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Can I downgrade my Mac to Mac OS X 10.8?

I have a spare MacBook Pro 2012, and it runs OS X 10.14. I would want to downgrade it to OS X 10.8 because it is so so slow. Could I download a DMG online and download it?

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Posted on Aug 25, 2019 9:36 AM

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Posted on Aug 25, 2019 9:49 AM

it is so slow because it does not have enough RAM memory (or its disk is dying). El Capitan needs a minimum of 6GB for appropriately-responsive operation.


That MacBook Pro can accept up to an 8GB DIMM is each of its two slots, and can be upgraded by the each DIMM to a maximum of 16GB. with 6GB or more, it should not seem slow.


Downgrading to an old, unsupported version does not provide Security Updates. A version 10.9.5 or older has no access to internet httpS: sites, which is including more and more sites these days, It will be almost unusable on 10.8.



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Aug 25, 2019 9:49 AM in response to iOSAndroidRebel

it is so slow because it does not have enough RAM memory (or its disk is dying). El Capitan needs a minimum of 6GB for appropriately-responsive operation.


That MacBook Pro can accept up to an 8GB DIMM is each of its two slots, and can be upgraded by the each DIMM to a maximum of 16GB. with 6GB or more, it should not seem slow.


Downgrading to an old, unsupported version does not provide Security Updates. A version 10.9.5 or older has no access to internet httpS: sites, which is including more and more sites these days, It will be almost unusable on 10.8.



Can I downgrade my Mac to Mac OS X 10.8?

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