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Re: How To Install El Capitan From Sierra?
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Re: How To Install El Capitan From Sierra?


  • Subject: Re: How To Install El Capitan From Sierra?
  • From: Richard Charles <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 07:38:56 -0600

> On May 30, 2017, at 6:26 PM, Mike Crawford <email@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Here is the installer for the previous version.
>>
>> Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan
>> https://itunes.apple.com/app/os-x-el-capitan/id1147835434?mt=12
>
>
> When I click the Download button, I get an alert complaining that my
> OS X version is too new.

You are right. I thought this worked but it doesn’t.

> I was able to solve my problem with an installer that my coworker
> archived, but in general I assert that developers should be able to
> install every version of OS X that ever shipped.

I agree developers should be able to download previous versions of the OS but it is evident that Apple has been actively working to prevent this. Perhaps they are trying to minimize fragmentation of the Mac platform.

It is interesting to note that it appears you can download every version of Xcode back to Xcode 2.3 from the developer downloads area. But not so with the OS.

--Richard Charles

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