mac OS X Installers from ứng dụng Store “Purchases”

If you had at one point in time purchased or downloaded a version of MacOS or Mac OS X from the Mac ứng dụng Store, then you should be able lớn re-download it from the Mac ứng dụng Store by going go the “Purchases” section. This can typically be used khổng lồ access downloads for installers for MacOS Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, Mavericks, và Mountain Lion, though there are some caveats & exceptions.

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Open the app StoreGo lớn the “Purchases” section (newer phầm mềm Store versions must go to tài khoản > Purchases)Scroll down the các mục of Purchased items to locate the Mac OS X Installer version you wish to lớn re-download, then click on the tải về button

This works particularly well if the Mac you’re downloading the software onto is running an older version of Mac OS X.

This approach for re-downloading older OS X installers from phầm mềm Store Purchases section works for obtaining many older versions of Mac OS X, particularly if the machine doing the downloading is running an older Mac release too. For example, re-downloading Mavericks from Yosemite, whereas if you’re running the app Store from newer versions of MacOS you’d need lớn follow the liên kết further above to download the installers directly, or via the phầm mềm Store links.

Downloading Mac OS X Snow Leopard

If you’re a registered táo khuyết developer then you may be able to download Mac OS X Snow Leopard và Mac OS X Leopard directly from táo khuyết ADC using the following links:

Downloading / Buying Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, Mac OS X Snow Leopard

Apple also sells some older Mac OS X versions for convenience:

Buy Snow Leopard from Apple

For buying even older versions of Mac OS X, you may have some luck searching on Amazon or Ebay and buying old physical copies of the installer disks. Keep in mind those earlier Mac OS X software updates used to cost a significant amount of money to lớn update to và so even if they’re hold they can still carry a premium.

Another option is to peruse the táo apple Vintage Software collection at Archive.org which may have image files of older system restore disks and other older system software, just beware that archive.org is not an official distributor of táo bị cắn software so appropriate precautions should be taken and only tải về from there at your own risk.

Finally, if you’re looking to tải về much older classic Mac OS software, kiểm tra out this article which discusses finding original classic Mac OS System releases that go back far before the transition to lớn Mac OS X & Unix underpinnings.