I installed 10.8.4 on my Intel Mac Pro 5 now I need to go back to 10.8.3 so my Pro Tools will work.
I downloaded 10.8.3 but it won't let me install or downgrade and I didn't make a backup.
Any way around this?
My Avid pro tools won't run on !0.8.4
Thanks for any help.
Roc
Hey Guy,
Here is something that may work:http://www.macbreaker.com/2012/01/how-to-spoof-your-version-of-mac-os-x.html
Aleks
The system hack offered is mostly about faking an UPdate, not reverting. Try at your own risk, but be prepared to bork your system.
Where/how did you download 10.8.3? It is no longer available at the app store.
Technically, you cannot "downgrade" unless you:
a) have a bootable backup from a previous version, and
b) erase the hard drive.
That is is only safe and simple method.
Having said that, IF your Mac came with ML, you can try internet recovery (Command + OPtion + R at bootup or restart) which should reinstall the original OS version, but you also must first wipe the drive. After that, the original ML version should be reinstalled (disclaimer: on some tests, the app store reinstalled the current ML version, so the method is not foolproof).
I save all my downloaded OS X updates to a backup drive.
Once you update to a newer point release you can't go back unless you have a time machine backup or a clone of the older point release. Or if you saved the full install download of the previous point release. And then you need to wipe the drive and do a reinstall.
Have you tried the internet recovery option? Once in that mode, you can use its Disk Utility to wipe the drive; however, as I said, I do not know which OS version it will install after that (not knowing which build your machine came with, etc). It is supposed to install the original OS, i.e. if it came with 10.7.2, that is what it should install, but during testing, it also sometimes installed the latest version 10.7.5.
It installs the latest point release of the OSX version originally installed. So if the Mac came with Lion you'll get 10.7.5, Mountain Lion and it's 10.8.4.
OP
You should be able to run ProTools, here is a link to compatibility information and limitations.
It ended up being a Pro Tools issue.
The update for Pro Tools was a bad download and corrupt.
Redownloaded and fixed.
Sometimes these things happen, I just don't like it happening to me but that's life.
Thanks for all the help.
GuyPicks wrote:
It ended up being a Pro Tools issue.
The update for Pro Tools was a bad download and corrupt.
Redownloaded and fixed.Sometimes these things happen, I just don't like it happening to me but that's life.
Thanks for all the help.
You're welcome.
It installs the latest point release of the OSX version originally installed. So if the Mac came with Lion you'll get 10.7.5, Mountain Lion and it's 10.8.4.
Yes - it usually does although sometimes it has not - can't rely on it 100%, but mostly it's the latest version, which, in this case, is not what the OP wants.
babowa wrote:
It installs the latest point release of the OSX version originally installed. So if the Mac came with Lion you'll get 10.7.5, Mountain Lion and it's 10.8.4.
Yes - it usually does although sometimes it has not - can't rely on it 100%, but mostly it's the latest version, which, in this case, is not what the OP wants.
I haven't seen that behaviour but (in this case) it doesn't matter, the OP had a ProTools issue which he/she has fixed.
Glad to hear your issue was fixed!
I installed OS X 10.8.4 need to go back 10.8.3
