How to revert to High Sierra iOS?

How to revert to High Sierra iOS from Monterey?

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.6

Posted on Mar 25, 2023 7:14 AM

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Posted on Mar 25, 2023 7:26 AM

High Sierra is a Mac OS, not iOS. iOS is for phones and tablets. See this tip on downgrading Mac OS:


How do I downgrade my Mac OS X operating … - Apple Community


Keep in mind, any converted libraries under a new OS can not be read. The data files still can be. But album and playlist information is lost once converted to the new OS. If you have not modified your Time Machine or clone backup you made prior to upgrading to Monterey you are better off restoring the OS and the backup than trying to access files already upgraded.


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Mar 25, 2023 7:26 AM in response to atul_aggarwal

High Sierra is a Mac OS, not iOS. iOS is for phones and tablets. See this tip on downgrading Mac OS:


How do I downgrade my Mac OS X operating … - Apple Community


Keep in mind, any converted libraries under a new OS can not be read. The data files still can be. But album and playlist information is lost once converted to the new OS. If you have not modified your Time Machine or clone backup you made prior to upgrading to Monterey you are better off restoring the OS and the backup than trying to access files already upgraded.


Mar 25, 2023 9:02 AM in response to atul_aggarwal

atul_aggarwal wrote:

Thanks.
The computer is older than Sierra.
It used to have Sierra, then over time it got upgraded.
I don't have any backup, TimeMachine etc.


No backups? That means the data is considered of little or no value, or easily regenerated, which makes this easier.


But again, you cannot install a version of macOS older than whatever the target Mac was first shipped with.


You must either update the apps and contents to more recent, or can potentially install and use a hypervisor (or maybe both a hypervisor and emulator) as a delaying tactic.

Mar 25, 2023 7:35 AM in response to a brody

Thanks. I meant 'downgrading to HighSierra OS'.

Currently I have Monterey OS.

Computer does not have any data that I need to back up.

I have tried downloading High Sierra and Sierra, but the computer will not let me install these OS.......saying that they are too old to install.

I just want to erase my computer and install HighSierra or Sierra.

Please help

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