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In Disk UtilityРІР‚в„ўs left-hand menu, select your root drive.

In the Disk Utility menu bar, select РІР‚ВView > Show All Devices.РІР‚в„ў.

Open a new РІР‚ВFinderРІР‚в„ў window and navigate to РІР‚ВApplications > Utilities.РІР‚в„ў.

Once you have the necessary installer, itРІР‚в„ўs time to transform your USB drive into a bootable installer:

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In you really want to install Snow Leopard, then your only option is to purchase a boxed version (Р’Р€19.99), and then use either a CD or DVD drive to install the operating system on your Mac. If you want to revert to Snow Leopard, then frustratingly this version of macOS was never available via the App Store, so itРІР‚в„ўs impossible for anyone to download this installer from the official Apple App Store. macOS installers arenРІР‚в„ўt user specific, so if you have a friend, colleague or family member who did download this version of macOS, then they can re-download the necessary installer for you. If you want to install a version of macOS that you never downloaded via the App Store, then your best bet is to enlist the help of another Mac user. Frustratingly, you canРІР‚в„ўt install this version of macOS simply by double-clicking its installer, which is where our USB drive comes into play! CanРІР‚в„ўt find the version of macOS that you want? This will download the installer to your MacРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚ВApplicationsРІР‚в„ў folder.

Find the version of macOS that you want to install, and then click its accompanying РІР‚ВInstallРІР‚в„ў button.

Even though we no longer pay for macOS updates, confusingly theyРІР‚в„ўre still listed under the РІР‚ВPurchasedРІР‚в„ў tab!

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This kind of pirated software often contains viruses, adware, spyware and other digital nasties, so you may get more than you bargained for if you download macOS from anyone other than Apple! WeРІР‚в„ўll be covering these workarounds in the next section, so avoid the temptation to download this version of macOS from a third party.

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If you want to downgrade to a version of macOS that you didnРІР‚в„ўt originally download from the App Store, or a version of macOS that was never available via the App Store (such as Mac OS X Snow Leopard) then there are some workarounds. In the best case scenario, youРІР‚в„ўll want to downgrade to a version of macOS that you downloaded via the App Store, as this means youРІР‚в„ўll be able to re-download the installer via the App Store. YouРІР‚в„ўll also need the version of macOS that you want to install. Just be aware that formatting this drive will wipe everything from it! If the USB drive contains anything that you want to keep, then make sure you move or copy it to a safe location before proceeding. If you donРІР‚в„ўt have a Time Machine backup, then downgrading is going to be more complicated, as youРІР‚в„ўll need to create a bootable installer.Р”Р‡or the best results, youРІР‚в„ўll need a USB flash drive with at least 12GB of memory.

Your Mac will now restore this backup, and downgrade you to an earlier version of macOS in the process!.

Choose the backup that you want to reinstate, which will typically be the last backup you created before updating macOS.

The next screen will display all of your backups.

On the РІР‚ВRestore from Time MachineРІР‚в„ў screen, click РІР‚ВContinue.РІР‚в„ў.

In macOS Utilities, select РІР‚ВRestore from Time Machine Backup.РІР‚в„ў.

Release these keys as soon as you see the Apple logo.

Restart your Mac while holding down the РІР‚ВCommand+RРІР‚в„ў keys.

If the backup is stored on an external or network drive, then make sure this drive is available to your Mac.

Reinstalling an earlier backup will undo all the changes you made since creating this backup, so make sure all of your documents and data are stored somewhere safe before proceeding.

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If you create regular Time Machine backups (and you should!) then you may be able to reverse a macOS update by restoring a Time Machine backup that you created before installing that update. Choose your startup disk, and then select РІР‚ВInstall.РІР‚в„ў.Once you see the macOS Utilities screen, select РІР‚ВReinstall macOSРІР‚в„ў and then click РІР‚ВContinue.РІР‚в„ў.Restart your Mac, while holding down the РІР‚ВShift+Option+Command+RРІР‚в„ў keys.If youРІР‚в„ўre on High Sierra 10.12.4 or later, and you want to revert to the version of macOS that shipped with your Mac, then youРІР‚в„ўre in luck! This is one of the easiest ways to downgrade your Mac: