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macOS ISO Collection (10.10.5 - 12.4 beta)

by: Apple

Publication date: 2014-10-16

Topics: apple, macos, yosemite, el capitan, sierra, high sierra, mojave, catalina, big sur, monterey, os x, mac os iso, os x iso, bootable media

Publisher: me

Contributor: apple

Language: English

This is a collection of macOS's I have collected. I will upload each ISO one by one.

DISCLAIMER: ALL BETAS WILL BE KEPT, NEWER VERSIONS OF A STABLE ISO WILL REPLACE OLDER ONES

These are the OS's that I have:

macOS Stables:
These versions are not supported, so they'll likely not be updated
- OS X Yosemite (10.10.5, 14F27), 1.6.43¹
- OS X El Capitan (10.11.6, 15G31), 1.7.50¹
- macOS Sierra (10.12.6, 16G29), 12.6.03² & 12.6.06^{1, 3}
- macOS High Sierra (10.13.6, 17G66), 13.6.02
- macOS Mojave (10.14.6, 18G103), 14.6.06
These versions are supported
- macOS Catalina (10.15.7, 19H15), 15.7.03
- macOS Big Sur (11.6.5, 20G527), 16.8.00
- macOS Monterey (12.3.1, 21E258) 17.3.03
macOS Betas:
- macOS Monterey:
  - 12.0, 21A5543b 17.0.25
  - 12.1, 21C5021h 17.1.01
  - 12.2, 21D5025f 17.2.00
  - 12.3, 21E5206e 17.3.04
  - 12.4, 21F5063e 17.4.04

Process to convert apps to ISOs where [X] is the OS name and [Y] is the size in megabytes (essentially this article: https://osxdaily.com/2020/07/20/how-convert-macos-installer-iso/):

hdiutil create -o /tmp/[X] -size [Y]m -volname [X] -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J
hdiutil attach /tmp/[X].dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/[X]
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ [X].app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/[X] --nointeraction
hdiutil detach /Volumes/[X]
hdiutil convert /tmp/[X].dmg -format UDTO -o ~/Desktop/[X].cdr
mv ~/Desktop/[X].cdr ~/Desktop/[X].iso

Notes

F1 - These ISOs were made using DMGs from this article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683. Process:
1. The DMG's .pkg file was unziped using pkgutil --expand-full
2. Move InstallESD.dmg to Payload/Install macOS [Name].app/Contents/SharedSupport (This generates the app, and I will explain how the app is used)
(Keep in mind that opening and running the .pkg inside the .dmg file also installs the application to your Applications folder.

F2 - The app used to make the ISO was downloaded prior to Sierra being invalidated from the App Store, and also prior to being added to the support article in PKG form.

F3 - When using the app to build the ISO, it failed. I had to modify Info.plist (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/not-a-valid-volume-mount-point-cant-make-bootable-drive.1935673/page-3?post=28197924#post-28197924) to change the app version in order for it to work. I changed it to 12.6.03 so when you boot up this ISO, and quicklook at the app inside; you may see that it says 12.6.03. It is version 12.6.06, and 12.6.03 was used to circumvent an error preventing me from creating the file.

Addeddate: 2021-10-15 00:38:06

Identifier: macos-collection

Scanner: Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4

Year: 2014

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Reviewer: Sharjeel Ahmad302 - - May 16, 2022
Subject: MacOS Big Sur

Doesn't work in virtual box, it says Installation cannot proceed because the installer is damaged, please download the installer again, 12 GB and 4 hours wasted I am gonna try other now

Reviewer: yahia tarek216 - - April 30, 2022
Subject: does it work

for me it dos not work and quick question does it work on windows pc because for me it doesn't

Reviewer: lev117 - - April 26, 2022
Subject: two Big Sur

why is two Big Sur ?

Reviewer: Max Caldwell - - April 19, 2022
Subject: good

gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood

Reviewer: DarkLord_sk - - April 9, 2022
Subject: Excelent!

Just installed v12.3 on vmware without any problem.
Thank you.

Reviewer: Andrew Ross-Costello - - March 28, 2022
Subject: macOS in VM

Image for 10.13 works and was easily installed under VMware Fusion 12, on an iMac running macOS ver 12 (Monterey).

As a newbie to macOS, this was most heartening to myself and the owner of the Mac.

Now awaiting Time Machine restore of old into the "new".
Fun Times.

Reviewer: 1012zach - - March 18, 2022
Subject: RE: ok...

They are very large because they have EVERYTHING that macOS needs for it to work correctly.

Reviewer: dxaniol - - November 30, 2021
Subject: Reply to KarlXP

This operating system has large .iso files. Don't ask me why.

Reviewer: KarlXP - - November 1, 2021
Subject: ok...

Can you explain me why macOS ISOs are way too large?

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