Apple links for older OS X/macOS versions and instructions for bootable installers

[Hervé]

Bronxteck recently reminded us of links Apple publish in relation to creating bootable installers for OS X and macOS from El Capitan 10.11, so here's a link to the related main page:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372

 

Very useful as a replacement to the old AppStore method that allowed registered users to re-download an OS X/macOS installation package if they had already done so in the past.

 

8GB USB keys/flash disks required up to Catalina, 16GB from Big Sur.

 

Whilst the information is obviously meant for Apple Mac computers, it's nevertheless 100% relevant to the 1st phase of creating USB installers for Hackintosh computers, the 2nd phase being the necessary installation of the bootloader (Chameleon/Enoch, Clover or otherwise).

[Hervé]

Last update: 30th Dec 2022

 

Some of the downloads posted through the above page proved incorrect. Here are verified links (at time of writing) as published on this Apple page:

• Ventura:
  • https://apps.apple.com/app/macos-ventura/id1638787999?mt=12
• Monterey:
  • https://apps.apple.com/app/macos-monterey/id1576738294?mt=12
• Big Sur:
  • https://apps.apple.com/app/macos-big-sur/id1526878132?ls=1&mt=12
• Catalina:
  • https://apps.apple.com/app/macos-catalina/id1466841314?ls=1&mt=12
• Mojave:
  • https://apps.apple.com/app/macos-mojave/id1398502828?ls=1&mt=12
• High Sierra:
  • https://apps.apple.com/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?ls=1&mt=12
• Sierra:
  • http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-39476-20191023-48f365f4-0015-4c41-9f44-39d3d2aca067/InstallOS.dmg
• El Capitan:
  • http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41424-20191024-218af9ec-cf50-4516-9011-228c78eda3d2/InstallMacOSX.dmg
• Yosemite:
  • http://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2019/cert/061-41343-20191023-02465f92-3ab5-4c92-bfe2-b725447a070d/InstallMacOSX.dmg

 

Better late than never! 23rd June 2021: Apple make Lion and Mountain Lion freely available for download. 

• Mountain Lion:
  • https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2076?locale=en_US
• Lion:
  • https://support.apple.com/kb/DL2077?locale=en_US