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new imac with catalina os, want to install snow leopard on partion but catalina blocks

How do I get to install Snow Leopard on my machine, I have a CD and have a Thumb drive, but catalina blocks and won't let me install on partion for dual boot option...


Ron

iMac, macOS 10.12

Posted on Sep 17, 2020 7:28 PM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2020 7:39 PM

There are several reasons why you can not install or run Snow Leopard on a new iMac


The main one, is that Snow Leopard does not support the new Mac’s hardware.

see > Use the Mac operating system that came with your Mac, or a compatible newer version - Apple Support

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new imac with catalina os, want to install snow leopard on partion but catalina blocks

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