*Ensure that the tool successfully verifies the app.ģ. Open the "macOS Mojave Patcher" tool, and browse for your copy of the macOS Mojave Installer App. Insert your desired USB drive, open Disk Utility, and format it as OS X Extended (Journaled).Ģ. When installing, ensure your system is plugged in to power, or the update will not be installed.ġ. If you have NOT previously installed High Sierra, you can download and install this package to install the latest BootROM version. If you have a machine that supports High Sierra natively, you MUST ensure you have the latest version of the system's BootROM installed if you want to boot from an APFS volume. While it works and is fully usable, Mojave detects it as just a standard mouse, preventing you from changing some trackpad-oriented settings. The trackpad in the MacBook5,2 isn't fully supported in Mojave. It seems to be hit or miss, but when installing, expect your iSight camera to be non-functional. Built-in iSight cameras: Currently, built-in iSight cameras do not work correctly on some machines.To disable the AMD GPU on a 2011 MacBook Pro 8,2 or 8,3, follow the guide found here. You CANNOT disable the AMD GPU in an iMac.) Weird colors will also be produced when running Mojave with one of these video cards installed/enabled. If you want to enable GPU acceleration on these machines, you'll need to disable the AMD GPU (This will work on MacBook Pro 8,2 and 8,3 systems ONLY. This includes the 15" and 17" MacBook Pro systems (MacBookPro8,2 and 8,3). Mojave will be almost UNUSABLE without graphics acceleration. AMD Radeon HD 5xxx/6xxx series GPU acceleration: Currently, it is not possible to get full graphics acceleration when running Mojave on a system with a Radeon HD 5xxx or 6xxx series GPU.View changelog and download older versions here.The Mac must also be using macOS High Sierra or later, the latest version of macOS Sierra, or the latest version of OS X El Capitan.(Current version: 1.3.7, SHA1: 6f96788c3e61240dde232d644d83a0d8f373dbdc) To download an installer suitable for creating a bootable installer, use the App Store or use a web browser to download from a compatible Mac. Follow the onscreen installation instructions.Ī bootable installer can be useful if you want to install macOS on multiple computers without downloading the installer each time, or when you can't install using macOS Recovery or the other methods. Open your Applications folder and double-click the macOS installer, named Install. pkg file, then follow the onscreen instructions to install the macOS installer into your Applications folder. dmg file to open it and see the package (.pkg) file within.ĭouble-click the. If these links don't work as expected, try again using Safari, which is in your Applications folder.ĭouble-click the. Use these links to download a macOS disk image (.dmg) file. To get the installer from the disk image, you must use a Mac that is compatible with that macOS. These older macOS versions are available as disk images that you can download using your web browser. Or quit without installing to leave the installer in your Applications folder for later use. Follow the onscreen installation instructions. Software Update might open and ask you to download from there.Īfter downloading to your Applications folder, the installer opens automatically. If these links don't work as expected, try again using Safari, which is in your Applications folder.Ĭick the Get button in the App Store to begin downloading. Use these links to find macOS in the App Store. If your Mac isn't compatible, the App Store dims the Get button, says that the macOS is not compatible with this device, or says that the requested version of macOS is not available. To download macOS from the App Store, you must download from a Mac that is compatible with that macOS. How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery Use the App Store If you want to reinstall macOS, or your Mac doesn't start up all the way because it doesn't have a working operating system, you can use the built-in Recovery system to reinstall macOS. How to update macOS using Software Update Use macOS Recovery If Software Update says that your Mac is up to date, then no new software is currently available for your Mac model. Software Update shows only software that is compatible with your Mac. Software Update is the fastest and easiest way to get macOS updates and upgrades, and it can use less storage space to download and install them.