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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Can't find older mac OS versions in Apple's App Store.
Date: 12 Nov 2020 19:17:35 GMT
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On 2020-11-12, Lewis <g.kreme@kreme.dont-email.me> wrote:
>
> You can download full installers using the softwareupdate utility on the
> command line, at least in theory. I have not gotten it to work but I am
> on the Big Sur Beta.
>
> softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.15.7
> softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.14.6
> softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.13.6
> softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.12.6

+1

I've used this method in the past to refresh my archived installers
(which are signed with certificates that eventually expire and are
renewed by Apple periodically).

I just downloaded all of the latest installers for everything back to
10.11.6 with this method, and it works well. Recommended.

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