How to create a Yosemite VM in VirtualBox?

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How to create a Yosemite VM in VirtualBox?

I am running 10.10.4 on my 2013 MacBook Pro. I am creating some software and want to create some VMs for demo reasons where I can easily switch to a known state (via snapshots) of my software environment. I am currently using VirtualBox 4.3.30. Does anyone know how to create an OS X installation on VirtualBox? Also, where can I find the Yosemite, Mavericks, and Snow Leopard installation media (to create the VMs)?

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Jon

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jul 21, 2015 1:24 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Jul 21, 2015 1:28 PM in response to w1jp

I would search Google for help with this and the forums for prior posts on this topic. May not be for VB, but would be for Parallels. And, see Install & Run Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard in a Virtual Machine on top of OS X Lion.

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Answer 2

Király

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Jul 22, 2015 9:53 AM in response to w1jp

The Yosemite installer is available for download from the Mac App Store.

The Mavericks installer is no longer available for download, and even if it were, it is a violation of its end user license agreement to install it in a virtual machine on a Mac running Yosemite.

Buy Snow Leopard Server from Apple for $20. You will have to order it from Apple over the phone. It is the only Snow Leopard version that VirtualBox and others support.

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Eric Root

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Jul 22, 2015 10:32 AM in response to w1jp

Virtual Machine for 10.7/10.8

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