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How can I run macOS Monterrey in a Virtual Machine on Apple Silicon?
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Just asking the obvious question here:
Why would you want to use a VM, when any AS Mac would run on Monterey natively?
(You can boot to an external Monterey boot drive, or just add another volume to your boot drive, and have a completely separate install on Monterey on your Mac, boot to that when you need to.)
Why would you want to use a VM, when any AS Mac would run on Monterey natively?
(You can boot to an external Monterey boot drive, or just add another volume to your boot drive, and have a completely separate install on Monterey on your Mac, boot to that when you need to.)
I want to do some testing while the current macOS system is live, I don't want to have to be rebooting all the time.
Also, when you run macOS from an external SSD (I already have one configured) after you boot back to the original system, you have to do a lot of iCloud authentication, I think the additional macOS installation from the external SSD create some authentication issues.
Also, when you run macOS from an external SSD (I already have one configured) after you boot back to the original system, you have to do a lot of iCloud authentication, I think the additional macOS installation from the external SSD create some authentication issues.
What about the Anka solution is it better than Parallels 17?
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Install macOS Monterey 12 virtual machine on a Mac with Apple M1 chips
Not tried it myself...it was just the top Google hit
Not tried it myself...it was just the top Google hit
Both Parallels and UTM use the same Apple virtualization frameworks. I wouldn’t spend money on Parallels just for this. They both have the same issue that you can’t login to your iCloud account. I’ve never used Veertu but their release notes say the same thing.
Unfortunately it’s not that simple on Apple Silicon Macs. Many people, including myself, are running into issues trying to boot macOS Monterey from an external USB-C SSD. I’ve tried everything I could find online to no effect: Booting after installing macOS fails.
No issues with the same drive on my older Intel-based MacBook Pro.
The only solution today seems to be buying an external Thunderbolt 3 SSD.
Check the M1 section of Paul Oakley's Eclectic Light Company site. He dives into the details of this and many things.
Addictive. Not sure where he gets the time to write about so much after researching it all.