Have you ever needed to downgrade macOS but don’t know where to get the older version of macOS to reinstall? Mac AppStore only display the latest version of macOS. In addition, if you are using an old Mac, it may not be compatible with the latest macOS, and different macOS has minimum hardware requirements. For example, macOS High Sierra requires Mac devices in 2010 or newer, macOS Mojave and macOS Catalina require Mac devices in 2012 or newer.
After we checked the compatibility, we confirmed that our Mac can use the old version of macOS. Downloading system files from third-party websites is very risky, and we do not recommend this. But we don’t know where to download it from Apple, don’t worry, in this article, we will guide you how to download old macOS and Xcode application directly from Apple.
Download old macOS version
In fact, some old macOS versions are hidden in the AppStore, and we cannot search them directly. We need to open some links in Safari, and then find them in the AppStore. such as macOS Catalina 10.15, macOS Mojave 10.14, macOS High Sierra 10.13. And Apple provides dmg install file for some older versions of macOS, such as macOS Sierra 10.12, OS X EI Capitan 10.11, OS X Yosemite 10.10. Visit https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683, it will list here. Click to download the version of macOS you need.
Download old Xcode version
Xcode needs to be compatible with macOS, and lower versions of Xcode cannot run on higher versions of macOS. How to get an old version of Xcode application from apple? Apple stores many release version of Xcode install file on their server, and we can access and download from the properly link. Visit https://developer.apple.com and login with your Apple ID and password, click Develop -> Download tab, and then click More button.
It will list almost all Xcode versions, find the Xcode version you need and click the download link to download it directly.
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