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Q: Can I still get OS X Mavericks

Can I still download a copy of OS X Mavericks & Mavericks  Server?

Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Server

Posted on Nov 12, 2014 6:44 AM

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Q: Can I still get OS X Mavericks

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  • by Kurt Lang,Helpful

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Nov 12, 2014 7:04 AM in response to semjs
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    Nov 12, 2014 7:04 AM in response to semjs

    At this time, no. Apple pulled Mavericks from the App Store as soon as Yosemite was released.

  • by semjs,

    semjs semjs Nov 12, 2014 7:53 AM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Nov 12, 2014 7:53 AM in response to Kurt Lang

    Thanks Kurt,

    Can I assume the same is true for 10.8, Mountain Lion & server?  Also I found where Cnet has a link to a download of Mavericks, but they add a disclaimer it is a 3rd party site and  they are not responsible for the content.  Always worries me when downloading when I see that so I didn't go there.  Would upgrade to Yosemite but with all the documented problems I see posted I am reluctant to recommend that path, as all current apps need to work for this client, and some are proprietary.

  • by Allan Eckert,Helpful

    Allan Eckert Allan Eckert Nov 12, 2014 7:55 AM in response to semjs
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    Nov 12, 2014 7:55 AM in response to semjs

    Cnet download with probably be crammed with all kinds of crap. I would not trust it for anything.

  • by Kurt Lang,Solvedanswer

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Nov 12, 2014 8:04 AM in response to semjs
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    Nov 12, 2014 8:04 AM in response to semjs

    Mountain Lion can still be purchased directly from Apple. However, OS X Server was also updated to be compatible only with Yosemite. I was unable to locate a Mountain Lion server version.

     

    As Allan noted, do not for a moment trust any third party download or media version (DVD, flash drive) of Mavericks. Like illegal torrent downloads, it is almost certain to contain malware, which will install along with the OS.

  • by semjs,

    semjs semjs Nov 12, 2014 8:30 AM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Nov 12, 2014 8:30 AM in response to Kurt Lang

    Thanks again.  Always good to get 2nd & 3rd opinions.

  • by semjs,

    semjs semjs Nov 12, 2014 8:30 AM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Nov 12, 2014 8:30 AM in response to Kurt Lang

    Thanks. I agree.

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Nov 12, 2014 8:37 AM in response to semjs
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    Nov 12, 2014 8:37 AM in response to semjs

    You're welcome.

     

    I never had Mountain Lion Server myself (running Lion Server for our small office needs), but the engineers who reply to posts on Adobe's forums weren't at all impressed with ML Server, noting it had some nasty bugs which made it worse than its predecessor.

     

    Can't comment at all on Yosemite Server (OS X Server). Our older iMac can't run anything newer than Lion and its Server version, so that's where it stays.

  • by GWhiteIA,

    GWhiteIA GWhiteIA Nov 26, 2014 9:29 PM in response to Kurt Lang
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    Nov 26, 2014 9:29 PM in response to Kurt Lang

    Kurt Lang wrote:

     

    At this time, no. Apple pulled Mavericks from the App Store as soon as Yosemite was released.

     

    It's a shame they pulled it from the store...I have a new Mac Mini that shipped with Mavericks, so no luck finding Mavericks under the Purchases area in the MAS for me.

     

    I for one like to have the option of building and keeping a recovery disk/USB in the event the Recovery partition goes t*ts up and now I can't easily make one.

     

    Bad form Apple considering Yosemite is receiving a fair amount of bad press at the moment. 

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Nov 27, 2014 7:48 AM in response to GWhiteIA
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    Nov 27, 2014 7:48 AM in response to GWhiteIA

    Like many, I don't get why Apple pulled Mavericks, either. What difference does it make to them? If the thought is, "Whew! That's one less OS to support for security updates, etc.", then it's in incorrect assumption since there are, and still will be millions of Macs running Mavericks anyway.

  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Nov 27, 2014 9:00 AM in response to GWhiteIA
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    Nov 27, 2014 9:00 AM in response to GWhiteIA

    Internet Recovery will re-install Mavericks for you since your computer shipped with Mavericks.

  • by GWhiteIA,

    GWhiteIA GWhiteIA Nov 28, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Eric Root
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    Nov 28, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Eric Root

    Eric Root wrote:

     

    Internet Recovery will re-install Mavericks for you since your computer shipped with Mavericks.

     

    Call me old-fashioned, but I still like having a copy of the physical media on hand...

     

     

  • by Kurt Lang,

    Kurt Lang Kurt Lang Nov 28, 2014 5:13 PM in response to GWhiteIA
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    Nov 28, 2014 5:13 PM in response to GWhiteIA

    Unfortunately, you can't. The copy of Mavericks your Mac would install from an Internet or normal Recovery mode method is machine specific. The App Store version, even if you could get it, would refuse to install since the drivers for your hardware wouldn't be part of the upgrade release.

  • by robtguitar,

    robtguitar robtguitar Apr 15, 2015 10:05 AM in response to semjs
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    Apr 15, 2015 10:05 AM in response to semjs

    I have a copy of the installer and can email a download link... if Apple will allow this ?

     

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  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Apr 15, 2015 10:00 AM in response to robtguitar
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    Apr 15, 2015 10:00 AM in response to robtguitar

    That would be illegal as the OS license is not transferable.