Can MacOS High Sierra or Mojave run in Rosetta 2 on an M1 MacBookPro?

Have few good old apps that are not ready for M1 or any MacOS above High Sierra or Mojave.

Can those OS be load and run in Rosetta 2 on an M1?

Posted on Feb 28, 2021 9:31 AM

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Posted on Feb 28, 2021 9:46 AM

No. You cannot run a version of macOS older than what came preinstalled in a Mac, so M1 Macs must run Big Sur or later. Rosetta 2 will run Big Sur-compatible Intel apps.

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Can MacOS High Sierra or Mojave run in Rosetta 2 on an M1 MacBookPro?

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