Downgrade from El Capitan to Yosemite

Hello,


I am currently using El Capitan and I want to downgrade to Yosemite. I've been having the hardest time trying to created a reboot able disk for yosemite especially with the change of disk utility in El Capitan. What is the best way to downgrade from El Capitan to Yosemite. None of the videos and information I've looked up so has has worked.

Posted on Mar 29, 2020 7:45 PM

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Posted on Mar 29, 2020 8:09 PM

Hello,


First you will need to download a copy of macOS 10.10 Yosemite then create a USB installer disk. You would then fully erase your Macintosh’s hard disk then follow the prompts to reinstall macOS.


How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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Mar 29, 2020 8:09 PM in response to dwayne005

Hello,


First you will need to download a copy of macOS 10.10 Yosemite then create a USB installer disk. You would then fully erase your Macintosh’s hard disk then follow the prompts to reinstall macOS.


How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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