How to Downgrade macOS 13 Ventura to MacOS Monterey in 2025 for M1 & Intel Mac
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Summary
## Key takeaways - **Remove Ventura Beta Profile First**: If using beta version of macOS Ventura, go to Apple logo, System Settings, General, Software Update, click Details, then Restore Defaults, and enter login password to remove beta. Skip if public version installed. [00:31], [00:43] - **Download Monterey via App Store**: Open App Store link in browser, click View in Mac App Store, then Get to download macOS Monterey. If restrictions block it due to privacy, try on different Mac running Monterey. [01:06], [01:17] - **Erase USB: 16GB+, Journaled Format**: Use Disk Utility to select external USB drive with 16GB+ storage, name it USB, format Mac OS Extended (Journaled), scheme GUID Partition Map, then Erase. [01:50], [02:02] - **Terminal Command for Bootable USB**: Open Terminal, paste command sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/USB --nointeraction, match USB name, enter password; takes around 10 minutes. [02:12], [02:47] - **M1 Recovery: Hold Power Button**: For M1 Mac, shutdown, wait 10 seconds, press and hold power button until startup options load, select bootable USB 'install macOS Monterey', continue. [03:22], [03:32] - **Fix 'Cannot Downgrade' Error**: If error 'this volume cannot be downgraded', erase partition using Disk Utility in recovery mode, then try installation again. [04:17], [04:28]
Topics Covered
- Remove Beta Profile First
- Download Monterey Setup File
- Create Bootable USB Drive
- Boot M1 Mac Recovery Mode
- Erase Partition Fix Downgrade Error
Full Transcript
hello friends welcome to my youtube channel here i am going to learn how to downgrade your mac os ventura to mac os monterey earlier final public mac os for that first we remove mac enrollment
if you are using the beta version of mac os ventura then erase the usb drive in a compatible format and then create a bootable drive after downloading the mac os monterey setup file
and install on your mac drive volume or partition let's do it in a complete guide to remove the mac os ventura beta profile if installed go to the apple
logo and click on system settings now go to general and software update wait for a few seconds until you see the details option on the page click on it and see the pop-up with the
restore defaults option now enter your mac login password to unlock it wait for a few seconds and your mac has removed beta skip this step if your mac installed
public version of mac now let's download the macos monterey app to your mac open the app store link to your browser and click on view in the mac app store now your mac app store shows the mac os
monterey with get option click on get to download on your mac if your mac is doesn't respond due to restrictions then try on a different mac running on mac os monterey
due to privacy reasons apple might not allow downloading setup for you once the setup is downloaded check saved mac os monterey setup file open finder on mac and open applications
folder and see install mac os monterey setup file see on my screen now prepare your bootable usb drive for
mac os monterey first erase your usb drive that has 16 gigabytes of more storage in a compatible format open the disk utility app on your mac select your external usb drive from the
left side of the window now click on erase button from the top and choose an option git name usb keep the format mac os extended journaled and scheme is good partition map
click on erase wait for the successfully erased now create a bootable drive using the terminal command open terminal on your mac using
spotlight search and see the command for mac os monterey bootable drive paste the command given in the video description or another source as well but make sure usb name is
matched here's my usb name is usb so don't need to change anything just hit the return to run the command and your mac will ask you to enter your mac login password
type the password and hit the return to verify now just wait for your usb drive to erase first then copy the mac os installation file to your usb drive it will take time depending on usb
writing speed it will take around 10 minutes or less finally you will get the message install media now available at and now ready to install mac os monterey
on mac os ventura partition or volume now put your mac in recovery mode and find the usb installed drive and start installation to detect your mac in recovery mode process is different for m1 and intel
mac follow the right option to get your bootable installed drive and start the installation here's my m1 mac showing bootable drive follow the steps given on the screen
for m1 mac shut down your mac after 10 seconds press and hold on the power button until you see the continue holding the startup options and then loading startup options now you will see
the bootable usb drive name install mac os monterey select the drive and click on the continue button wait for a few seconds to verify and see the drive to install it from the mac os
recovery window and click on the next button select your profile to adjust all old settings to the new installation enter your mac login password
next you will see the option to install the mac os monterey window click on the continue button now select the volume or partition if you installed multiple mac os on the
dual partition here i want to install it on the mac os beta partition where mac os ventura is installed select the drive and continue if you are getting any errors or can
install with error this volume cannot be downgraded see the solution from the link on the top i card or video description in this case you have to erase partition
using disk utility in recovery mode then try again now follow the on-screen setup and install it successfully for more help please comment to me
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