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If you are trying to update an older machine running Snow Leopard or Lion, then you can get a special version of El Capitan from the App Store

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How to re-download Lion from Mountain Lion If the version you are trying to download is older than the Mac you are attempting to download it to - the Store will not allow the download.

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Note, it will say Download or Install depending on whether or not you have the Installer file saved locally - even on a non-boot drive. Image heavily modified to show only OS versions. The version available from that list will always be the latest version of its type - i.e. This should include any public beta versions too. If you have ever previously installed any OS X version, it will still be available to you from that list.

The simplest way - if available to you - is to use your Purchase History on the App Store. Purchased older OSes are still listed & accessible

I successfully re-tested this method Jan 2019 - still working as stated for a Mac limited to El Capitan. It won't run on a Mojave Mac but you have the installer in your Apps folder to move elsewhereįor OS X versions from Lion up to El Capitan. High Sierra link tested from Mojave Jan 2019 - still works to download, though it does it via the new Software Update control panel. Monterey - Direct download link from the App Store.Big Sur - Direct download link from the App Store.Catalina - Direct download link from the App Store.Mojave - Direct download link from the App Store.High Sierra - Direct download link from the App Store.Sierra - Direct download link from the App Store.No Apple ID is required.Īpparently, you must use Safari to access these links, otherwise it doesn't correctly redirect to the App Store. However, Apple are keeping Sierra fully available, even though High Sierra is out. Sierra itself has now vanished from everybody's Purchase History.

It seems you actually need a physical Mac running those older OSes to be able to reach back for those older versions. The history appears as it used to, but I have been unable to access any older versions through it. I've attempted from VMs of older OSes to recreate the App Store as it used to be in El Capitan & High Sierra, to see if I could still access the old 'purchase history'. We may need direct links for these, which I don't have at present. Some further testing is required - contributions welcome - to see if other OS versions are similarly removed. Testing the El Capitan installer which has a published URL it will appear in the App Store, but if requested to download no longer says 'not valid for this Mac' it now says 'The requested version of macOS is not available'. Sierra, High Sierra & Mojave are available via direct links - see below. It would appear that in the new Mojave App Store, older purchased OS Installers no longer appear at all, so the 'simple method' of grabbing it from your purchase history is no longer valid. Some users seem to have managed to miss out El Capitan, but High Sierra still seems necessary. This will prepare your machine for the long jump.

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If you are trying to jump a long way - say from 10.8 to 10.14 or later, received wisdom is to first upgrade to El Capitan 10.11, then High Sierra 10.13. One thing that still applies throughout is - you need a Mac to get macOS easily & legitimately. Now the Apple has startup keys to help recovery select multiple versions and official knowledge articles, it might be simpler to first check Apple's own page on How to get old versions of macOS (which didn't exist when this Q&A started out), & come back here if you still have issues. Every year / release this answer on installing previous versions of macOS will need updating.

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