Can I revert a refurbished Mac Pro to Mavericks?
If I get a refurbished late 2013 Mac Pro and it has Yosemite installed, I should be able to revert to Mavericks, right?
Xserve, OS X Server, Xserve 2,1 running 10.6.8
Question marked as
Best reply
Yes, that is correct, HOWEVER...
...the currently installed software will try to prevent you from installing anything older than itself. The way to accomplish what you are suggesting is to make TWO Backups of your data, erase your drive completely, and then Install.
| Mac Pro | Date introduced | Original Mac OS X included (see Tips 1 and 3) |
Later Mac OS X included (see Tip 1) |
Mac OS X Build(s) (see Tip 2) |
| Mac Pro (Late 2013) | Dec 2013 | 10.9 | 10.9.2, 10.9.4 | 13A4023, 13C64, 13E28 |
| Mac Pro (Mid 2012) | Jun 2012 | 10.7.3 | 10.8, 10.8.3 | 11D2001, 12A269, 12D78 |
| Mac Pro (Mid 2010) | Aug 2010 | 10.6.4 | 10.7, 10.7.2, 10.7.3 | 10F2521, 10F2554, 11A511a, 11C74, 11D2001 |
| Mac Pro with Mac OS X Server (Mid 2010) | Aug 2010 | 10.6.4 | 10.7, 10.7.2, 10.7.3 (Server) | 10F2522, 11A511a, 11C74, 11D2001 (Server) |
| Mac Pro (Early 2009) | Mar 2009 | 10.5.6 | 10.6 | 9G3553, 10A432 |
| Mac Pro (Early 2008) | Jan 2008 | 10.5.1 | 10.5.2, 10.5.4 | 9B2117, 9C2031, 9E25 |
| Mac Pro | Aug 2006 | 10.4.7 | 10.4.8, 10.4.9, 10.4.10, 10.5 | 8K1079, 8N1430, 8N1250, 8K1124, 8P4037, 8R3032, 8R3041, 9A581, 9A3129 |
from:
Mac OS X versions (builds) for computers - Apple Support
.