ipsw files

I found this website that can help me downgrade to Monterey. and you have to download files. so I downloaded the Monterey files but finder can't open them!!

does anyone know how to open ipsw files??

MacBook Air, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jan 11, 2023 5:10 AM

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dialabrain

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Posted on Jan 11, 2023 5:57 AM

KiltedTim wrote:

Ipsw files are related to ios, not macOS.

Actually…

"With the introduction of the new Apple Silicon M1 Mac, you can now reinstall macOS with Apple Configurator 2 and IPSW files just like iOS."

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dialabrain

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Jan 11, 2023 5:57 AM in response to KiltedTim

KiltedTim wrote:

Ipsw files are related to ios, not macOS.

Actually…

"With the introduction of the new Apple Silicon M1 Mac, you can now reinstall macOS with Apple Configurator 2 and IPSW files just like iOS."

KiltedTim

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Jan 11, 2023 5:27 AM in response to swift313shadow

Ipsw files are related to ios, not macOS.

KiltedTim

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Jan 11, 2023 9:05 AM in response to dialabrain

Ahhh… thanks for the correction. I wasn’t aware of that.

dialabrain

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Jan 11, 2023 9:06 AM in response to KiltedTim

You're welcome.

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