Downgrading Ventura Upgrade - Clean Install

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Downgrading Ventura Upgrade - Clean Install

Hi.

I got a M2 Pro Mac mini that came with Ventura (13.4 I believe). I updated it to 13.6, and it started giving me all this weird lagging issues (they all seem to be related to Metal rendering), and also Bluetooth ones.

So I wanted to do a clean install of 13.4 again. The problem is Apple doesn't seem to make available the older versions anymore?!?!?! WHY???

It used to be the case where Apple had older versions available on their website, but I can't finde those anymore.

I even tried the

softwareupdate --list-full-installers

code on Terminal, but it doesn't return me anything... (??), just a blank list.

Thanks for anyone's help in advance.

Mac mini (M2 Pro, 2023)

Posted on Oct 18, 2023 9:27 AM

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mau_ruiz Author

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Oct 18, 2023 10:03 AM in response to mau_ruiz

For reference to people with similar issues.

with the help from @dialbrain I could force fetch the installer with the command

sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 13.4.1

even with an empty list showing when using

softwareupdate --list-full-installers

Thanks a lot for all the help! :)

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dialabrain

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Oct 18, 2023 9:37 AM in response to mau_ruiz

FWIW, 13.4.1 is the earliest still available. Can't tell you why you are getting an empty list.

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mau_ruiz Author

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Oct 18, 2023 9:49 AM in response to dialabrain

ohhhh thanks a lot! That helps already. Make I can force it to get it with the 13.4.1 versions number, even with an empty list....? I'll try and report back.

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dialabrain

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Oct 18, 2023 9:50 AM in response to mau_ruiz

You're welcome.

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mau_ruiz Author

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Oct 18, 2023 10:04 AM in response to mau_ruiz

it worked using

sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 13.4.1

Thanks a lot! :)

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Tuco09

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Oct 23, 2023 10:12 AM in response to mau_ruiz

When you run this command "sudo softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version xxx" does it download the installer or does it start installing that version of OS?

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