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I updated my mac to 10.10.5 and I don't like it and want to change it back to what I had which was 10.8.5, how do I change it back?

I updated my mac to 10.10.5 and I don't like it and want to change it back to what I had which was 10.8.5, how do I change it back?

Posted on Sep 1, 2015 4:47 PM

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Sep 1, 2015 4:52 PM in response to jacquelinefromtitusville

You will need to repartition and erase the drive. Then you will need a Mountain Lion installer to install Mountain Lion. Restore your data from a recent backup. \

How to Downgrade OS X Yosemite Back to OS X Mavericks follow the directions except you will re-install Mountain Lion or see the following:


OS X Mavericks- Revert - Downgrade to a previous OS X version

I updated my mac to 10.10.5 and I don't like it and want to change it back to what I had which was 10.8.5, how do I change it back?

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