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If I have a Time Machine backup of macOS 10.14.6, can I wipe my boot drive of macOS 10.11 and reinstall 10.14.6?

I hate macOS 10.11.x. Can I wipe my drive and reinstall 10.14.6 from a Time Machine Backup?

iMac 27″, macOS 11.5

Posted on May 15, 2022 10:28 AM

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Posted on May 15, 2022 10:55 AM

Yes, you can. You can wipe macOS 11 Big Sur and reinstall macOS 10.14 Monterey if you wish.

You'll need to boot into Recovery mode and use Disk Utility to erase the drive, and then Reinstall macOS.

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