Install macOS Sonoma on Unsupported Macs EASY StepbyStep Guide

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You can install macOS Sonoma on your Unsupported Mac with OpenCore Legacy Patcher! This video is a comprehensive full step-by-step walkthrough that anyone can follow! CHAPTERS UPDATES BELOW • UPDATES: 12/02/24 • 1. Current version of OCLP = 2.1.2 • 2. Current version of Sonoma = 14.7.1 • 3. NOTE for 2016 2017 MacBook Pro's with Touch Bar! Do NOT erase the top level SSD ONLY Macintosh HD or your touchbar will not work. • 4. If you get the An error occurred preparing the software update error, make sure you use APFS format and clear the NVRAM and try a different USB installer flash drive or disk.OR Reboot • Chapters • 0:00 Intro • 0:53 Important Notes • 1:37 BACKUP ALL YOUR DATA FIRST!!! • 2:27 Have a backup plan. • 4:16 NOTE! If you have a 2010 and older Mac you need a USB 2.0 Hub!!! • 5:09 Start of the walkthrough - Install Option #1 Fresh Erase Install • 5:20 WALKTHROUGH #1 Erase and Install Sonoma on s a 2011 17” MacBook Pro • 5:55 If the OCLP Assets section has a spinning circle can’t download • 6:14 Download OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app.zip • 6:31 Moving new OCLP app to your Applications folder. • 7:01 Opening OCLP App for the first time • 7:20 Prepare USB Flash Drive - Plug in, Erase • 7:45 OPTIONAL STEP: Manual erase of USB drive with Disk Utility • 8:11 OPTIONAL STEP: Disable Spotlight indexing on USB Drive • 9:09 Download macOS Sonoma • 9:54 Creating Sonoma USB installer • 11:35 Install OCLP to USB. • 12:04 OPTIONAL: Putting a copy of the OCLP app on our USB Install drive just in case • 12:29 OPTIONAL: Creating a 2nd USB partition for supported version of macOS just in case • 15:42 OPTIONAL: Change USB installer icons to macOS installer icons • 16:17 USB OCLP Sonoma Drive Done! • 16:44 Time to reboot to the Sonoma USB Installer! Restart and hold downOPtion • 16:49 Hold down Option key + USB EFI Boot to Sonoma Installer • 17:35 We are going to perform a fresh erase install of macOS Sonoma • 17:40 LAST CALL BACK UP YOUR DATA!! Then Click disk Utility Erase • 18:36 Let’s start the the install of macOS Sonoma! • 19:01 The install will reboot your Mac 4-5 times • 19:55 4th Reboot Install of New OCLP Auto Patcher! • 20:21 Install Complete, Go through the setup assistant • 20:36 We are on the desktop! Note: Your Mac could run a bit slow after Install = Spotlight Indexing • 20:40 Wait for auto popup to install OCLP boot loader to internal Hard Drive! • 20:56 Installing OCLP Boot loader to Internal Hard Drive • 21:48 Eject your OCLP USB Installer disk • 21:59 Reboot - Hold down Option key • 22:10 At EFI Boot selection screen = Select EFI Boot then click Macintosh HD • 22:24 macOS Sonoma Install Complete = now a few finder setting options • 23:14 If a new version of OCLP App is available ? • 23:25 How to change the top screen menu bar text from White to Black • 24:13 WALKTHROUGH #2 Upgrade in place install on a 2013 Mac Pro • 24:37 If you don’t have the OCLP App - Download it from OCLP Github • 25:26 If you already have the OCLP app, let’s upgrade it to the latest version! • 25:50 OCLP Updated to the latest version! • 26:04 Install the latest OpenCore and Root Patches • 27:08 Why install the latest OCLP OpenCore Root Patches BEFORE upgrading to Sonoma? • 27:40 Latest version of OCLP patches are working • 28:06 NOTE: NOT recommended upgrade to Sonoma through Software Update!! + Older Updates • 29:13 Creating the OCLP USB installer disk Using existing installer that you have in applications • 32:11 OPTIONAL: Creating a 2nd partition on USB for our backup supported macOS just in case. • 34:26 OPTIONAL: Move a backup copy of the OCLP app to our USB drive - restart • 34:55 We are at the EFI Boot screen - Select the USB EFI Boot then Install Sonoma • 35:00 Now we are in macOS Sonoma for the upgrade in place install • 35:46 Reminder to still backup your data just in case before we install! • 36:10 Sonoma Upgrade Install has started! The Mac will automatically reboot 3-5 times. • 36:32 4th reboot to the OCLP auto patcher • 36:44 Upgrade to macOS Sonoma finished! • 36:52 The OCLP auto root patcher install OC boot loader to internal drive • 37:26 Reboot eject OCLP USB Install disk • 37:40 Restart + option to make Internal HD OC EFI your default • 38:04 How to add OCLP app to your dock • 39:18 How to Update OCLP app and install macOS software updates? • 40:25 Thank you Mykola, Dhinak, ASentientBot, EduCovas all the OCLP Devs! • 42:37 OCLP Open Collective: a way to contribute to the devs • OpenCore Legacy Patcher official website • https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-L... • Direct OCLP App 2.0.1 download • https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-... • Support the OpenCore Legacy Patcher Developers (Open Collective) • https://opencollective.com/opencore-l... • Support Mr. Macintosh • / mrmacintosh • http://paypal.me/mrmacintoshblog • DISCLAIMER: Please understand that installing macOS Sonoma on your unsupported Mac with OCLP is not supported by Apple, and you are doing so at your own risk. ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST BEFORE YOU UPGRADE!

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