Is it possible to replace Ventura with Mojave on a Mac mini M1 2020.

I have a failing Mac Pro (2010) with Mojave installed so last Dec. I purchased a Mac mini M1 not realising that it would be loaded with Ventura. I decided to give it a few months to see how I liked it before trying to load Mohave on it. I've reached that stage in life where I tend to forget more than I remember so I was hoping that the mini would grow on me and I would be happy with the new purchase.

So after about 5 months in spite of some new features I've finding that it isn't any faster than my Mac Pro. I also feel like Apple went out of their way to change features that worked just fine to something that irritated me. I guess it was just too drastic a jump for me to go from Mojave to Ventura. In spite of all of this I might have been willing to live with it but more and more I am missing some of my apps that will not work with 64 bit. I keep having to turn on my Mac Pro to complete some project and each time I turn it on I wonder if it's going to be the last time. I've been looking forward to getting the extra space once I can let the Mac Pro go, plus I can't lug it around any more so I'm hoping that this downgrade can be a possible fix for me.

I was able to migrate my files over to the mini and most of the apps when I first got the mini, so I'm wondering if Mojave can actually run on the mini and if so how can I achieve it. Bearing in mind that I'm not as computer literate as I used to be.

Any help will be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Mac mini, macOS 13.3

Posted on Apr 29, 2023 5:26 PM

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Posted on Apr 29, 2023 6:25 PM

Nope'


You maybe able to be downgraded to macOS 13 Monterey, but there is no way that a M1 Mac mini can go back to Mojave, Catalina or even Big Sur.

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Apr 30, 2023 5:23 PM in response to den.thed

That wasn't what I wanted to hear fellas but thanks anyway. It looks like I will be stuck with my old Mac Pro until it conks out or I do. Maybe I can find an old refurbished Mac mini that will run Mojave, then I can migrate my files to it and get rid of this monster Mac Pro. I'll have to check around and see if it is feasible. Cheers.

Apr 30, 2023 5:51 PM in response to JmDo

A 2018 Mac mini came with and can run macOS 10.14 Mojave.

Refurbished Mac mini 3.0GHz 6-core Intel Core i5 - Space Gray - Apple


The problem is, that unless you can find a 2018 i7 with 32 or 64GB of RAM, it will not do what the old 2010 Mac Pro could do. Mac mini (2018) - Technical Specifications


There just so happens to be a 2018 i7 Mac mini that can be ordered from OWC. It can be upgraded to 1T SSD and 32 or 64GB. https://eshop.macsales.com/configure-my-mac/UAEH3FS2XXXX7GG

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