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how do i delete Mac bigsur

How do I delete Mac OS sur

iPhone 7

Posted on Sep 17, 2021 10:33 AM

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Posted on Sep 17, 2021 10:43 AM

Mad_Black86women wrote:

How do I delete Mac OS sur


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Delete your macOS? what is your next move...


If you downloaded but don't want it and have not installed it,

then it sits in your Applications folder "Install macOS Big Sur.app"




You can revert to your previous macOS if that is what you are asking.


Revert to previous macOS

https://support.apple.com/en-za/guide/mac-help/mh15216/10.15/mac/10.15


How To Downgrade macOS Big Sur To Catalina Or Older ...

https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/downgrade-macos-3581872/



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Sep 17, 2021 10:43 AM in response to Mad_Black86women

Mad_Black86women wrote:

How do I delete Mac OS sur


?


Delete your macOS? what is your next move...


If you downloaded but don't want it and have not installed it,

then it sits in your Applications folder "Install macOS Big Sur.app"




You can revert to your previous macOS if that is what you are asking.


Revert to previous macOS

https://support.apple.com/en-za/guide/mac-help/mh15216/10.15/mac/10.15


How To Downgrade macOS Big Sur To Catalina Or Older ...

https://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/downgrade-macos-3581872/



Sep 17, 2021 10:54 AM in response to Mad_Black86women

To perform this action will require booting from a Bootable Installer. This will have to be performed from a Qualifying Computer to run the version of macOS to be made on the Bootable Installer. Example : Bootable Installer of Big Sur would have to be done on a computer that Qualifies to run Big Sur.


Understand the Below will Wipe the Entire Drive of Everything - there are No Do Overs - period.


Once that is done read on for preparing the Destination computer  >> Special Notation - works on Intel Based Apple Computers & May on Apple Silicon M1 CPU


Extra Special Notation regarding the Touch ID equipped Apple Computer. About Startup Security Utility and Must Enable from Recovery Mode the ability to boot from External Drive Before Attempting 


1 - Shutdown computer and disconnect all external drive Except the newly created Bootable Installer.


2- Restart and immediately hold the OPTION key until the Startup Manager appears and choose the USB Drive. 


3 - It will present options >> Disk Utilities >> View >> View ALL attached Drives. 


4 - Choose the Upper Most Drive ( not the volumes indented and list below ).


5 - The drive normally is called Apple Media or Apple SSD - that is the drive to Erase and format as APFS with the GUID Partition Map. 


6 - Once that is done >> backup out of Disk Utilities and choose install macOS. 


7 - Follow the prompts and it may automatically reboot several time. 


8 - Upon a final reboot - Setup Assist will present with the newer version of macOS.

how do i delete Mac bigsur

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