How can I downgrade back to OSX Mountain Lion From OSX Mavericks without any Time Machines Backups
How do I downgrade from OSX Mavericks to OSX Mountain Lion. I do NOT have a Time Machine Backup and I dont want to lose all my files. Is there a way to downgrade WITHOUT a Time Machine Backup and still have all my files????
Since you need to erase your hard drive in order to downgrade, you would lose all your files. You cannot do what you want without erasing, so make a backup first.
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Is it possible to downgrade to mountain lion with the help of a time machine backup after having updated to Mavericks?
Just to be clear, if by downgrade you mean uninstall, then the answer is technically, no.
You can't uninstall an OS. You can erase and re-install the old OS, but if you don't have a prior backup of your data, you'll lose it during the erase procedure. -
I just upgraded to OSX Mountain Lion from OSX Snow Leopard, thinking this was the thing to do. I have NEVER had any problems with Snow Leopard, but
after just a few days after downloading OSX Mountain Lion when I turned the computer on, the screen was white. Stayed white. I had to go onto another
computer to find out what to do. What caused this and will this happen again?Did you see a circle made of light grey hash marks in the center/bottom of the screen? My iMac is 5 years old and for every update until 10.8.2 I would get the same white screen and the first few times I paniced and thought the machine was broken! Just let it play out until the desktop comes back up and it should not do it again until you do a system update.
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How can I switch back to OS X Lion from Mountain lion?
I have a Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4, and it stopped working after upgrading to Mountain Lion. Instead of music coming out of the speakers, it is a repetetive crackling noice and the track stops and goes. I just want to downgrade so I don't have to worry about the problem until they come out with an update. I have a performance coming up and I need everything to work! Thanks.
Actually you are right, i ll stay on Mountain Lion. I have a problem with AppStore here is the link of my problem i post it a few minute ago.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4276037?tstart=0
I hope that someone can help me to fix it -
Okay so about 2 weeks ago, maybe less, my mom purchased a used IMac and then upgraded to Mountain Lion. Ever since she powered on the computer I haven't had the same capabilities on my PC laptop as I used to. Youtube takes forever for the videos to load and sometimes doesn't load at all. On skype when my friends send files it's estimated to take hours what should only take moments to download.
Around the same time as when we got the IMac, I had also installed a laucher for a website that was required by my school in order to do my work. At first I thought that was what was causing the slow internet and I swiftly uninstalled it, but the problem still continued. Please I know there could be other reasons for the slow internet but I really want to explore this possibility. Please, I really want my internet back.
Imploringly,
JessicaTry some trouble shooting
Step 1
Does iMac have slow internet as well?
Yes - Problem may be Modem/router. Proceed step 4
No - Proceed step 2
Step 2
Shut down iMac.
Does PC wifi issue still exist?
Yes - It is not the iMac. Proceed step 3
No - Need smarter people to help
Step 3
Use wired connection on PC laptop. Leave iMac Shut down
Does PC laptop still have slow internet?
Yes - Not a wifi problem. Maybe the PC software.
No - Wi Fi issue. Maybe PC wifi or modem/router. Proceed step 4
Step 4
Turn power off on modem/router, count to ten, then turn on. Wait for connection to re establish.
Does issue still exist?
Yes - May be Modem/router wifi channel conflick with your neighbours wifi. Proceed step 5
No - Just needed a reboot. Surf safe.
Step 5
Consult the modem/router manual for changing wireless channel. -
How do I uninstall mavericks without a time machine backup?
we have vectorworks 11 and it is incompatible with mavericks.
Erase your hard drive completely, then do an Internet Restore, if your computer is eligible, to restore the original version that came with your computer. This assumes that was either Lion or Mountain Lion. If it was Snow Leopard, then do the same but use your Snow Leopard installer DVD that came with your computer.
Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your external hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery -
How do I revert back to OS Mountain Lion from Yosemite
My MAC Runs like a Dog and takes ages to boot up after upgrading to Yosemite. Is there a procedure to follow that allows me to go back to an earlier operating system ?
Hey Gary!
Officially, downgrading your system to any previous version isn't supported by Apple.
There are other third party sites that offer suggestions to downgrade, which some for example are:
- http://osxdaily.com/2014/10/22/downgrade-os-x-yosemite-to-mavericks/
- http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/10/20/ipad-air-2-release-date-info/
- https://bgr.com/2014/10/23/yosemite-to-mavericks-downgrade/
With downgrading, make sure to backup all of your information! If you do not like those options, you can always Google search "Downgrading from Yosemite to Mavericks" or something along those lines for more options.
~ Joshua
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My Mac has a OS X operating system. (10.6.8) How can I upgrade its system to Mountain Lion so I can then add the ICloud? Also, does the ICloud include virus protection for files already on my Mac?
You can purchase and download Mountain Lion in the App Store (in your 'Applications' folder), then just run the installer: however you should first check that Mountain Lion can indeed run on your Mac. Please see this page:
http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/
You might also want to look at this page to see whether any vital applications will be adversely affected:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table
In particular note that PPC applications such as AppleWorks will not run on Mountain Lion since Rosetta is not included and can't be added. -
I have a mac pro 1,1. I would like to know if its possible for me to upgrade the parts to where i can install osx mountain lion, or osx mavericks? I am currently adding more ram so it will have 32gb of ram, i have 2 250gb HDD but adding a 250gb SSD , and have a ATI Radeon HD 4870 512mb that i will most likely upgrade to an ATi Radeon HD 5570 1gb.
The SSD will boot fast, but the real change is launching 10 programs in 10 seconds and being able to use them. (20 seconds for a few big suites).
I would not add or upgrade to 32GB RAM. You can get 8 x 2GB for $100 on Amazon.
Those 250GB HDD are "old" and slow and overdue to be replaced, reformat and use t o backup the system.
Samsung 250GB SSD is down to $150 or so on Amazon also.
The 5770 is gone, hard to find, EOL and over charged for when you do find one.
you could look into how to use a PC 6870 or others.
Or, you could hold out and wait for a refresh of Mac-Mini which can be just as fast or faster and run Mavericks. -
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Thx for yr reply. maybe i don't express myself very well. i know ML is 64 bit system. and it does not open up my VPN connection (the VPN connection i am talking here is Cisco and it is only in 32 bits) . i was wondering is there a way my macbook air 11 inch first generation can turn back into its original operation system, so that i can use the VPN connection. THX
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http://www.apple.com/osx/uptodate/
(has to be purchased from Apple or authorized reseller). -
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