OS X V10.7 Lion :: Downgrade To Snow Leopard From Retail Disk?
Mar 16, 2012
We have a new iMac at work bought through Apple's refurb site. It is running the latest version of Lion with all firmware updates, etc. It is replacing a G5 running Tiger.
The problem is this“ it is supposed to be running Adobe CS5, but also CS4 (and Office would be handly also) We have other macs here, some running Leopard, some Snow Leopard, but the Adobe apps are not happy at all in Lion, and InDesign CS4 crashes all the time and won't even print without jumping through a million hoops (obviously the Office 2004 app won't run at all).
Due to the level of issues we are having with Lion (and the reliability of the all the software under Snow Leopard) I am looking to downgrade to Snow Leopard.I have a full retail version of Snow Leopard (10.6.3), but the Lion system won't boot from the disk, it just gets to the grey screen, and beeps three times. I presume this means that there isn't the required drivers on the disk to run the hardware, or there's a firmware update that doesn't allow installation.
Am i totally stuck with this OS? I was looking to install Snow Leopard on a partiton, but when i run the install disk from the Lion desktop, it reports that I can't run it because 'I have Install Mac OS X 23.1.1.'I would really like to just have Snow Leopard on my iMac, or failing that, Lion on a small partition, and Snow Leopard and all the programs on the larger partition that I would boot from.
Info:iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 2.5 Ghz Intel i5, 4Gb RAM (work)
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Feb 23, 2012
I just bought a slightly used 2011 MBP MD313LL/A that has Lion installed. This is my first macbook (I have an iMac) I need to take Lion off and install Snow Leopard to be compatible with my current software. Any suggestions to the safest way to do this? I will be installing VmFusion 4 to run my Windows XP.
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MacBook Pro, 13.3" Macbook Pro MD313LL/A-4GB/750
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Apr 9, 2012
Basically looking for an answer to the title question. If it is possible, which version of Snow Leopard.do I need to buy....the $29 version? I'm basically wanting to downgrade because I want iLife 11 suite which has the iWeb software.
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Apr 24, 2012
My customer bought a new imac, it turns out he got a 12.1 iMac Mid 2011. With system 10.7.2. Printing machine can only be installed on the system snow leopard. how to downgrade as well. because if the downgrade by using Original iMac 10.6.7 installer. system cannot Update .. application also can not be installed (iLive) and also update to 10.6.8 stuck. ..
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Apr 24, 2012
how to downgrade Lion to Snow Leopard? Trying to install SL disc but it always prompts 'Cannot install disc on this OS version'. Most of my softwares can't be installed in Lion.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jul 3, 2012
I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro (I bought it in Janurary, so not the new ones). My POS software will not run on Lion. I was wondering if there was any way that I can downgrade my computer to Snow Leopard, I have the disc. Also, I installed Snow Leopard on an external HD but my computer would not start up from that disc, is there any way to fix that? Information: Snow Leopard Version 10.6.3 - Lion Version: 10.7.4 - MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 4GB RAM.
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Mar 30, 2012
I've been reading a lot on the process of downgrading from Lion to Snow Leopard. But it all seems a bit blurry as no actual facts are posted, and I couldn't find out if its only possible for machines that did not come with Lion pre-installed (mine did). I'm really keen on downgrading so I can get back to work. The compatibility with most of the audio plugins I use is not good, so I'd rather just keep working with the previous operating system. I have read a lot of the other threads on this matter, but the main point here is if it is possible to downgrade in a machine that came with Lion preinstalled. I've seen videos on how to do it, but they don't mention if it works on any Mac or only in those that, at some point, already had a version of Snow Leopard installed.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
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Apr 15, 2012
I have a 17 inch MacBook Pro (early 2008). I installed Lion back earlier this year so I could use the iBooks application. Big mistake. Since then my wifi connection constantly drops out. I've roamed these forums and tried just about everything suggested. I would now like to go back to the Snow Leopard software I had installed before.
The problem is the last Time Machine update I ran was on Lion (I know *face palm*). If I were to completely erase my hard drive, install the Snow Leopard DVD, then install the Snow Leopard update, would I still be able to use some of the files from my Lion Time Machine back up? My biggest concerns are my music purchases on the iTunes store and Microsoft Word documents....
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Jun 27, 2012
I have an application that can be used in Snow Leopard but not in Lion because of "PowerPC". Can Apple downgrade it or does anyone know how to?
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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May 17, 2012
I have just upgraded my system mac book pro from 10.6.8 to 10.7.....but it become slow and graphic problem also....can any one suggest how do i downgrade my system back to 10.6.8...I do have Time Machine backup for 10.6.8 working time a day ago..
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Mar 30, 2012
I have just bought a MacMini Server (2 hard disks) built early December 2010. It comes with SL Server. My old setup was a normal version of SL.if I can import the old account from the SL version in to SLS?Â
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MBP, MM, MBP - 10.6 + Windows XP on a hard partition
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Nov 18, 2009
i got my macbook pro 13" preinstalled with leopard and it had the snowleopard cd in it.
i installed snowleopard but that has reduced my battery life mysteriously.
so how do i remove snowleopard till the time mac comes up with a fix ??
the box only has a snowleopard cd, no leopard installation cd.
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Sep 7, 2009
Is there any way that I can downgrade to Leopard I have got Snow Leopard Installed?
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Apr 2, 2012
I found this [URL] and I'm considering to give it a try after buying additional flash drive. Do anyone already did it and does it work?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Feb 20, 2012
We will be replacing our G5 computers with new Macs soon (as in finally!). In the mean time I need to work for awhile on my laptop running Snow Leopard. Unfortunately, before moving to a new Mac I will probably have to switch back to one of the G5 Macs for awhile.Â
Is it possible to move a Snow Leopard mail database back to Leopard?Â
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 17, 2014
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)
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Sep 9, 2009
I just bought a new mac with snow leopard preinstalled, But like every new os, a lot of devices, programs, are unsupported,so... is there any way to downgrade to leopard without paying a new licenselike vista - windows xp downgrade program ?
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Nov 8, 2009
I want to downgrade for any reasons, but I'm worried that I won't be able to get all my apps back (I realize I'll probably have to redownload the leopard versions). Anyway, I only have time machine backups from snow leopard, are they compatible with leopard (ie I use the snow leopard time machine backup to restore my personal files in leopard)?I have a bootable dmg image if anything goes wrong, but I don't want to waste time if I do something badly.
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Feb 28, 2010
I just got a Mac Mini to use as a HTPC. It came with Snow Leopard installed, but I want to switch back to Leopard.I have a Leopard disc(legal, official disc), but I can't get it to install.I tried inserting the disc and installing from the disc. After I select to install I am prompted to restart the computer, but when I do that the computer just keeps re-booting. I waited for five reboots, but when it did not seem to be working I manually turned off the power.I tried to erase the HD with Disk Utility, but it is grayed out and I can't do anything there either.I tried booting from the disc, but I can't do that either.
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Jun 5, 2012
I upgraded from OSX 10.4.11 to Snow Leopard (single license) on one of my two iMacs, and then installed Lion. Is my Snow Leopard disk now liberated to make the pre-Lion upgrade on the second computer, since it is no longer operating on the first one? All of the hardware meets the upgrade requirements.
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May 24, 2012
I have no recovery disk at boot since I upgraded from Snow Leopard through app store?
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80 iMacs 30 MacBook Pro's 40 iTouch, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Jun 29, 2012
I have received warning from Disk Utility that I should repair permissions as several files show incorrect permissions and, more than that, my 750GB shows "769GB available".Â
1. If I use Command+R and rebuild the disk from a Time Machine backup, will permissions be reset or will the files just be copied as they are now?Â
2. Is there a way to verify the TM backups to check the files therein?Â
3. Suppose, just for the sake of an exercise, that I reload Snow Leopard; can I still use SL's Time Machine to read a Lion Time Machine backup?Â
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MacBook Pro (17-inch Late 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Feb 8, 2012
Lion is just too much for me. Can I download to my previous Snow Leopard by using a SL disk to perform an archive and reinstall? Will this keep my files, folders, programs, and settings intact?
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Mar 31, 2012
I have a Snow Leopard Install Disk for the 13-inch Macbook Pro model.I also have a 21-inch iMac. I have OS X Lion installed on both. I have Snow Leopard installed as a partition on my Macbook Pro, which I installed via the install disk. I want to do the same thing for my iMac but I am unable due to (seemingly) my install disk is for a Macbook Pro and not for an iMac.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 14, 2012
Running Disk Utility's Repair Disk function from DVD, how long should this take to complete with a 1 TB drive? It's been nearly 24 hours so far. I booted the computer from the DVD, and after verifying the disk was told the disk needed repair.
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iMac G5, Mac OS X (10.4.3)
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May 15, 2012
How do I launch disk utility from the Snow Leo install disk?
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Jun 12, 2012
I am having problems with my Mac running slow. I had a friend guide me to run a "repair disk permission".I did that but I am not sure if I am to click clear history.Also should I do anything else to help my Mac run better?
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Jun 4, 2014
I have an old Macbook via 2007 and I'm trying to update my operating system (currently OS 10.5.8) to Snow Leopard, but the disk is not reading in the disk drive. And unfortunately, Snow Leopard is only on a DVD, it can't be downloaded.I figure I have 2 choices:
1) take it in and spend $49 to have them do diagnostics and then tell me they probably need to replace the superdriveÂ
2) I could buy an external optical drive. But I would need to know which one would be compatable with my old *** Macbook.
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Macbook
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Jun 8, 2012
please help tried everything dont have correct install disk but have macbook disk. utility cant repair.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Mar 1, 2009
I have a nvidia white macbook turning up in a few days, it's missing it's hard disk and install disks so I will need to use a retail edition of leopard.
I would like to know if there are any issues with doing so. Are the nvidia macbooks running a newer build of leopard?
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