Downgrade from macOS Sonoma to Ventura on M1 & M2 Macs! (3 DIFFERENT WAYS!)

Did you update to macOS Sonoma and now need to downgrade to Ventura, Monterey or Big Sur? on M1 or M2 Apple Silicon Mac? I'll show you the easiest and fastest way to downgrade to a previous version! In this video I will show you 3 different ways to do it! Including downgrading with a macOS Ventura USB Installer, Restoring macOS Ventura with Apple Configurator 2 with a 2nd Mac and Downgrading macOS Sonoma Beta from macOS Recovery without a USB or 2nd Mac!

UPDATE: 3/20/24 the macOS Sonoma 14.4 update is causing a bunch of problems. If you would like to downgrade you can with this guide. You can downgrade to 14.3.1 which does not have the same issues or go back to Ventura. The guide works for both.

0:00 Welcome
0:25 Important Notes!
0:40 This Video is For Apple Silicon M1, M2 ONLY
0:56 Check your Mac’s macOS compatibility before starting!
1:49 Backup your data before we begin!!! We have to erase your drive!
2:54 3 ways to downgrade, 1. USB installer, 2. DFU Restore & 3. Recovery (Beta Only)
3:32 Way #1 Downgrade with a USB Installer via macOS Recovery
3:49 How to download the full installer of macOS Ventura
4:32 Erase your USB Disk to prepare it for the installer
5:39 Creating the macOS Ventura USB installer on your USB
7:19 Make sure you backup all your files before we start as we need to erase the HD!
7:26 Booting into macOS recovery with the Ventura USB installer
8:56 We are now at macOS Ventura Recovery time to erase the hard drive
9:51 Now we have to Activate Mac and type in our Apple ID if we used iCloud
10:31 Shut down and boot to macOS Ventura USB installer again
11:04 Installing macOS Ventura from USB drive
11:32 The Downgrade worked we are back on Ventura you can restore from TM if needed
12:11 Way #2 Restoring macOS Ventura via Apple Configurator with a 2nd Mac
12:59 Important note about Downgrading macOS Sonoma Beta & Firmware versions!
13:26 Way #3 How to downgrade macOS Sonoma Beta to Ventura (BETA ONLY!!!)
14:29 We are in macOS Sonoma Beta Recovery
14:47 Time to erase the drive and reboot back to macOS Ventura Recovery
15:49 We can now install macOS Ventura Production version from Recovery
16:35 Thank you!!! Let me know if you have any questions

NOTE: The only way to downgrade is to ERASE your drive. Backup all of your files first or take a Time Machine before starting!

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This database will contain download links for macOS 1e full Installer pkg files (InstallAssistant.pkg). This file is the same full installer that you would download directly from the App Store for Intel and Apple Silicon M1 Mac Computers. The InstallAssistant.pkg is stored on Apple's servers and contains the full "Install macOS.app". Once downloaded, all you need to do is install the pkg and the full installer of macOS will be in your applications folder. This change was made when Apple revised the full installer for Big Sur. The InstallAssistant.pkg is not available for Catalina or Mojave.

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