I visited the page to download MacOSX and do not see a Mavericks installer. I just deleted the one I had because when I tried to use it I received an error message about it being corrupt! I also had this in the app store and it is gone there too!!!!!!
iMac 27″
"Where is the Installer for Mavericks? It has dissappeared!!!!!: I visited the page to download MacOSX and do not see a Mavericks installer. I just deleted the one I had because when I tried to use it I received an error message about it being corrupt! I also had this in the app store and it is gone there too!!!!!!"
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Upgrading to Mavericks:
Apple no longer provides this version. So, either back up your Mac and then restore your Mac from a Time Machine Backup you have of it, or upgrade to a newer version, if an available option:
See below...
Upgrading the macOS:
Determining which Upgrade(s) will Install:
I. Verify Compatibility:
A. Start Here: Learn About Compatibility and how to Identify your Specific Mac Model - Apple Support
B. How to Verify:
I Reveal your Model:
What is the Model of your Mac? To find out...
then...
II. Compare the Results:
See if the Model you found is shown here:
III. If Compatible:
Back Up your Mac First: Be certain you Create a Time Machine Backup of your Mac, so that way you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reconfiguration.
"Where is the Installer for Mavericks? It has dissappeared!!!!!: I visited the page to download MacOSX and do not see a Mavericks installer. I just deleted the one I had because when I tried to use it I received an error message about it being corrupt! I also had this in the app store and it is gone there too!!!!!!"
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Upgrading to Mavericks:
Apple no longer provides this version. So, either back up your Mac and then restore your Mac from a Time Machine Backup you have of it, or upgrade to a newer version, if an available option:
See below...
Upgrading the macOS:
Determining which Upgrade(s) will Install:
I. Verify Compatibility:
A. Start Here: Learn About Compatibility and how to Identify your Specific Mac Model - Apple Support
B. How to Verify:
I Reveal your Model:
What is the Model of your Mac? To find out...
then...
II. Compare the Results:
See if the Model you found is shown here:
III. If Compatible:
Back Up your Mac First: Be certain you Create a Time Machine Backup of your Mac, so that way you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reconfiguration.
Without knowing the exact model of your Mac it is hard to assist you. However, you should be able to run macOS 10.10 or even 10.11 which should still work with your older apps and likely with your Mac.
As for why Apple has not provided an option to download the macOS 10.9 installer is anybody's guess. Apple only recently (a couple of years) provided the 10.7 and 10.8 installer downloads from outside of the App Store. The only way you will be able to get the macOS 10.9 installer now is if you install macOS 10.6 to 10.8 onto the Mac (depends on which versions are compatible with your specific Mac...again a good reason for providing that information from the start), then seeing whether macOS 10.9 shows up under the "Previous Purchases" section of the App Store....assuming you actually "purchased" the free macOS 10.9 upgrade at some point in the past when it was originally available.
If you have access to another compatible Qualifying Mac from about 2008 to 2014/5 you should be able to download & create a bootable macOS 10.10/10.11 USB installer using the instructions in this Apple article (you need to modify the 10.11 instructions to apply them for 10.10):
Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support
I have no idea whether it is possible to do the same with the 10.8 installer.
If the Mac originally shipped with macOS 10.9 from the factory and if macOS 10.12.6+ was previously installed at some point in the past, then you should be able to access the macOS 10.9 online installer through Internet Recovery Mode using Command + Option + Shift + R. Again, another reason to provide the exact model of the Mac when asking for assistance. I almost skipped replying because of all the extra work to address so many possible cases here.
“I don't have Catalina, and it is not an option for this use case. The computer is 12 years old and the hardware dates from about the same time. There is no 64-bit version of the the software or drivers for the hardware.[…]”
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For reference… Verify the compatibility….
Updating a Mac:
Determining which Update(s) will Install:
I. Verify Compatibility:
A. Start Here: Learn About Compatibility and how to Identify your Specific Mac Model - Apple Support
B. How to Verify:
I Reveal your Model:
What is the Model of your Mac? To find out...
then...
II. Compare the Results:
See if the Model you found is shown here:
III. If Compatible:
Back Up your Mac First: Be certain you Create a Time Machine Backup of your Mac, so that way you can have something to restore your Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reconfiguration.
”[…]Still it is interesting that two of its predecessors - 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) are available on both the App Store and the direct download link of which I posted. I believe Lion was the OS version that the computer originally shipped with. it can go as high as High Sierra, but it breaks too many things, most likely due to increased OS security features.”
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Im not so certain what you mean by “it breaks”, but if it is crashing and/or corrupt then try the following…
Troubleshooting a Corrupt Install:
Three Things...
1. Go here: If a Flashing Question Mark Appears when you Start your Mac - Apple Support
II. Mount the Drive:
Boot into Recovery Mode (Intel or Silicon). Then, using Disk Utility, see if the Hard Drive is seen. If it is, then see if you need to click the “Mount’ button for it. Try rebooting once more. If of no success, then click unmount button, and then the mount button. Try rebooting once more.
III. If Neither of the Above Works...
Reinstall the macOS:
Go Here: How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support. Important: Be certain to create a backup of your Mac prior to all of this. That way, you can have something to restore from the Mac from, should anything go wrong with the reinstall. Once reinstalled, try this once mor
Any idea why Mavericks was singled out for oblivion when two prior versions still exist?
I have an older piece of hardware that will not run under the later versions, so I am dedicating a drive with an older os that it will run under. I believe Mavericks to be one of the last ones if not the last one it will work with.
"Any idea why Mavericks was singled out for oblivion when two prior versions still exist?:I have an older piece of hardware that will not run under the later versions, so I am dedicating a drive with an older os that it will run under. I believe Mavericks to be one of the last ones if not the last one it will work with."
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Discontinuance of macOS Support:
Likely bugs and unsuccessful use and reputation. Note that 32bit app will not work with Catalina, being that Cantina is a 64bit-only Operating System. So, if you were to install these in Catalina or after, then contact the Developer, asking them if the have a 64bit version for you to install.
I don't have Catalina, and it is not an option for this use case. The computer is 12 years old and the hardware dates from about the same time. There is no 64-bit version of the the software or drivers for the hardware.
Still it is interesting that two of its predecessors - 10.7 (Lion) and 10.8 (Mountain Lion) are available on both the App Store and the direct download link of which I posted. I believe Lion was the OS version that the computer originally shipped with. it can go as high as High Sierra, but it breaks too many things, most likely due to increased OS security features.
I already know what OS aversions are supported by the computer. That is NOT a the issue.
the entirety of my submission shows what I am trying to do, which is get a piece of older hardware to operate with this computer, by allocating a separate hard disk drive to the operating system supported by it, that I will boot from when needing to use this hardware.
What I mean by breaking, is that High Sierra breaks many of the applications I use in this particular computer.
”Where is the Installer for Mavericks? It has dissappeared!!!!!: What I mean by breaking, is that High Sierra breaks many of the applications I use in this particular computer.“
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High Sierra and SIP:
To be blunt, System Integrity Protection(SIP) is the culprit here. And I’ll leave it at that.
I have a piece of older hardware that I am trying to get to run again, that is NOT supported under the later releases. Apple changed something and broke compatibility with it, and the original maker of the hardware would rather try to sell me a new piece of the hardware at a very high cost than support this older hardware.
Talk about extra work - look at all the comments and my responses to them.
I absolutely DID have Mavericks installed on this hardware at some point in the past, AND it formerly showed up in the App Store. NOW it doesn't. The Internet Recovery mode is actually BROKEN too. When it is run, the option to install HIGH SIERRA shows up, and I absolutely DON'T want that on here.
@SgtSalmon, Have you successfully used those instructions in the linked article with the lastest version of the Mavericks' installer? Apple has changed the installers over the years, so don't assume instructions from 10 years ago are still valid with today's installers.
The models are:
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011) (MacBook Pro 6,3)
and
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
(iMac12,2)
This information, reveals the vintage of both systems is prior to Mac OS X 10.9. The MBP was shipped with 10.7 Lion, and I updated it each time up to Sierra via the App store. The iMac was purchased used and I suspect that it too shipped with Lion. I updated it in the same manner, including Mavericks at some point. None of this appears relevant as to why Mac OS version 10.9 has been removed from the App Store and the Knowledge Base links to OS installers when it was formerly present in BOTH locations AND links to PRIOR versions back to 10.7 are still available in both locations.
The hardware I am attaching is not supported in later versions of the OS, so I am devoting a hard disk to be able to boot into an older version of the OS that Was supported, when I need the functionality of this hardware.
As I said: " but it breaks too many things, most likely due to increased OS security features."
Again, it would really help to know the exact model of your Mac so we can provide you with options available specifically for your specific Mac.
How did you attempt to access Internet Recovery Mode? If you want to install an older version of macOS which originally shipped with the Mac (or the oldest online installer available for that Mac), then you must access Internet Recovery Mode using Command + Option + Shift + R. In my own personal experience and from other forum posts, Internet Recovery Mode is sometimes broken for some systems, but in those cases the only online macOS installer accessible is the oldest one...it doesn't seem to err in the other direction. Using just the general Recovery Mode (Command + R) option, can result in any of several different online installers (usually the current/last OS installed, or once again just the oldest one...I'm not certain what Apple uses to determine which one for general recovery mode). Make sure to use a wired USB keyboard to access Internet Recovery Mode or Recovery Mode (in fact when using any special startup keys).
If Mavericks is not available under "Previous Purchases" in the App Store, then you will have to choose one of the other existing versions of macOS which are available for download....certainly one of them should work for you since a driver is rarely restricted to just a single version of OS.
The easiest option would be to use macOS 10.10+ since you can create a bootable macOS USB installer (even using this laptop by first installing High Sierra if necessary if that is all you can access). I'm doubtful it will be possible (or easy) to make a bootable macOS 10.7 or 10.8 USB installer. Otherwise if you are unable to make a bootable macOS 10.7/10.8 USB installer, then you will need to install the oldest online installer so you can then download & extract the 10.8 installer. The former is my personal preference and what I would try first....without any knowledge of the driver or its specs, I personally would go for 10.10 since I don't think much was changed with it (I think 10.11 changed a fair amount, but possibly may still be compatible with drivers..in my mind it would be worth testing).
If the laptop is compatible with OSX 10.6, then using an OSX 10.6 DVD (depends on the exact model of Mac which I don't know) is an option which you could then use to upgrade to 10.7 or 10.8.
The only other option I can think of if macOS 10.9 Mavericks is the only OS the driver will work....then get access to a Mac which originally shipped with macOS 10.9 (probably some 2013 or 2014 models) so you could use Internet Recovery Mode to install it. You could can clone that installation using Carbon Copy Cloner (CCC) to another drive for the Mac you want 10.9 on.
https://eshop.macsales.com/guides/Mac_OS_X_Compatibility
I agree it is unfortunate that under some circumstances Apple makes it very difficult to access & create macOS USB installers, but this is all we have at this time and it is unlikely to change. It would be great if Apple provide access to macOS installers from outside the App Store which could easily be made into bootable USB installer using any device or OS instead of all the restrictions, but this seems highly unlikely to ever happen.
You may also want to consider creating another thread asking for assistance in getting the older hardware to work with newer versions of macOS just in case someone may have some ideas. Of course it may be impossible, but it never hurts to ask.
Installers do exist out there on other sites, but it will be available in your “purchased” tab. The reason it said it was tampered with is due to expired certificates, try changing the date to 2013 (do not connect to WiFi). Once you have the installer, use this method to make a bootable installer. https://www.macworld.com/article/222175/how-to-make-a-bootable-mavericks-install-drive.html
Where is the Installer for Mavericks? It has dissappeared!!!!!
