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I specifically need to update to Monterey 12.3 for Pro Tools. It must be that version and not anything later such as 12.3.1
Software update wants to automatically install 12.4 and App Store doesn't give me any option to choose the version I want either.
FYI I'm currently on Big Sur 11.6.2
Thanks
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.6
Q - " FYI I'm currently on Big Sur 11.6.2 "
A - Badly out dated as current version is 11.6.7
A - Strongly suggest updating Big Sur to most recent before attempting the Monterey upGrade.
A - Some have been successful and others have had Major Issues
A - The suggestions have been put forth on a volunteer basis, in good faith and in the best interests of the computer.
Terminal Command below
softwareupdate --list-full-installers
Then from there and again Terminal Command
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 12.3
Above is predicated on the first command Listing version 12.3 as Available
Q - " FYI I'm currently on Big Sur 11.6.2 "
A - Badly out dated as current version is 11.6.7
A - Strongly suggest updating Big Sur to most recent before attempting the Monterey upGrade.
A - Some have been successful and others have had Major Issues
A - The suggestions have been put forth on a volunteer basis, in good faith and in the best interests of the computer.
Terminal Command below
softwareupdate --list-full-installers
Then from there and again Terminal Command
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 12.3
Above is predicated on the first command Listing version 12.3 as Available
The "Untested but expected compatibility" refers to Mojave, not Monterey 12.4 Otherwise 12.3 also falls under that caveat if you think it means all the versions below it.
But, not, it is fully supported by Avid just like 12.3.
You cannot specify which version you get from the Mac App Store. You can only get the most recent version available from there.
Link-> Get macOS Monterey
(Yes, you can request a specific version from Terminal, but unless there's a good reason for it, terminal commands should be avoided).
Pro Tools works on 12.4 too.
2022.6macOS Mojave (10.14.6)
untested, but expected compatibility
macOS Catalina (10.15.7)
macOS Big Sur (11.6)
macOS Monterey (12.4)
Follow up
% softwareupdate --list-full-installers
Finding available software
Software Update found the following full installers:
* Title: macOS Monterey, Version: 12.4, Size: 11819688KiB, Build: 21F79
* Title: macOS Monterey, Version: 12.3.1, Size: 11938730KiB, Build: 21E258
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.6.7, Size: 12121823KiB, Build: 20G630
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.6.6, Size: 12121263KiB, Build: 20G624
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.6.5, Size: 12121404KiB, Build: 20G527
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.6.4, Size: 12147782KiB, Build: 20G417
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.6.3, Size: 12143674KiB, Build: 20G415
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.6.2, Size: 12141944KiB, Build: 20G314
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.6.1, Size: 12137180KiB, Build: 20G224
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.5.2, Size: 12149332KiB, Build: 20G95
Thank you this is perfect! A command line to get the specific installer I need.
Yes I will follow the proper upgrade path, updating Big Sur first. I just noticed software updater gave me an option for "other updates available" which contained a Big Sur update in it. So I'm doing that first. But after that I will probably need this command line to specifically target 12.3. Thanks
App Store does not allow me to select the specific version of Monterey. But the command line tool is exactly what I needed for this so that's what I'll be using.
I won't be experiementing with unsupported versions, "untested, but expected compatibility" is too much of a risk.
I wouldn't recommend installing anything unless Avid officially supports it.
As has been pointed out in the Followup reply and again by another Contributor - there are only 2 ( two ) Full Versions available and offered by Apple
Software Update found the following full installers:
* Title: macOS Monterey, Version: 12.4, Size: 11819688KiB, Build: 21F79
* Title: macOS Monterey, Version: 12.3.1, Size: 11938730KiB, Build: 21E258
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12.4 & 12.3.1 are the only two versions still available.
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It's because I'm using protools 2021.12 that mac os 12.4 is not supported. I would need to update Pro Tools and I didn't have time for that today.
FYI i found time last night to update Pro Tools to 2022.6 and so now I'm running 12.4 OSX. Thanks for your help. Always scary dealing with Pro Tools...
Welcome ?
Where can I find the download for Monterey 12.3
