mihael91 Author

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M1 and external drive os

Hello,

I’ve got MacBook Air M1 and my big question is:

Can I use older Mac OS such as high Sierra or Sierra on external drive and simply boot them on demand?

Posted on Dec 29, 2020 5:01 AM

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Dec 29, 2020 5:04 AM in response to mihael91

Nope. You can't run a version of macOS before Big Sur.

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