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« on: August 07, 2020, 04:05:16 pm »

How to downgrade from the macOS Big Sur beta if you change your mind

If you decide the Big Sur public beta isn't ready for you, you can downgrade back to Catalina.

The public beta of macOS Big Sur is now available. If you mashed your fingers all over that install button before considering that you may not be ready for it, you can downgrade back to macOS Catalina. If you follow these steps you'll be back to your old setup in no time.

Note: If you are reading this article on the Mac that you want to downgrade on, switch to another device or print this page before continuing so you can read along as you go.


Important information for Macs with the T2 security chip
Step 1: Back up your Mac
Step 2: Create a bootable drive of macOS Catalina
Step 3: Erase your hard drive
Step 4: Reinstall macOS Catalina
Step 5: Restore data from an earlier Time Machine backup


Important information for Macs with the T2 security chip

Before you try to use a bootable installer on your Mac if you have a 2018 or newer MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or Mac mini, you may need to m...

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