Title: How to Install macOS Big Sur on an Unsupported Mac?
description: macOS Big Sur, the major update for the Mac operating system, is finally available for free download to users. If you have a Mac with macOS Catalina, chances are your computer may not officially support macOS Big Sur. However, there are ways to install macOS Big Sur on at least some unsupported Macs, such as the Mid 2012 or Early 2013 MacBook Pro. Supported macOS Big Sur models Apple MacBook 2015 and later Apple MacBook Air and Pro Late 2013 And newer Apple Mac mini 2014 and newer Apple iMac 2014 and newer Apple iMac Pro 2017 and newer (all models) Apple Mac Pro 2013 and newer Unsupported macOS Big Sur models Apple MacBook Air 2012 Apple MacBook Pro 2012 and MacBook Pro early 2013 Apple 2012 Mac Mini Apple iMac 2012 and 2013
How to go about the installation? What should i do? As this is not an official way to install macOS Big Sur, it is in the best interest of the user to make an entire backup as this process can lead to permanent data loss. You can either back up to an external hard drive or use cloud services like iCloud to back up your data. Download the macOS Installer (PKG) from Apple's Developers Site and download the macOS Installer (PKG) hack from the MacRumors forum. Unpack the hack folder and copy the "hax.dylib" file to your home folder. Then open the Assistant.pkg file from the hack folder, which should install the necessary files on your Mac and install the software from the same, which is around 20MB. Shut down your Mac and boot into recovery mode by pressing Command + R while booting.
From recovery, go to utilities> terminal, type "csrutil disable" and press Enter. Then authenticate with your username, password on the terminal and enter these commands. sudo defaults write /Library/Preferences/com.apple.security.libraryvalidation.plistDisableLibraryValidation -bool true launchctlsetenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES $ PWD / Hax.dylib Start the system and run the macOS 11 Big Sur installation application. Depending on your internet speed and data transfer speeds, it should take anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours to fully install macOS Big Sur on an unsupported Mac. After this time, the equipment can be used again.
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