SEQUOIA EDITION: th-cam.com/video/in5-3EjKFqA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=I8Y__DruH457c1Sg IMPORTANT: Make sure to run post-install patches in OpenCore Legacy Patcher after installing or updating Sonoma Bluetooth mice and keyboards may not work when selecting booting options Other questions answered here: th-cam.com/video/n_1dsri56MU/w-d-xo.html Downgrade instructions here: th-cam.com/video/QAK15Z59a2Y/w-d-xo.html
IT WORKS!!! My MacBook Pro Mid 2010 has been on the sidelines for too long. Now I can actually enjoy being a more complete part of the Apple ecosystem without selling my soul for a new unit. Thank you very much.
This is what TH-cam is supposed to be all about. Outstanding tutorial Anson, thank you very much. I especially appreciated the part where you made special mention of the need to be patient while Sonoma installs and the MacBook reboots several times. That’s something that for me personally would have been very stressful to go through had I not watched your video before trying this for myself. Keep up the good work, you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber. 👏👏👏
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Thanks Chris, I'm glad it was helpful. I wanted to make sure people didn't get frustrated and hard reset in those moments. Although, when I went to update to 14.2, I had to boot to safe mode from a frozen loading screen.
One thing that he missed and I faced this issue is that: You have to give full disk access to OpenCore Legacy Patcher and to Terminal. You can do this by going to Systems Settings ---> Privacy & Security and then add Terminal and OpenCore Legacy Patcher to full disk access. It will require admin password. Hope it helps someone. Please like this comment so that it pops up on top.
Thank you for the advice! When I tried to do the installation the first time, the installation volume did not appear, after doing it, and finally I was able to continue with the process.
I gave full access to terminal and openCore but still when I go to restart the diff disks don’t pop up, do I need to restart the whole process all over again ?
Your tutorials have been an absolute life saver. My 2013 iMac got a new lease of life because of you (especially) and many others who have put in hours to try, test and create tutorials. Thank you.
@@Dropfrenzyy ......Yes you can.. I just installed it and 98% of my files/Apps are there.. Except for my Photoshop/ Illustrator suite and two other Apps it has a circle with a slash through it. It means I have to re-install those Apps I guess. Other than that everything is all there.
This is what guides are supposed to look like , my guy you did an amazing job explaining and going step by step set up on what to do and how to do it. Anson you’ve earned my sub !
@@AnsonAlexander of course ! i do have one question though , how do i keep the sonoma update even when i turn my macbook off ? because i turned it off once and i had to install it back lol
@@AnsonAlexander hie bro. I want to tey this on my Macbook Air 2015 but it also has windows 11 installed, does this process affect the windows Partition?
I know many others have said this already, but seriously awesome tutorial. So easy to follow, not too fast, very detailed, very considerate of the viewer who is likely attempting this at home. I left the computer during one of the loading screens and told my family how well done this tutorial is. They weren’t as psyched as me but they obviously don’t get it. Just blown away by this. Nice work man!
Honestly, top 5 tutorials I've seen in a while. Extremely helpful. Almost bought a new MacBook just for Xcode while having a 2011 Mac mini that will serve me just fine for iOS builds.
Was looking for such feedback. I was going to purchase new Macbook Air M3, but my xcode project is pretty lightweight and the only thing I needed was the last xcode version to support iOS 17. Great that I don't need to spend money on a new mac for now.
Was going to retire my 2014 MacBook 16 and look at other options so I could install Sonoma. Was willing to spend $1,000 for a used MacBook Pro 2019 but the battery cycles was nuts. I only got 71 cycles on my 2014. While playing with VMWare on my HP Envy, I stumbled across this TH-cam video and said, hey I've been around Macs since the early 2000's, how difficult could this be. Well three hours later, I'm working on Sonoma on a 2014 MacBook Pro 16. The video was a breeze to follow. No hidden "gotchas" along the way. THANKS, you saved me some money and was nice to get back into the IT chair again after retiring 8 years ago.
How long does it take your machine to load the OS? I'm thinking of doing a clean reinstall on my MBP 2015, probably sticking to Monterey, because currently my boot time is just gross. I wonder if installing from scratch could fix that.
Perfect! Followed along on my iMac and got my old 2012 MacBook Pro updated to Sonoma after increasing the RAM to 8GB and installing an SSD! Amazing, thanks so much!
As a lifetime windows user who ironically found a Mac completely ridiculous to use for the first hour you made it super easy, barely an inconvenience! My second hour of use is a dream!
As already stated in the many comments: what a great video! I just turned my iMac 21.5" mid 2010 (version 11,2) into a macOS Sonoma version 14.5. I used the the 1.5.0 version which is very easy to use. Select your model and run the create installer !
This is so encouraging for those of us who have older mac’s who would like to get more life out of our devices! I look forward to updating my 2011 Mac Mini after watching this tutorial. Well done. Keep up the great work.
Last weekend I updated my 2011 Mac Mini 5,1 (2.3 GHz Dual-Core i5 with 8GB) from High Sierra to Monterey. I encountered an error when upgrading ("Storage/File System Verify or Repair Failed") but no problems with a clean install. It's working great!
Best tutoral Ive seen. I have seen some videos on this open core sonoma installation but didnät understand anything. Im just an old dude that know nothing about computers. I followed you step by step and viola! It's alive. Sonoma on a 2015 macbook pro. My first mac.
Chuckeynorris, what OS did you have on your 27' beforehand?? I have the 2013 27' w/Catalina 10.15.7 currently. And did you notice any glitches in video/Logic Pro, etc, after upgrading??
@ESP77769 I had the same Catalina 10.15.7. But, I've since recently regretted the upgrade. I posted a comment on his most recent video re installing Sonoma. I now find that my system randomly keeps freezing even when I'm not using it. I have to hold the power button to shut down/restart. I'm seeking to revert my system back to my unsupported Catalina.
@@Chuckeynorris I was wondering about that. I just went back to Catalina from Ventura, same issues, I used Wondershare Recoverit to get it back. My other iMac 21' has the OpenCore w/Monterey. They say if you do each Catalina-Big Sur-to Monterey- in Open Core successions, it works better for older systems, instead of the jump from Catalina right to another OS version. Catalina works just fine, just the unsupported apps nowadays. Maybe the new OpenCore 0.6.0 patcher works better. I bet a lot of people discovered this the hard way, as we did!! The Monterey OpenCore patch has been ok so far on my other 2013 iMac.
@ESP77769 Thank you for this detail, I'll try this sequence first, then see if I have any luck. What's interesting is that I've had my system running with my DAW and no freeze issue since my reply... The moment it freezes, I'll try your recommendation with the upgrade sequence.
EXCELLENT TUTORIAL!! Followed the procedure to the letter. Successfully installed MacOS Sonoma 14.1 to my 2014 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 that was tapped out at MacOS Big Sur. It was a bit tricky to get the OpenCore Legacy Patcher installed to the internal drive to eliminate the necessity for the USB drive to boot. If you don't get the pop-up window at conclusion of MacOS Sonoma install as shown in the tutorial simply run the Patcher again and select the internal drive for Patcher installation. Patcher will rebuild on the internal drive. Reboot the machine while holding down Option key and select the INTERNAL EFI drive for the reboot drive. Once reboot from the internal EFI drive is complete shut down the machine and restart - holding the Option NOT NECESSARY at restart. Machine will restart into MacOS Sonoma on the internal EFI drive and launch MacOS Sonoma normally. Enjoy!!
hey! I have a mid 2014 15” macbook pro 256GB, 16GB RAM. Do you think is safe for me to install Sonoma? or should I go for Ventura instead? I really want to upgrade it from Big Sur but i’m a bit scared my Macbook pro will start behaving weird and slow. Would Appreciate some advice
Thats great! Thanks for sharing. Im a bit reticent about it tho. Ive seen some comments saying how the process broke their machines and im scared hahaha@@jaestreets751
@@gonzalomcampos I have the same one as you, but with 512Gb and 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor. I've upgraded to sonoma yesterday from big sur, it is ok. My only problem is that I need to reboot with usb key inserted, otherwise it doesn't work. Can't apply the opencore patcher so to can boot without usb storage.
Hi, a lot of people have already said this but to add my comment I would just like to say thank you so much for this video mate! I have a 2014 iMac which has OS Big Sur and I was not able to see my Sony photo files. I thought I was going to have to buy a new Mac but by following this I was able to update to macOS Sonoma and I can now see all the files. Thank you so much mate it’s videos like this and people like you who are what TH-cam is. 🙏
I have a trackpad, mouse and keyboard with my 2018 iMac with High Sierra on it. Should I go ahead and upgrade it to Sonoma? Have you been facing any issues since you installed it? Thanks!
A very nice video and a clear explanation indeed but I thought it would be useful for readers to share my experience. I have a 15-inch 2015 Macbook Pro (Which I bought in 2018 through Apple when this model was about to be discontinued). I did exactly what you said in this video. I did install Sonoma perfectly, but with some side effects, I am not willing to compromise on. Netflix and Prime Video don't work on Safari anymore. However, they work fine on Microsoft Edge. Firefox is also very choppy, and some of its plugins, such as video downloader, don't work anymore. The system is a core-i7 quadcore with 16GB RAM, and yet fans turn on repeatedly. The battery drains very quickly, and the entire system is laggy. I'll restore my old system from time machine. I don't recommend Sonoma or any newer system on older Macs. There is no need to compromise a perfectly stable system just because it has an older OS.
This is exactly what I needed to see, namely that installing MacOS versions not made for the machine might work, but there's a cost that a lot of people might not be willing to pay.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
@@sydsalmon479 just one more question. Can I run cmd + R to reinstall macos Sonoma if my mac boots from OpenCore Legacy Patcher to update macos Sonoma without loosing data?
@@gerardllosa261 As always, back up critical data before running major operations. To directly address your question, *YES* running Command (⌘)-R will launch the built-in macOS Recovery system AND restore your data. The same applies if you use Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R to start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet. As long as you do not do a *clean install* or erase your hard disk, your data is preserved.
GREAT step by step breakdown! Literally everything you said would happen, happened. I slightly panicked with the reboots but thanks to this video my mid 2015 is running on Sanoma. What did happen in my case is that when I turned it off and on again I got the prohibited sign for like 10 seconds. Then it booted to my login screen. A NVRAM reset solved that issue. Now when I boot I see the Macintosh HD image for just 3 seconds before it boots to my login screen and the fans will blow for like 6 seconds when logged in. But I'll take that as a "trade off"! So happy with this.
I've just been giving my Macbook Pro Early 2013 the acid test after installing Sonoma with the fantastic help from your tutorial and all I can say is I'm astounded! I'm a video editor so FCPX is what I use constantly, so I hammered it with all of the hardest plugins, effects, 3D titles on a 4K HEVC h.265 project rendering to an external hard drive. This is also whilst I had 4 heavy websites open including TH-cam and I was playing videos in 4K whilst FCPX was rendering. FCPX did crash once early on, but that was after I bombarded the project with so many heavy effects that I wasn't surprised! (not my usual workflow!) But the system remained solid. I can now also play native 4K raw HEVC h.265 video footage directly in Finder without jittering or dropped frames (something that I could not do in Catalina) So, I just wanted to say, thank you so much for your tutorial, it works a treat! Robin
@@YusKiem I'd definitely give it a try. Mine's been fine since the update, not running too hot, no excessive fans and just as fast as it was with Catalina.
Thank you worked great on my 2013 MBP and late-2015 iMac Retina 27”. Only advice I would add is for users with Bluetooth keyboard/trackpad is to ensure there are cables around to connect the keyboard to the Mac physically.
After a few days use in hindsight I would not have done the upgrade to the computer I use in my work environment. I thought I had backed up everything without understanding that Time Machine does not back up hidden folders, including Application Support and the user Library, and that's where many apps store critical data, including 30 years of Quicken data files. Yes it's nice having a bright new fast computer, but I'm spending days figuring out how to reinstall applications critical to my business. All my fault of course, but in hindsight I should not have done the upgrade at this time. Otherwise, the iMac is super fast and since I already upgraded to 64MB of memory and a 2 TB SSD, soon to receive a Thunderbolt 2 to USB-C hub, I'm pretty confident the computer will continue to perform for several more years. Unclear what will happen when Apple releases an update to the OS. Hope that helps; good luck. @@SergeiJuganson
My Macbook early 2015 is back to life. Just upgraded to 1tb ssd and installed Sequoia with this method and worked. Took a couple of reboots to work but the overall process was 1 hour. You are AMAZING!!!! Thank you :)
Bro, you sure a genius. You have no clue how much you are saving life and so much money for ppl like myself around the globe. Long story short. I have a 2013 MacBook Pro and it was very slow. Honestly I told my wife that I am going to throw it in the river. Thank goodness I came across this video, your video on TH-cam AKA universal university. I followed the exact same steps according to your video and now my Mac works well. Feels new and working faster. Hope we continue to have few more like you in this world. You are making this earth a better place to reside. Thank you bunch 🙏🏿.
I just want to browse the web on it not play Tetris and engage with quantum mechanics. All I want is to get such a simple browser to work. Even safari is Jank on it
IMPORTANT! Follow this video exactly ONLY if you want to install OpenCore to the machine you are making the installer on. The patcher needs to be set for the mac you intend to use OpenCore on (as the OpenCore website warns you about). If you are building the install disc for a different machine, you will not be able to use it with the other machine unless you select the correct build in the OpenCore settings as you will end up with either a host model installer, or with an installer set for the wrong mac model.
@@taefranklin5943click on settings in open core. A new window will pop up. At the top of this window, click on host model and you’ll see all the other models. Select your model and run this process again which is shown in the video.
I’d opened the TH-cam in search of Upgrading to Sonomo as my 2014 MacBook Pro stopped updates until Bigsur version. Because of this, I couldn’t able use my Logitech wave keyboard, which I bought recently. In here, I got this video guide and trusted it as it’s demonstrated thoroughly with all the windows popping up during the installation. I loved the way it is presented with such minuscule details included. It worked exactly like Anson has provided the walkthrough. I am able to install Sonoma on my 2014 MacBook Pro. Great Job Anson!
Does your MacBook lag now since the software is too new for it? Im always scared to update since I updated my iPad mini and its lagging now. I have a 2016 Pro
One huge omission in an otherwise phenomenal video is @9:19....you must hold down OPTION again after rebooting and select the EFI option. For some reason, that is glossed over here. Thanks again.
Thank you! It worked well with my 2015 MacBook Air 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD. My computer definitely took longer to set up than yours as it isn't quite as powerful but it still worked out well. This is one of the most straightforward tutorials I have seen in a while. Thank you so much :)
Just followed these instructions on a late 2013 MBP i5 with 8/256 GB. Works well. Two notes: a 15 GB USB was too small. I had a 16 with over 15 GB of space after formatting and all, and it was too small. Second, there is a step on setting up Sonoma where the installer wants to look to import backups from Mac/TimeMachine or Windows--this step gets stuck; however, there is a selection to skip this squirreled away in the bottom left of the screen, so select that.
Great video tutorial thanks. Saving me ££$$ on a perfectly fine old mid 2010 iMac, upgraded to Sonoma. Took like 1hr 40mins but worth it. Now is running faster than it has in a long time too! Thanks again.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
@@ScottMackey but my question is if I look forward to reinstalling macos Sonoma without loosing data on OpenCore Legacy Patcher what will you recommend me to do? Which option should I choose? I've got OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB pendrive!
@@ScottMackey just one more question. Can I run cmd + R to reinstall macos Sonoma if my mac boots from OpenCore Legacy Patcher to update macos Sonoma without loosing data?
Very nice video. I had spent 3 hours last night, to have my 2014 MAC upgraded with Sonoma. I have followed exactly the instructions in the video, and it works for me. Thanks !
İf you got error message at loading don't give up, I installed without any problem at my second attempt. Anson, you are kinda frickin hilarious creature. Just wonderful 👍
I have the same issue and it doesn’t go away whatsoever. My 10th attempt. I don’t know why it won’t download. It’s taking off disk space now because of the amount of time I tried downloading.
@@JakeDraycott-z7i No, I didn’t. I tried repairing my drive. I thought it was a Fusion Drive so I reset it. It restarted my whole iMac. I tried to go get it fixed but they only managed to update it to Siera. I used to have Catalina. So I’m still stuck with an unsupported Mac.
Dear Alexander, Hello, I managed to upgrade my iMac with the help and instructions from your video about unsupported Macs and thank you very much for this important help, my device now provides much higher quality service. I wish you success wherever you are.
I bought a fairly used iMAC 2013 for my video editing jobs and this tutorial excellently transformed my old OS into a whole new one. Works!!! I tried a few times though because the installer keeps timing out, but I restarted my computer and booom! Thanks man. You are doing well.
Thank you for doing all the steps, even explaining at some points where it seemed to stall, those are the things that are also important that most people leave out!
Worked like a dream on my 27” late 2013 iMac I thought was destined for the bin as I was unable to update Adobe software to the latest versions. All now updated and very happy. Thank you.
So glad you’re saying this and I’ll update my iMac 21.5 later 2013, but I think I should go to the latest I had in there, which was Catalina? I hope it works. I’m also replacing hadrive to a SSD because HHD original went faulty. Don’t know how to recover the data but we used to work in the iCloud since we made a good backup. I hope I don’t have issues with the fan. I’m relieved to have the option to save it rather than scrapping it😊 we love our babes too much😂
Living proof that not all heroes wear capes. I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to post this video. I've been pulling my hair out with two 2012 27" iMacs that have been used daily since purchase and capped out and could no longer be updated. I've been running several OS versions behind for quite some time. I have tried everything I could find to utilize the iMacs or at the minimum, the fantastic screens (alas, no Target Display Mode). Duet Display and other "alternatives" to push a display from my MacBook Pro to the iMacs was lacking. Too much lag and jitter to be functional. This worked like a charm. Now, I'm enjoying macOS Sonoma 14.1 on my 2012 iMac 27" and it's fantastic! I can use it as a standalone iMac or extended display from my MacBook Pro using Screen Mirroring. 5 Stars and 2 Thumbs UP!
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
@@gerardllosa261Ethernet cable is better than Wifi because it's a direct uninterrupted connection. As long as the Ethernet cable is connected to the Internet, you shouldn't have any issues. That's what I did when it was having issues installing via Wifi.
thanks. but on macos Recovery when I choose option 2 reinstall maos Sonoma no wifi connection is available! I'd like to be sure that if I use ethernet cable I will be able to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers when I boot my iMac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive. I'd like to avoid black screen!😬@@vincentpolisi
Thank You!! I upgraded our two MacBook Pro 2014s. So easy! No problems at all. Just followed your instructions to the letter. It's like getting new Macs!
That’s absolutely amazing and useful. Upgrading didn’t work (kept getting an error), but erasing and installing fresh worked perfectly. Using Sonoma on my 13” Macbook Pro Touchbar!
Thank you so much, Im learning docker at the minute and and I cant afford a new machine right now, Your video has saved me from getting a loan to buy a new machine, I can finally play with Docker and Containers and not have to spend £££ on a new machine. Thanks from a small council estate in East midlands UK
Did this about 3 weeks ago (October 2024) on an Early 2015 MacBook Pro that was stuck in macOS Monterrey. Updated it to Sequoia. Runs great! The process was very easy and everything worked just fine. I did what a previous comment said and granted full disk access to Terminal and to OpenCore Patcher just to be sure, and the installation went smoothly! And of course installed the root patches to disk after completing the installation. The only quirk I'm living with now is that if I use the Bluetooth microphone on my Sony headphones, my audio is choppy. I have to select "Built in microphone". But I can still use the headphones for sound output. And the built in mic works great anyway, so this is a minuscule trade-off for being able to run the latest version of macOS on unsupported hardware.
Just did this on my mid 2014 MacBook Pro retina max specs. The computer turned off during the loading I had to manually turn it back on to finish the install. Your guide was perfect and I got thorough it
Something you might add: There are two levels of patches that must be installed: The EFI boot patches, to allow the system to boot, and the drivers for hardware that aren't supported in the new system, the "post install" patches. If you install just the EFI patches, the system will boot, but will be VERY slow if the graphics card drivers aren't installed.
@@echonomad94 In the app, the "Build and Install Open Core" installs the EFI boot patches, which allows the machine to boot the OS without it rejecting the machine. The "Post Install Root Patches" installs the drivers which are needed for the machine you're running on, such as the graphics.
Those should all be installed with the last reboot of the main install. If you go to the Root Patches window, it will most likely say, "All applicable patches already installed"
Macbook Air mid 2012. Now a fully fleddged laptop again, on Sonoma 14.5. It's not just a quirky typewriter. Thank you so very much. Now to get the old 27" Imac thats in the shed working again. Totally happy!
@@mayowao The macbook air has been working like a dream. No issues at all. The Imac is slower to start up, but when running is great. The patchers are updated automatically, ( manual agreement) and load with no issues. Honestly saved two older machines. So far all the hardware has run fine, like the wirless-no issues. Hope that helps. also, the website has the compatability for various macs so you should check it out too. For me its been great.
@@WhiteCanary-b8p thanks a lot for the feedback. Its very appreciated. Got Ventura running on mine with no issues just to be safe cos I was worried Sonoma might cause notable lag or stress the CPU/board.
Your tutorial was very helpful. I was not able to update my 2013 macbook pro but I followed your tutorial and now I have the latest operating system on my computer. Thank you very much.
You might want to try the Pro again I had it updated from the Catalina 10 to the Sonoma 14.3.1 was working fine until Apple wanted to update to 14.4 that's when I learned the owner had no apple account. Now I need to find my way back to the OpenCore Patchier. As for now, I'm operating with MacBook Pro - Linux Mint
Thanks for showing us the in between system boots during the install. I wouldn’t have known what to do or if I had to select a boot drive. This was a very clear video. Thank you so much
This is insane! I just upgraded a 2015 MBPR to Sonoma by following the instructions to a T. I was about to sell this computer, but now I’ll just keep it and continue using it! Thank you so much, thumbs up!
@@faizelnoorgat7141it’s pretty good actually. It still handles heavy tasks, like recording music, ok. I still have yet to do something much heavier, but it’s been great this far. I still need to try editing video as well. The install was pretty easy too, and this isn’t my forte. Hopefully that wasn’t too much info!
YES IT WORKED FOR ME! Early 2015 MacBook Pro with Yosemite 10.10, initially upgraded to Monterey 12 which is the official maximum for my Mac. However, wanted to install Apple’s Pages and Numbers apps but I needed 13 (Ventura) minimum. Found this video and with a lot time spent (3 hours or so, needs lots of patience!) and it worked! Thanks so much Anson!
This worked flawlessly on my 2011 Mackbook Pro with an SSD and 16GM RAM. However, the system is laggy at best and the fan kicks off even when no apps are loaded and the system is idle. Just throwing it out there for folks with the same hardware. Your milage may vary however. Best of luck. Thank you Anson for this great content!
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
It took me a while (MacBook Pro mid 2012), had to do it a few times but finally it worked. Perfectly fine with my MacBook Pro. I do have 12GB ram, intel i5; and 2 TB SSD storage. No difference with my wife M2 excepting the quality in the screen! Highly recommended!!!
Thanks for the this. Always make a Time Machine backup before attempting this. I’d really consider this if your Mac is stuck on Catalina and can’t even browse websites anymore. I’m sticking with Big Sur on my 2013 Air. It got a solid 7 years of macOS versions and still gets security updates. It runs pretty good for a 10 year old machine with just 4gb RAM. I just got a 2021 MBP 14” and the last 2 macOS versions weren’t too much different.
I bought a refurbished 2017 Monterey Macbook that would not run the two programs I needed most in safari because of updates in the programs. I was able to upgrade to Sonoma following this tutorial step by step. Now to see if the programs will run. Thanks so much!
Thank you! This was a great tutorial. I was able to salvage my early 2013 iMac. Last year I upgraded the fusion drive to a SSD. Now that I have an updated OSX I hope to get many many years of use out of it.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
I followed your video on my 2010 27inch iMac and when I was done last night I was very impressed. Everything appeared to be working just fine. I felt the iMac was pretty warm, so I shut it down for the night. When I turned it on today, I very quickly get a full white screen, that lasts for about a minute, then goes to a black screen and absolutely nothing? I've let it sit here for quite a while, rebooted several times, but still nada? Any thoughts?
Performed this on a 2015 MacBook Pro. Working great so far. It took a little trial and error to get it there but it was successful. I am pretty tech savvy but not an expert by any means but I love to tinker with stuff. I had nothing to lose with a 10 year old laptop so it was worth a shot. Thank you for the video.
Nice presentation. One issue: when I got to the point of selecting the EFI Drive, I had to quickly grab a wired mouse and plug it in to select. The wireless keyboard and mouse were both inop. I guess I’ll know in a few minutes whether I have a Mac Sonoma or a brick. And... success, a 27" Mac with Sonoma 14.1. Now I can update those apps I couldn't update before.
A couple of days later I've just found it blacked out, hot, with the fan racing. I shut it down and was able to get back into it with Command R. But it won't run. The only option it offers is to reinstall OS X. I tried using my OpenCore stick to reload Sonoma, but it said that the HD was incompatible. So, I'm stuck. Right now, I'm trying to let it reload OS X and maybe then I can retry OpenCore + Sonoma. After that, I guess I'll have to give up on it. Apple wins. Just tried having it re-install OS X, but now can't get past agree to Terms and Conditions (Agree button greyed out). So, I re-tried running OpenCore to set up Sonoma again, but it still says the HD is incompatible. So, it's a brick, unless I can find another way around.
I'm not sure how but I finally got it running. Went back and started from scratch. Probably had made a mistake somewhere, but now it work as Sonoma. Now, when Sonoma flags that a new version is available, I can just click and update it as usual, and the update takes care of everything. After the update finishes, the OpenCore pops up a message offering to update itself too.
I'm glad I found this video. I hope it will work with my 2012 Mac Pro cheese grater as it would give it new life. This just shows that Apple could make their newer OS's work on older models if they wanted to instead of trying to force people to buy new computers.
There used to be a SIMPLE way to do this back int he day which was to start the machine you wish to upgrade in target mode and connect to a newer machine and run the installer to the main drive of the target machine ad then disconnect, reboot and viola! But then Apple got smart to that and then you had to simply remove the HD front he machine altogether and install a new system via the newer machine and then simply re-install the HD back int he older machine and that worked well for many years but then they added chipset checking software so it kicks out an error and never reboots which is why you have to now install the Core Legacy Patcher.
Thanks for the awesome video. Out of curiosity: What are the benefits of installing Sanoma on older macs/imacs? Do the system requirements mean that things run slowly on these older machines? (Or a majority of the new features don’t even run?) Due to the method of installing, does it then allow further updates through the Apple Store? Or is that all locked out & any further updates need to be done through OpenCore?
This will allow you to run the latest software that won't install once the installer file sees you're running an older system, and you can run current web browsers that eliminate online surfing errors and issues stemming from simply running an older browser that is no longer supported.
Thanks a bunch, Anson. I've just successfully updated my MacBook Pro Early 2015 from Big Sur to Monterey without any errors thanks this video. Soon I will update to Ventura or Sonoma.
Hello ! I also have the same macbook can you help me fixing my error ... While downloading sonoma software it shows hosting error something like that what should I do
What is your feeling or experience after a few days. I am currently typing on my MacBook Pro 2011 2.3Ghz, and I am running Debian 12 on it. I used to run unsupported macOS on a MacBook Pro 2012 15 inch (using stuff from dosdude), and performance was kind of painful. So I hesitate to put Sonoma on this MacBook Pro 2011.
Just installed on my late 2015 MacBook Pro (which I purchased new from Apple in 2017!). Awesome. Thanks for sharing this video. It’s very helpful. One question do apple updates happen now or does the deliberate obsolescence programing of apple corp still kick in. I have installed the open core to my mac as you suggested.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
I just did the upgrade and I’m stuck at the log in after installation. Computer keeps freezing and before I installed my computer had 789gb out of 1tb and now it’s just stuck what do I do I don’t wanna reset it but need a hand asap 💯🤦♂️
Great tutorial! Right to the point and very thorough! One question though - completing the process allows you to install Sonoma, what will happen when the computer requires a software update, for any future macOS?
Anson, thank you for this video. Your content is straight and to the point. There's another creator on here that has many tutorials on this patcher, but there's just too much going on in the video that it's intimidating. With this one video I was able to install Sonoma on my 2011 MBP 8,1 with i5 processor. It works like a charm (prior to installation I upgraded the RAM to 16gb and the hard drive to SSD).
Thanks a lot Anson, a really concise and detailed tutorial into the steps, you are the creators TH-cam needs. I have installed on an unsupported Mid 2013 Macbook air. The installation was smooth enough, I installed onto a second disk to prove this would work and it seems to have installed and working well. I will test to see if this is a significant burden on the processor and memory compared to the previous OS, at the time of writing I used opencore patcher 1.21. I have a couple question have you had any issues installing any of the apple OS updates at all, and will opencore on mky system need updating at some point?
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Thank you for a great tutorial, it is very clear and informative. I have a quick question, I am new to OpenCore. Does Installing this program reduce the software security at all? Also, does it prevent you from getting Apple updates when they are available? Thank you again.
@@blakearteman OpenCore's site (link in description above) states "Install updates the moment they come out, with native System Preferences support, just like a supported Mac." So...maybe you can update like normal....?
Search “How to install MacOS Ventura without a usb” it shows you how to do it. If you have any questions lmk bc I had to spend almost two hours coding and troubleshooting but I figured it out, But when you’re done installing the program you switch to this video and carry on as usual.
Yes you can do it, although there are many problems, especially with Sonoma. First thing is that it will run VERY VERY slow until post root patches. And the main problem is that after you download it, it deletes open core. So then you can’t even do the post install. But you would think that you could just reinstall it, WRONG! You won’t have ANY WiFi no matter what. So you can’t redownload it. Making it nearly impossible to use. I would recommend spending the extra $5 on a usb drive.
It worked perfectly! I had seen that a few people were having some glitches with Sonoma, so I just updated my 2014 MacBook Air to Ventura. If all goes well, I will move up to Sonoma in a few weeks. Thank you, thank you!
Took over 4 hours from start to finish on my iMac 2013, opened sonoma, worked for 20 minutes very slowly, and then glitched out. Green pixilated mess and a black line across the bar. Needless to say this is useless to run. It looks like it works, but not in practice. Don’t waste your time like I did.
@@fritsmolenaar05 how? I would think it makes less sense you don't have to go out and buy another. Sorry, I might need you to explain that one, I'm a bit slow sometimes
This is serving to humanity, enviornment, may be not apple but the rest. I have a laptop totally usable from 2008 i havent been able tonuse it due to unable to upgrade softwares such as safari, music software etc but it is capable i never understood the software limitation which serves only to apple’s interest. Apple is already expensive to invest so it should have a lifespan on the hardware not the software. Thanks to these guys now i will be able to utilise it.
@@Serchannel exactly! There's nothing wrong with your computer. I installed linux on mine before watching this, and now all my old apple stuff is usable. Wish i had seen this before, would probably kept mac on at least one or two
Seriously, thank you for this video. I was able to update my 2013 iMac to Monterey quickly and easily and I have had no problems. Thank you so much!!!!
Thanks a Ton Bro. U saved me 1000 euros . i am about to buy latest laptop . After many trails form internet i fed up and finallly treid ur option . wow simply amazing and works perfect. I have 2012 mid macbook air now It works with Sonoma. I subscribed ur Channel. And Greetings from Europe 😊😊😊
Thanks so much for this very helpful video. I managed to upgrade to a new SSD on my 2012 mbp and then installed sonoma as per the video instructions. I kept getting error report which was resolved after I deleted the hard drive contents from utilities. It worked beautifully after this and so pleased to be able to keep this mbp!
For those who don't see EFI boot option after installation ("Installing OpenCore to disk" step). Instead of EFI boot I saw some old options from Bootcamp. Bootcamp partition was deleted long time ago but boot option remained. In order to fix this I had to go to Application -> Utilities -> Bootcamp Assistant, download and install some windows image, and after that run Bootcamp Assistant again and remove newly installed partition (you must do it with Bootcamp Assistant to properly remove boot options). After those steps EFI boot option will show up. 27" iMac late 2015.
P.S. #3 - Well now. Continuing from my previous comments below today, I tried to recover my 2012 MBP machine after it had died following your instructions. Recover (Command / R) would not work. Luckily I found a video about how to recover a Bricked MBP --- using four keys together - Shift / Option / Command / R to load a new macOS. It WORKED! Now running Lion. So, I will probably try AGAIN following your instruction to see if I can be successful this time loading Sonoma. Here goes ---- May be getting a bricked MBP again. The joys of this process! 😐
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The issues got resolved in version 1.10. I installed it on my 2017 MacBook pro. It's awesome
I had issues creating the installer for it for my 2017 MacBook Pro and I had to use my late 2015 iMac to create the installer
@@juanestebanvalenciavera9696I've now installed it to my one. Runs pretty good just as it does on my late 2015 iMac
after normally install macOS Sonoma, is that can be update to latest version if it's got update ?
@@iandyzhu it already had macOS Sonoma 14.1 which was the latest version at the time I patched
IT WORKS!!! My MacBook Pro Mid 2010 has been on the sidelines for too long. Now I can actually enjoy being a more complete part of the Apple ecosystem without selling my soul for a new unit. Thank you very much.
what patcher did you use.
Yes please elaborate on how you got this to work
Does it run smoothly
Is it not slow to boot?
which version did you install?
This is what TH-cam is supposed to be all about. Outstanding tutorial Anson, thank you very much. I especially appreciated the part where you made special mention of the need to be patient while Sonoma installs and the MacBook reboots several times. That’s something that for me personally would have been very stressful to go through had I not watched your video before trying this for myself. Keep up the good work, you’ve earned yourself a new subscriber. 👏👏👏
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Thanks Chris, I'm glad it was helpful. I wanted to make sure people didn't get frustrated and hard reset in those moments. Although, when I went to update to 14.2, I had to boot to safe mode from a frozen loading screen.
Can i downgrade if I don’t like it ???
@JEFFQUICKLE9 Can you read?
absolutely fantastic! Thank you
One thing that he missed and I faced this issue is that:
You have to give full disk access to OpenCore Legacy Patcher and to Terminal.
You can do this by going to Systems Settings ---> Privacy & Security and then add Terminal and OpenCore Legacy Patcher to full disk access. It will require admin password.
Hope it helps someone. Please like this comment so that it pops up on top.
Did it work for you? Upgrading to sanoma on unsupported mac?
Thank you for the advice! When I tried to do the installation the first time, the installation volume did not appear, after doing it, and finally I was able to continue with the process.
@AlvaroMoreraVidal-tm8lj how did you give full access to terminal? Nothings showing up for me
I gave full access to terminal and openCore but still when I go to restart the diff disks don’t pop up, do I need to restart the whole process all over again ?
This saved me a lot of time…Thank you!
Your tutorials have been an absolute life saver. My 2013 iMac got a new lease of life because of you (especially) and many others who have put in hours to try, test and create tutorials. Thank you.
can i install the Os withotut losing my files sir?
I have the same question
@@Martinwhoo ....At 4:40 he explains that you can retain your files and not lose them..
@@Dropfrenzyy ......Yes you can.. I just installed it and 98% of my files/Apps are there.. Except for my Photoshop/ Illustrator suite and two other Apps it has a circle with a slash through it. It means I have to re-install those Apps I guess. Other than that everything is all there.
@@centaur70 thanks!
This is what guides are supposed to look like , my guy you did an amazing job explaining and going step by step set up on what to do and how to do it. Anson you’ve earned my sub !
Awesome to hear! Glad it worked out and thanks for the sub!
@@AnsonAlexander of course ! i do have one question though , how do i keep the sonoma update even when i turn my macbook off ? because i turned it off once and i had to install it back lol
@@Gloriedsodid you apply the post install patches? The video skipped that step
@@AnsonAlexander what do you mean by the patches?
@@AnsonAlexander hie bro. I want to tey this on my Macbook Air 2015 but it also has windows 11 installed, does this process affect the windows Partition?
I know many others have said this already, but seriously awesome tutorial. So easy to follow, not too fast, very detailed, very considerate of the viewer who is likely attempting this at home. I left the computer during one of the loading screens and told my family how well done this tutorial is. They weren’t as psyched as me but they obviously don’t get it.
Just blown away by this. Nice work man!
Honestly, top 5 tutorials I've seen in a while. Extremely helpful. Almost bought a new MacBook just for Xcode while having a 2011 Mac mini that will serve me just fine for iOS builds.
which macOS you are using now?
@@code.world12 I updated to the latest version when I made that comment. It was macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 if I'm not mistaken.
Was looking for such feedback. I was going to purchase new Macbook Air M3, but my xcode project is pretty lightweight and the only thing I needed was the last xcode version to support iOS 17. Great that I don't need to spend money on a new mac for now.
@@Kayzer606 which MacBook you have?
@@code.world12 2016 macbook pro core i7, the last model with lighting apple logo before they started producing touch bar models
Don’t do this when you tired. I installed Sequoia, it worked. I have an old 2013 MacBook and it works. This was a lifesaver.
i did this when i was tired... what do i do now? currently updated from mac OSX to Catalina, & haven’t touched it since.
I have the same laptop and it worked
what do you have for vram? I have a 2012 mid i5 Sequoia worked?
Was going to retire my 2014 MacBook 16 and look at other options so I could install Sonoma. Was willing to spend $1,000 for a used MacBook Pro 2019 but the battery cycles was nuts. I only got 71 cycles on my 2014. While playing with VMWare on my HP Envy, I stumbled across this TH-cam video and said, hey I've been around Macs since the early 2000's, how difficult could this be. Well three hours later, I'm working on Sonoma on a 2014 MacBook Pro 16. The video was a breeze to follow. No hidden "gotchas" along the way. THANKS, you saved me some money and was nice to get back into the IT chair again after retiring 8 years ago.
How long does it take your machine to load the OS? I'm thinking of doing a clean reinstall on my MBP 2015, probably sticking to Monterey, because currently my boot time is just gross. I wonder if installing from scratch could fix that.
Perfect! Followed along on my iMac and got my old 2012 MacBook Pro updated to Sonoma after increasing the RAM to 8GB and installing an SSD! Amazing, thanks so much!
does it work for imac 2012
you got any problem after. updating to Sonoma, any booting problems or wifi, Bluetooth, and others peripherals are working good?
@@code.world12 - Hey :) No Problems that I've noticed... I'm just using the laptop purely for my DJ software so not for anything else.
Hi there, may I confirm if we need to format the hard disk? I got MacBook Pro 2012 running Mac OS Catalina right now.
@@tatayakie Format would be better so it's fresh install
As a lifetime windows user who ironically found a Mac completely ridiculous to use for the first hour you made it super easy, barely an inconvenience! My second hour of use is a dream!
That's fantastic to hear! It's great that you're getting more comfortable with your Mac. Enjoy the experience, and thanks for sharing your feedback!
As already stated in the many comments: what a great video! I just turned my iMac 21.5" mid 2010 (version 11,2) into a macOS Sonoma version 14.5. I used the the 1.5.0 version which is very easy to use. Select your model and run the create installer !
How faster or slower does it perform compared to the last supported OS? TIA
Start up slightly slower , no really noticeable difference on IMac from 2012
This is so encouraging for those of us who have older mac’s who would like to get more life out of our devices! I look forward to updating my 2011 Mac Mini after watching this tutorial. Well done. Keep up the great work.
Last weekend I updated my 2011 Mac Mini 5,1 (2.3 GHz Dual-Core i5 with 8GB) from High Sierra to Monterey. I encountered an error when upgrading ("Storage/File System Verify or Repair Failed") but no problems with a clean install. It's working great!
That's awesome! Hopefully it will bring a lot more relevancy back to that Mac!
@@AnsonAlexanderdude, this is amazing. It’s exactly what I needed and what many channels promise but cannot deliver.
Did it work?
its encouraging? to know that apple will continually screw its own users.... for $$$ ya real encouraging
Best tutoral Ive seen. I have seen some videos on this open core sonoma installation but didnät understand anything. Im just an old dude that know nothing about computers. I followed you step by step and viola! It's alive. Sonoma on a 2015 macbook pro. My first mac.
Good job ❤
That's great to hear! I'm glad it was helpful and you've got it up and running!
Please don't mismatch viola with voilà :) There's a big difference.
This was the smoothest, easiest, and most concise tutorial! Followed all the steps, and now my 27' iMac (2013) is back in business with the latest OS.
Chuckeynorris, what OS did you have on your 27' beforehand?? I have the 2013 27' w/Catalina 10.15.7 currently. And did you notice any glitches in video/Logic Pro, etc, after upgrading??
@ESP77769 I had the same Catalina 10.15.7. But, I've since recently regretted the upgrade. I posted a comment on his most recent video re installing Sonoma. I now find that my system randomly keeps freezing even when I'm not using it. I have to hold the power button to shut down/restart. I'm seeking to revert my system back to my unsupported Catalina.
@@Chuckeynorris I was wondering about that. I just went back to Catalina from Ventura, same issues, I used Wondershare Recoverit to get it back. My other iMac 21' has the OpenCore w/Monterey. They say if you do each Catalina-Big Sur-to Monterey- in Open Core successions, it works better for older systems, instead of the jump from Catalina right to another OS version. Catalina works just fine, just the unsupported apps nowadays. Maybe the new OpenCore 0.6.0 patcher works better. I bet a lot of people discovered this the hard way, as we did!! The Monterey OpenCore patch has been ok so far on my other 2013 iMac.
Thank you for the fast reply, I was just about to patch my 27' to Sonoma, whew!! 🙂
@ESP77769 Thank you for this detail, I'll try this sequence first, then see if I have any luck. What's interesting is that I've had my system running with my DAW and no freeze issue since my reply... The moment it freezes, I'll try your recommendation with the upgrade sequence.
Excellent! The most concise, yet thorough tutorial I have ever seen. Thank you so much for your help!
EXCELLENT TUTORIAL!! Followed the procedure to the letter. Successfully installed MacOS Sonoma 14.1 to my 2014 MacBook Pro Intel Core i7 that was tapped out at MacOS Big Sur.
It was a bit tricky to get the OpenCore Legacy Patcher installed to the internal drive to eliminate the necessity for the USB drive to boot. If you don't get the pop-up window at conclusion of MacOS Sonoma install as shown in the tutorial simply run the Patcher again and select the internal drive for Patcher installation. Patcher will rebuild on the internal drive. Reboot the machine while holding down Option key and select the INTERNAL EFI drive for the reboot drive. Once reboot from the internal EFI drive is complete shut down the machine and restart - holding the Option NOT NECESSARY at restart. Machine will restart into MacOS Sonoma on the internal EFI drive and launch MacOS Sonoma normally. Enjoy!!
hey! I have a mid 2014 15” macbook pro 256GB, 16GB RAM. Do you think is safe for me to install Sonoma? or should I go for Ventura instead?
I really want to upgrade it from Big Sur but i’m a bit scared my Macbook pro will start behaving weird and slow.
Would Appreciate some advice
@@gonzalomcamposI have a MB air 2015 and it’s running smooth on my MacBook.
Thats great! Thanks for sharing. Im a bit reticent about it tho. Ive seen some comments saying how the process broke their machines and im scared hahaha@@jaestreets751
@@gonzalomcampos I have the same one as you, but with 512Gb and 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor. I've upgraded to sonoma yesterday from big sur, it is ok. My only problem is that I need to reboot with usb key inserted, otherwise it doesn't work. Can't apply the opencore patcher so to can boot without usb storage.
@@patroooo Did you manage to solve it?
Hi, a lot of people have already said this but to add my comment I would just like to say thank you so much for this video mate! I have a 2014 iMac which has OS Big Sur and I was not able to see my Sony photo files. I thought I was going to have to buy a new Mac but by following this I was able to update to macOS Sonoma and I can now see all the files.
Thank you so much mate it’s videos like this and people like you who are what TH-cam is. 🙏
It worked perfectly on my IMac 21.5 2017. I chose to keep everything intact. No issues. About 30 min. to complete.
Thanks!
How was software compatibility? Everything work as you would expect?
I need help I have a 2017 imac
I have a trackpad, mouse and keyboard with my 2018 iMac with High Sierra on it. Should I go ahead and upgrade it to Sonoma? Have you been facing any issues since you installed it? Thanks!
Did your ms office work?
still no issues?
A very nice video and a clear explanation indeed but I thought it would be useful for readers to share my experience. I have a 15-inch 2015 Macbook Pro (Which I bought in 2018 through Apple when this model was about to be discontinued). I did exactly what you said in this video. I did install Sonoma perfectly, but with some side effects, I am not willing to compromise on. Netflix and Prime Video don't work on Safari anymore. However, they work fine on Microsoft Edge. Firefox is also very choppy, and some of its plugins, such as video downloader, don't work anymore. The system is a core-i7 quadcore with 16GB RAM, and yet fans turn on repeatedly. The battery drains very quickly, and the entire system is laggy. I'll restore my old system from time machine. I don't recommend Sonoma or any newer system on older Macs. There is no need to compromise a perfectly stable system just because it has an older OS.
This is exactly what I needed to see, namely that installing MacOS versions not made for the machine might work, but there's a cost that a lot of people might not be willing to pay.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
This is exactly the info I was looking for. I'm running Big Sur 11.7.10. Did you end up going with Ventura? If yes, what are your thoughts?
@@sydsalmon479 just one more question. Can I run cmd + R to reinstall macos Sonoma if my mac boots from OpenCore Legacy Patcher to update macos Sonoma without loosing data?
@@gerardllosa261 As always, back up critical data before running major operations. To directly address your question, *YES* running Command (⌘)-R will launch the built-in macOS Recovery system AND restore your data. The same applies if you use Option-Command-R or Shift-Option-Command-R to start up from macOS Recovery over the Internet. As long as you do not do a *clean install* or erase your hard disk, your data is preserved.
GREAT step by step breakdown! Literally everything you said would happen, happened. I slightly panicked with the reboots but thanks to this video my mid 2015 is running on Sanoma.
What did happen in my case is that when I turned it off and on again I got the prohibited sign for like 10 seconds. Then it booted to my login screen. A NVRAM reset solved that issue. Now when I boot I see the Macintosh HD image for just 3 seconds before it boots to my login screen and the fans will blow for like 6 seconds when logged in. But I'll take that as a "trade off"! So happy with this.
I've just been giving my Macbook Pro Early 2013 the acid test after installing Sonoma with the fantastic help from your tutorial and all I can say is I'm astounded!
I'm a video editor so FCPX is what I use constantly, so I hammered it with all of the hardest plugins, effects, 3D titles on a 4K HEVC h.265 project rendering to an external hard drive. This is also whilst I had 4 heavy websites open including TH-cam and I was playing videos in 4K whilst FCPX was rendering. FCPX did crash once early on, but that was after I bombarded the project with so many heavy effects that I wasn't surprised! (not my usual workflow!) But the system remained solid.
I can now also play native 4K raw HEVC h.265 video footage directly in Finder without jittering or dropped frames (something that I could not do in Catalina)
So, I just wanted to say, thank you so much for your tutorial, it works a treat! Robin
Hi, i also have a 2013 early macbook pro but i have been hesitant to do it.
what do you reckon?
and how has your experience been?
@@YusKiem I'd definitely give it a try. Mine's been fine since the update, not running too hot, no excessive fans and just as fast as it was with Catalina.
@@pegasusproducciones610315 inch or 13 inch?
Hey, may I know of you erase your hard disk or not?
Thank you worked great on my 2013 MBP and late-2015 iMac Retina 27”. Only advice I would add is for users with Bluetooth keyboard/trackpad is to ensure there are cables around to connect the keyboard to the Mac physically.
Hi man! Thank you for advice.
Does your iMac now working faster or no difference? Is it worth it?
After a few days use in hindsight I would not have done the upgrade to the computer I use in my work environment. I thought I had backed up everything without understanding that Time Machine does not back up hidden folders, including Application Support and the user Library, and that's where many apps store critical data, including 30 years of Quicken data files. Yes it's nice having a bright new fast computer, but I'm spending days figuring out how to reinstall applications critical to my business. All my fault of course, but in hindsight I should not have done the upgrade at this time. Otherwise, the iMac is super fast and since I already upgraded to 64MB of memory and a 2 TB SSD, soon to receive a Thunderbolt 2 to USB-C hub, I'm pretty confident the computer will continue to perform for several more years. Unclear what will happen when Apple releases an update to the OS. Hope that helps; good luck. @@SergeiJuganson
Helpful comment thanks.
My Macbook early 2015 is back to life. Just upgraded to 1tb ssd and installed Sequoia with this method and worked. Took a couple of reboots to work but the overall process was 1 hour. You are AMAZING!!!! Thank you :)
Bro, you sure a genius. You have no clue how much you are saving life and so much money for ppl like myself around the globe. Long story short. I have a 2013 MacBook Pro and it was very slow. Honestly I told my wife that I am going to throw it in the river. Thank goodness I came across this video, your video on TH-cam AKA universal university. I followed the exact same steps according to your video and now my Mac works well. Feels new and working faster. Hope we continue to have few more like you in this world. You are making this earth a better place to reside. Thank you bunch 🙏🏿.
Thats great to hear! Thanks so much for the kind words and have fun with the new update!
Why would u install sonama in your 2013 mac it will make it slower
@@rishabhrastogi4602Because modern day internet browsers are unsupported on my super old MacBook Pro 2010 that is running Mavericks OSX lmao.
I just want to browse the web on it not play Tetris and engage with quantum mechanics. All I want is to get such a simple browser to work. Even safari is Jank on it
IMPORTANT! Follow this video exactly ONLY if you want to install OpenCore to the machine you are making the installer on. The patcher needs to be set for the mac you intend to use OpenCore on (as the OpenCore website warns you about). If you are building the install disc for a different machine, you will not be able to use it with the other machine unless you select the correct build in the OpenCore settings as you will end up with either a host model installer, or with an installer set for the wrong mac model.
This comment should be pinned! That's really relevant.
I was wondering why the install was hanging at final reboot!
how do I fix this?
You’re a genius! Thanks!!!
@@taefranklin5943click on settings in open core. A new window will pop up. At the top of this window, click on host model and you’ll see all the other models. Select your model and run this process again which is shown in the video.
Thank you for this incredible tutorial! Installing Sonoma on my mid-2012 Macbook Pro has brought a sense of modernity that I am enjoying very much!
It actually worked? Im currently on Catalina mid-2012 10.15
@@henryfrostiii4873 Yup it works, just follow the tutorial and you should be good to go
I'm going do it to my macbook pro mid 2012, I'm happy that it worked, hopefully will work on mine too
is it working fine? please confirm if it is working slow
@@learnwithjs34 not been able to do it.. Not sure yet
I’d opened the TH-cam in search of Upgrading to Sonomo as my 2014 MacBook Pro stopped updates until Bigsur version. Because of this, I couldn’t able use my Logitech wave keyboard, which I bought recently. In here, I got this video guide and trusted it as it’s demonstrated thoroughly with all the windows popping up during the installation.
I loved the way it is presented with such minuscule details included. It worked exactly like Anson has provided the walkthrough. I am able to install Sonoma on my 2014 MacBook Pro. Great Job Anson!
Does your MacBook lag now since the software is too new for it?
Im always scared to update since I updated my iPad mini and its lagging now.
I have a 2016 Pro
@@CataddyI’d like to find that out also. Would be nice to know the specs of his MacBook as well
One huge omission in an otherwise phenomenal video is @9:19....you must hold down OPTION again after rebooting and select the EFI option. For some reason, that is glossed over here. Thanks again.
For me (macbook air 2015) I had to press option and select EFI manually every reboot. Patcher 1.5.0 Sonoma 14.5.
@@Love-bl6ux hold control while double clicking or pressing enter on the option in the boot menu
Thank you! It worked well with my 2015 MacBook Air 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD. My computer definitely took longer to set up than yours as it isn't quite as powerful but it still worked out well. This is one of the most straightforward tutorials I have seen in a while. Thank you so much :)
I'm just updating my MacBook air 2015 and it did take a loooong time. How's yours running now? Is it much slower or about the same ?
Yeah I wrote this comment right after updating it but a couple months later it’s running fairly slower than before updating
@@tripothy bummer. Thanks for letting me know!
Just followed these instructions on a late 2013 MBP i5 with 8/256 GB. Works well. Two notes: a 15 GB USB was too small. I had a 16 with over 15 GB of space after formatting and all, and it was too small. Second, there is a step on setting up Sonoma where the installer wants to look to import backups from Mac/TimeMachine or Windows--this step gets stuck; however, there is a selection to skip this squirreled away in the bottom left of the screen, so select that.
Great tip, thanks for sharing and glad its working out for you!
OMG Thank you so much!!!! - not now - save me!
Does i need to have a backup separately in time machine or it takes the data directly from the older version?
Great video tutorial thanks. Saving me ££$$ on a perfectly fine old mid 2010 iMac, upgraded to Sonoma. Took like 1hr 40mins but worth it. Now is running faster than it has in a long time too! Thanks again.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
@@gerardllosa261I would think so but I’ve not had to try it. Sorry I couldn’t be more help.
@@ScottMackey but my question is if I look forward to reinstalling macos Sonoma without loosing data on OpenCore Legacy Patcher what will you recommend me to do? Which option should I choose? I've got OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB pendrive!
@@ScottMackey just one more question. Can I run cmd + R to reinstall macos Sonoma if my mac boots from OpenCore Legacy Patcher to update macos Sonoma without loosing data?
seriously, one of the best guides on any topic. No bullshit or beating around the bush -- straight to the point and that is it.
Very nice video. I had spent 3 hours last night, to have my 2014 MAC upgraded with Sonoma. I have followed exactly the instructions in the video, and it works for me. Thanks !
Great to hear, glad to help!
İf you got error message at loading don't give up, I installed without any problem at my second attempt. Anson, you are kinda frickin hilarious creature. Just wonderful 👍
Haha thanks, I think. :) Booting to safe mode also helps if you get stuck at a loading screen during the 14.2 update.
I have the same issue and it doesn’t go away whatsoever. My 10th attempt. I don’t know why it won’t download. It’s taking off disk space now because of the amount of time I tried downloading.
@@corny-horse277did you resolve? I am having the same issues
@@JakeDraycott-z7i No, I didn’t. I tried repairing my drive. I thought it was a Fusion Drive so I reset it. It restarted my whole iMac. I tried to go get it fixed but they only managed to update it to Siera. I used to have Catalina. So I’m still stuck with an unsupported Mac.
Dear Alexander, Hello, I managed to upgrade my iMac with the help and instructions from your video about unsupported Macs and thank you very much for this important help, my device now provides much higher quality service. I wish you success wherever you are.
Thought this would be a scam, once again I listened this time and did not skip. And it actually worked Your such a GOAT for that! Im gonna subscribe.
Haha, that’s awesome to hear. Glad it worked and thanks for the sub!
@@AnsonAlexanderbricked my MacBook thanks a lot
I bought a fairly used iMAC 2013 for my video editing jobs and this tutorial excellently transformed my old OS into a whole new one. Works!!!
I tried a few times though because the installer keeps timing out, but I restarted my computer and booom! Thanks man. You are doing well.
Which one Sonoma 14.7.1 or sonoma 14.1 ?
Thank you for doing all the steps, even explaining at some points where it seemed to stall, those are the things that are also important that most people leave out!
Worked like a dream on my 27” late 2013 iMac I thought was destined for the bin as I was unable to update Adobe software to the latest versions. All now updated and very happy. Thank you.
How did you do that? I have 2013 as well but my is yosemite version. It sayd i need high sierra
Do you have the i5 or i7 chip? I have a late 2013 27" i5 and am thinking about doing the upgrade as well.
So glad you’re saying this and I’ll update my iMac 21.5 later 2013, but I think I should go to the latest I had in there, which was Catalina? I hope it works. I’m also replacing hadrive to a SSD because HHD original went faulty. Don’t know how to recover the data but we used to work in the iCloud since we made a good backup. I hope I don’t have issues with the fan. I’m relieved to have the option to save it rather than scrapping it😊 we love our babes too much😂
Living proof that not all heroes wear capes. I cannot thank you enough for taking the time to post this video. I've been pulling my hair out with two 2012 27" iMacs that have been used daily since purchase and capped out and could no longer be updated. I've been running several OS versions behind for quite some time. I have tried everything I could find to utilize the iMacs or at the minimum, the fantastic screens (alas, no Target Display Mode). Duet Display and other "alternatives" to push a display from my MacBook Pro to the iMacs was lacking. Too much lag and jitter to be functional. This worked like a charm. Now, I'm enjoying macOS Sonoma 14.1 on my 2012 iMac 27" and it's fantastic! I can use it as a standalone iMac or extended display from my MacBook Pro using Screen Mirroring. 5 Stars and 2 Thumbs UP!
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
@@gerardllosa261 It's actually better to do it with an Ethernet cable than it is WiFi, so yes.
@@vincentpolisi but if I use a ethernet cable will I be able to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 from Apple servers?
@@gerardllosa261Ethernet cable is better than Wifi because it's a direct uninterrupted connection. As long as the Ethernet cable is connected to the Internet, you shouldn't have any issues. That's what I did when it was having issues installing via Wifi.
thanks. but on macos Recovery when I choose option 2 reinstall maos Sonoma no wifi connection is available! I'd like to be sure that if I use ethernet cable I will be able to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers when I boot my iMac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive. I'd like to avoid black screen!😬@@vincentpolisi
Thank You!! I upgraded our two MacBook Pro 2014s. So easy! No problems at all. Just followed your instructions to the letter. It's like getting new Macs!
That’s absolutely amazing and useful.
Upgrading didn’t work (kept getting an error), but erasing and installing fresh worked perfectly.
Using Sonoma on my 13” Macbook Pro Touchbar!
Awesome to hear hear and, yeah, that's one of the reasons I try to go for a clean install right from the get go.
Thank you so much, Im learning docker at the minute and and I cant afford a new machine right now, Your video has saved me from getting a loan to buy a new machine, I can finally play with Docker and Containers and not have to spend £££ on a new machine. Thanks from a small council estate in East midlands UK
Did this about 3 weeks ago (October 2024) on an Early 2015 MacBook Pro that was stuck in macOS Monterrey. Updated it to Sequoia. Runs great! The process was very easy and everything worked just fine. I did what a previous comment said and granted full disk access to Terminal and to OpenCore Patcher just to be sure, and the installation went smoothly! And of course installed the root patches to disk after completing the installation.
The only quirk I'm living with now is that if I use the Bluetooth microphone on my Sony headphones, my audio is choppy. I have to select "Built in microphone". But I can still use the headphones for sound output. And the built in mic works great anyway, so this is a minuscule trade-off for being able to run the latest version of macOS on unsupported hardware.
Just did this on my mid 2014 MacBook Pro retina max specs. The computer turned off during the loading I had to manually turn it back on to finish the install. Your guide was perfect and I got thorough it
Awesome, glad to hear it worked out!
Do yours works smoothly? I am afraid it will break down my laptop
Something you might add: There are two levels of patches that must be installed: The EFI boot patches, to allow the system to boot, and the drivers for hardware that aren't supported in the new system, the "post install" patches. If you install just the EFI patches, the system will boot, but will be VERY slow if the graphics card drivers aren't installed.
How do you do this
@@echonomad94 In the app, the "Build and Install Open Core" installs the EFI boot patches, which allows the machine to boot the OS without it rejecting the machine.
The "Post Install Root Patches" installs the drivers which are needed for the machine you're running on, such as the graphics.
@@Currawong thanks!
Those should all be installed with the last reboot of the main install. If you go to the Root Patches window, it will most likely say, "All applicable patches already installed"
Is this mandatory?
Macbook Air mid 2012. Now a fully fleddged laptop again, on Sonoma 14.5. It's not just a quirky typewriter. Thank you so very much. Now to get the old 27" Imac thats in the shed working again. Totally happy!
How’s the machine performing? Got my hands on an early 2015 MBA recently.
@@mayowao The macbook air has been working like a dream. No issues at all. The Imac is slower to start up, but when running is great. The patchers are updated automatically, ( manual agreement) and load with no issues. Honestly saved two older machines. So far all the hardware has run fine, like the wirless-no issues. Hope that helps. also, the website has the compatability for various macs so you should check it out too. For me its been great.
@@WhiteCanary-b8p thanks a lot for the feedback. Its very appreciated. Got Ventura running on mine with no issues just to be safe cos I was worried Sonoma might cause notable lag or stress the CPU/board.
Your tutorial was very helpful. I was not able to update my 2013 macbook pro but I followed your tutorial and now I have the latest operating system on my computer. Thank you very much.
You might want to try the Pro again I had it updated from the Catalina 10 to the Sonoma 14.3.1 was working fine until Apple wanted to update to 14.4 that's when I learned the owner had no apple account. Now I need to find my way back to the OpenCore Patchier. As for now, I'm operating with MacBook Pro - Linux Mint
Yoooo it worked on my mid 2010 IMac you dropped this 👑
yo bro pls help me i have the same imac bet theres like a ton of issues bro
Thanks for showing us the in between system boots during the install. I wouldn’t have known what to do or if I had to select a boot drive. This was a very clear video. Thank you so much
This is insane! I just upgraded a 2015 MBPR to Sonoma by following the instructions to a T. I was about to sell this computer, but now I’ll just keep it and continue using it! Thank you so much, thumbs up!
How’s the performance after the upgrade?
@@faizelnoorgat7141it’s pretty good actually. It still handles heavy tasks, like recording music, ok. I still have yet to do something much heavier, but it’s been great this far. I still need to try editing video as well. The install was pretty easy too, and this isn’t my forte. Hopefully that wasn’t too much info!
@@faizelnoorgat7141 don’t do it, I just updated my new Mac and it broke my computer. Crashes every app. Fl studio won’t even open.
@@faizelnoorgat7141 dont do it, I just installed on a newer Mac and it broke it. All apps crash, can’t even open fl studio
@@faizelnoorgat7141 don’t do it, just updated a newer Mac and it broke it. Every app crashes and I can’t even open fl studio
YES IT WORKED FOR ME!
Early 2015 MacBook Pro with Yosemite 10.10, initially upgraded to Monterey 12 which is the official maximum for my Mac. However, wanted to install Apple’s Pages and Numbers apps but I needed 13 (Ventura) minimum.
Found this video and with a lot time spent (3 hours or so, needs lots of patience!) and it worked!
Thanks so much Anson!
How when every time I try says not enough memory
This worked flawlessly on my 2011 Mackbook Pro with an SSD and 16GM RAM. However, the system is laggy at best and the fan kicks off even when no apps are loaded and the system is idle. Just throwing it out there for folks with the same hardware. Your milage may vary however. Best of luck. Thank you Anson for this great content!
Try ventura.... I have the same issue in sonoma but not in ventura....
Awesome! 👍 thank you for being considerate and showing the whole process.
You're welcome, I'm glad it helped. I definitely wanted to show people what I went through during the restarts because it can be a bit scary.
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Thanks for the concise and detailed instructions. Brought my 27" iMac (late 2012) back to life. Keep up the good work for us. Saludos!
Hey my Mac is now way louder than before. Did you notice the same
wow, now i want to try it
It took me a while (MacBook Pro mid 2012), had to do it a few times but finally it worked. Perfectly fine with my MacBook Pro. I do have 12GB ram, intel i5; and 2 TB SSD storage. No difference with my wife M2 excepting the quality in the screen! Highly recommended!!!
thanks for the tutorial anson, it took some trial and errors but in the end we got there and our 2011 mac was running sonoma it was phenominal!
Awesome, glad to hear it!
Thanks for the this. Always make a Time Machine backup before attempting this. I’d really consider this if your Mac is stuck on Catalina and can’t even browse websites anymore. I’m sticking with Big Sur on my 2013 Air. It got a solid 7 years of macOS versions and still gets security updates. It runs pretty good for a 10 year old machine with just 4gb RAM. I just got a 2021 MBP 14” and the last 2 macOS versions weren’t too much different.
I bought a refurbished 2017 Monterey Macbook that would not run the two programs I needed most in safari because of updates in the programs. I was able to upgrade to Sonoma following this tutorial step by step. Now to see if the programs will run. Thanks so much!
Thank you! This was a great tutorial. I was able to salvage my early 2013 iMac. Last year I upgraded the fusion drive to a SSD. Now that I have an updated OSX I hope to get many many years of use out of it.
Was everything exactly likr in the video or did something go wrong?
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
I followed your video on my 2010 27inch iMac and when I was done last night I was very impressed. Everything appeared to be working just fine. I felt the iMac was pretty warm, so I shut it down for the night. When I turned it on today, I very quickly get a full white screen, that lasts for about a minute, then goes to a black screen and absolutely nothing? I've let it sit here for quite a while, rebooted several times, but still nada? Any thoughts?
Performed this on a 2015 MacBook Pro. Working great so far. It took a little trial and error to get it there but it was successful. I am pretty tech savvy but not an expert by any means but I love to tinker with stuff. I had nothing to lose with a 10 year old laptop so it was worth a shot. Thank you for the video.
Nice presentation. One issue: when I got to the point of selecting the EFI Drive, I had to quickly grab a wired mouse and plug it in to select. The wireless keyboard and mouse were both inop. I guess I’ll know in a few minutes whether I have a Mac Sonoma or a brick. And... success, a 27" Mac with Sonoma 14.1. Now I can update those apps I couldn't update before.
Yes same here, but it's not the first time my 27 iMac 2017 needs a wired mouse and keyboard. But alls good>
A couple of days later I've just found it blacked out, hot, with the fan racing. I shut it down and was able to get back into it with Command R. But it won't run. The only option it offers is to reinstall OS X. I tried using my OpenCore stick to reload Sonoma, but it said that the HD was incompatible. So, I'm stuck. Right now, I'm trying to let it reload OS X and maybe then I can retry OpenCore + Sonoma. After that, I guess I'll have to give up on it. Apple wins.
Just tried having it re-install OS X, but now can't get past agree to Terms and Conditions (Agree button greyed out). So, I re-tried running OpenCore to set up Sonoma again, but it still says the HD is incompatible. So, it's a brick, unless I can find another way around.
@@roberthenry6732this OS sonó a dont work with Hdd drivers?
I'm not sure how but I finally got it running. Went back and started from scratch. Probably had made a mistake somewhere, but now it work as Sonoma. Now, when Sonoma flags that a new version is available, I can just click and update it as usual, and the update takes care of everything. After the update finishes, the OpenCore pops up a message offering to update itself too.
FIRST VIDEO THAT SHOWS STEP BY STEP AND MY MAC DOES THE SAME THING ON THE VIDEO. THANKS!!!!
Woop woop, enjoy Sonoma!
Thanks!
You’re welcome and thanks for the coffee!
I'm glad I found this video. I hope it will work with my 2012 Mac Pro cheese grater as it would give it new life. This just shows that Apple could make their newer OS's work on older models if they wanted to instead of trying to force people to buy new computers.
There used to be a SIMPLE way to do this back int he day which was to start the machine you wish to upgrade in target mode and connect to a newer machine and run the installer to the main drive of the target machine ad then disconnect, reboot and viola! But then Apple got smart to that and then you had to simply remove the HD front he machine altogether and install a new system via the newer machine and then simply re-install the HD back int he older machine and that worked well for many years but then they added chipset checking software so it kicks out an error and never reboots which is why you have to now install the Core Legacy Patcher.
Excellent tutorial! Thank you for showing all the restarts and for explaining everything so clearly
You're welcome, I'm glad it as helpful. Didn't want people dipping out to early during all of those restarts...
Thanks for the awesome video.
Out of curiosity:
What are the benefits of installing Sanoma on older macs/imacs?
Do the system requirements mean that things run slowly on these older machines? (Or a majority of the new features don’t even run?)
Due to the method of installing, does it then allow further updates through the Apple Store? Or is that all locked out & any further updates need to be done through OpenCore?
This will allow you to run the latest software that won't install once the installer file sees you're running an older system, and you can run current web browsers that eliminate online surfing errors and issues stemming from simply running an older browser that is no longer supported.
I have the same late 2013 MacBook Pro. Did you notice whether the laptop runs any slower with Sonoma? How much RAM do you have? Thanks.
It’s in the video, watch the system screen: 16GB
Thanks a bunch, Anson. I've just successfully updated my MacBook Pro Early 2015 from Big Sur to Monterey without any errors thanks this video. Soon I will update to Ventura or Sonoma.
Hello ! I also have the same macbook can you help me fixing my error ... While downloading sonoma software it shows hosting error something like that what should I do
I just finished upgrading my MacBook Pro 2011 😂 and everything worked. I took longer because my MacBook Pro is much older. Thank you.
What is your feeling or experience after a few days. I am currently typing on my MacBook Pro 2011 2.3Ghz, and I am running Debian 12 on it.
I used to run unsupported macOS on a MacBook Pro 2012 15 inch (using stuff from dosdude), and performance was kind of painful. So I hesitate to put Sonoma on this MacBook Pro 2011.
It it running same speed as before upgrade or slower?
How much time to instalo?
Just installed on my late 2015 MacBook Pro (which I purchased new from Apple in 2017!). Awesome. Thanks for sharing this video. It’s very helpful.
One question do apple updates happen now or does the deliberate obsolescence programing of apple corp still kick in. I have installed the open core to my mac as you suggested.
I am wondering the same about future updates. Please share if you find out
Great video! Successfully installed Sonoma with the latest Opencore version. Works great. Very excited.
After all trouble problems solved, I installed Sonoma on 2011 old Mac book pro ! Thanks for sharing😊
Thanks a mil for this Anson!! Very clear and easy to follow. Worked like a charm 😀
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
I just did the upgrade and I’m stuck at the log in after installation. Computer keeps freezing and before I installed my computer had 789gb out of 1tb and now it’s just stuck what do I do I don’t wanna reset it but need a hand asap 💯🤦♂️
Great tutorial! Right to the point and very thorough! One question though - completing the process allows you to install Sonoma, what will happen when the computer requires a software update, for any future macOS?
I am also very interested in this question, please help!
Anyone found the answer of this question?
Thanks a LOT for this video!! Clear and easy to follow.👍
You're welcome, I'm glad it was helpful!
Anson, thank you for this video. Your content is straight and to the point. There's another creator on here that has many tutorials on this patcher, but there's just too much going on in the video that it's intimidating. With this one video I was able to install Sonoma on my 2011 MBP 8,1 with i5 processor. It works like a charm (prior to installation I upgraded the RAM to 16gb and the hard drive to SSD).
Thanks a lot Anson, a really concise and detailed tutorial into the steps, you are the creators TH-cam needs. I have installed on an unsupported Mid 2013 Macbook air. The installation was smooth enough, I installed onto a second disk to prove this would work and it seems to have installed and working well. I will test to see if this is a significant burden on the processor and memory compared to the previous OS, at the time of writing I used opencore patcher 1.21. I have a couple question have you had any issues installing any of the apple OS updates at all, and will opencore on mky system need updating at some point?
just one question. is it possible to reinstall macos Sonoma option 2 on macos Recovery using ethernet cable as I don't have wifi connection to download macos Sonoma from Apple servers due to the fact that I've booted my mac from OpenCore Legacy Patcher USB drive as I was getting black screen! Please need help! Please reply at the soonest!
Thank you for a great tutorial, it is very clear and informative.
I have a quick question, I am new to OpenCore. Does Installing this program reduce the software security at all? Also, does it prevent you from getting Apple updates when they are available?
Thank you again.
The updates question was my exact question as well.
I am also curious about future apple updates and how that works. Please share if you find out
It appears you have to run the patcher again for ANY updates as you can’t update in the normal way
@@blakearteman OpenCore's site (link in description above) states "Install updates the moment they come out, with native System Preferences support, just like a supported Mac." So...maybe you can update like normal....?
I've just loaded up Ventura on my old Mid-2010 iMac 21.5"....it's incredible, and faster than High Sierra. Many MANY thanks dude!!
Share your experience please... how its going ????
It says no disks found 😢
I found a work around
Search “How to install MacOS Ventura without a usb” it shows you how to do it. If you have any questions lmk bc I had to spend almost two hours coding and troubleshooting but I figured it out, But when you’re done installing the program you switch to this video and carry on as usual.
You need a USB there is a way around it it's a bit more complicated but it does work if you have a USB make sure you have at least 32GB
You gained a sub thank you ❤ and a like!!
Awesome to hear, glad it helped!
Thanks
You’re welcome! Thanks for the coffee!
Will this make my macos slow?
It made mine EXTREMELY slow. I have a late 2013 imac 27”. 3.2Ghz quad core, 12Gb Ram. Now im going to try mac os 12 and see how it goes
What if u don't have a memory stick can u just put it on the drive
Yes
I wouldn't try...
Even Better……..
Yes you can do it, although there are many problems, especially with Sonoma. First thing is that it will run VERY VERY slow until post root patches. And the main problem is that after you download it, it deletes open core. So then you can’t even do the post install. But you would think that you could just reinstall it, WRONG! You won’t have ANY WiFi no matter what. So you can’t redownload it. Making it nearly impossible to use. I would recommend spending the extra $5 on a usb drive.
I used had drive and everything is working perfectly fine nothing Wi-Fi no problems not lagging at all
It worked perfectly! I had seen that a few people were having some glitches with Sonoma, so I just updated my 2014 MacBook Air to Ventura. If all goes well, I will move up to Sonoma in a few weeks. Thank you, thank you!
"Up next: How to fix battery very hot after update on unsupported Mac"
Same prob with my macbook too…
Mine is just naturally hot no matter what💀
Change your thermal paste yet?
I think it’s the battery you need to purchase a lithium battery for your 2012
Ur assuming i still have a battery
Took over 4 hours from start to finish on my iMac 2013, opened sonoma, worked for 20 minutes very slowly, and then glitched out. Green pixilated mess and a black line across the bar. Needless to say this is useless to run. It looks like it works, but not in practice. Don’t waste your time like I did.
Curious on what mistake you made during installation. It works perfect on my 2013.
Works perfect on mine
@@iye3197 I'm doing mine rn I'ma tell u if it works I'm excited 😁
I haven’t had any issues except when it’s time to update the app
Took about 2 hours for me in my iMac late 2013. Runs wayyyy better than Catalina did. Also got Windows 11 on it that runs flawlessly.
Best walk through install video ever, works on my late 2015 iMacs!
Awesome! Glad to help!
Apple seeing this: "that's so unsecured! Got to file a lawsuit now"
I don't think apple cares if anything this makes them more money
@@fritsmolenaar05 how? I would think it makes less sense you don't have to go out and buy another. Sorry, I might need you to explain that one, I'm a bit slow sometimes
This is serving to humanity, enviornment, may be not apple but the rest. I have a laptop totally usable from 2008 i havent been able tonuse it due to unable to upgrade softwares such as safari, music software etc but it is capable i never understood the software limitation which serves only to apple’s interest. Apple is already expensive to invest so it should have a lifespan on the hardware not the software.
Thanks to these guys now i will be able to utilise it.
@@Serchannel exactly! There's nothing wrong with your computer. I installed linux on mine before watching this, and now all my old apple stuff is usable. Wish i had seen this before, would probably kept mac on at least one or two
Seriously, thank you for this video. I was able to update my 2013 iMac to Monterey quickly and easily and I have had no problems. Thank you so much!!!!
Thanks a Ton Bro. U saved me 1000 euros . i am about to buy latest laptop . After many trails form internet i fed up and finallly treid ur option . wow simply amazing and works perfect. I have 2012 mid macbook air now It works with Sonoma. I subscribed ur Channel. And Greetings from Europe 😊😊😊
Thanks so much for this very helpful video. I managed to upgrade to a new SSD on my 2012 mbp and then installed sonoma as per the video instructions. I kept getting error report which was resolved after I deleted the hard drive contents from utilities. It worked beautifully after this and so pleased to be able to keep this mbp!
Thanks! Worked for me. I was thinking to sell my notebook, but now I keep it with Sonoma ;)
For those who don't see EFI boot option after installation ("Installing OpenCore to disk" step). Instead of EFI boot I saw some old options from Bootcamp. Bootcamp partition was deleted long time ago but boot option remained. In order to fix this I had to go to Application -> Utilities -> Bootcamp Assistant, download and install some windows image, and after that run Bootcamp Assistant again and remove newly installed partition (you must do it with Bootcamp Assistant to properly remove boot options). After those steps EFI boot option will show up. 27" iMac late 2015.
P.S. #3 - Well now. Continuing from my previous comments below today, I tried to recover my 2012 MBP machine after it had died following your instructions. Recover (Command / R) would not work. Luckily I found a video about how to recover a Bricked MBP --- using four keys together - Shift / Option / Command / R to load a new macOS. It WORKED! Now running Lion. So, I will probably try AGAIN following your instruction to see if I can be successful this time loading Sonoma. Here goes ---- May be getting a bricked MBP again. The joys of this process! 😐
So, how did it go?