Mojave installer

[History366]

Sorry for joining late in the discussion.

I am running High Sierra 10.13.6. I previously asked this forum about running the 2020 version of TurboTax (it said it would require Catalina). The forum answered that I only needed to upgrade to Mojave. I have tried everyone's suggestions (except for "bootlegging") with no success.

So, should I go forward and upgrade to Catalina or is there a simple way to upgrade to Mojave?

Thank you in advance ...

Dave

 

[CoastalOR]

I am running High Sierra 10.13.6. I previously asked this forum about running the 2020 version of TurboTax (it said it would require Catalina). The forum answered that I only needed to upgrade to Mojave. I have tried everyone's suggestions (except for "bootlegging") with no success.

So, should I go forward and upgrade to Catalina or is there a simple way to upgrade to Mojave?

It is easy to upgrade to Mojave, assuming your Mac meets Apples requirements to run Mojave. See my Post #4 this thread for a link to instructions.

 

[jtdel99]

I have a late 2011 MBP 15". I want to download Mojave so I can get the installer ready to put on a USB to load onto a newer machine I am fixing. Problem is, my 2011 MBP is not compatible with Mojave, so it will not even let me download it. Why can't I at least download it when I don't even plan on installing it on the 2011 MBP? Is there a way around this?

 

[avz]

I have a late 2011 MBP 15". I want to download Mojave so I can get the installer ready to put on a USB to load onto a newer machine I am fixing. Problem is, my 2011 MBP is not compatible with Mojave, so it will not even let me download it. Why can't I at least download it when I don't even plan on installing it on the 2011 MBP? Is there a way around this?

You can install Mojave with dosdude1’s patcher and then you will be able to download Big Sur.

 

[DeltaMac]

Just to clarify the above post - yes, you can download the Mojave installer, using dosdude1's patcher app.
The patcher app gives you the option to make a patched installer from the downloaded installer app.
But, you can stop there, and use that downloaded installer to create a bootable USB using normal methods. No need to install (and you don't need to "install Mojave before downloading Big Sur." You can download Big Sur (if you need BS), OR Mojave and a few others, using one of the other tools, such as the Gibmacos terminal script.

 

[avz]

Just to clarify the above post - yes, you can download the Mojave installer, using dosdude1's patcher app.
The patcher app gives you the option to make a patched installer from the downloaded installer app.
But, you can stop there, and use that downloaded installer to create a bootable USB using normal methods. No need to install (and you don't need to "install Mojave before downloading Big Sur." You can download Big Sur (if you need BS), OR Mojave and a few others, using one of the other tools, such as the Gibmacos terminal script.

This is not what I meant. A patched Mojave installation can download Big Sur straight from the AppStore/SU. My Late 2008 MacBook can do it with great ease. No need for terminal scripts.

 

[jtdel99]

Just to clarify the above post - yes, you can download the Mojave installer, using dosdude1's patcher app.
The patcher app gives you the option to make a patched installer from the downloaded installer app.
But, you can stop there, and use that downloaded installer to create a bootable USB using normal methods. No need to install (and you don't need to "install Mojave before downloading Big Sur." You can download Big Sur (if you need BS), OR Mojave and a few others, using one of the other tools, such as the Gibmacos terminal script.

Ok, thank you.