10.6 Software Code To Use

Apple will send you a download code to use on the Mac App Store, so you will need to be running Snow Leopard to install it.

Perhaps you are relying on software you have discovered doesnt work properly in the newest version.

Or maybe you just dont like the new version of macOS that you have installed.

We explain how to get hold of the relevant installer files so that you can install the software on your Mac.

Luckily it is possible to gets hold of these files - as long as you know where to go on the Mac App Store.

We will show you a way to get the following macOS installers.

In fact, we tell you how to get copies of Leopard, Lion and Mountain Lion too.

Eventually a message Are you sure you want to download macOS Catalina will appear.

If you install it the installer will automatically be deleted.

Note that for this link to work you need to be running Safari and you need to close the Mac App Store app first.

If the Mac App Store app is open this redirect will not work.

A disk image named InstallOS.dmg will download and once it does you need to locate the pkg installer inside the disk image.

However, if you are still finding that the link isnt working you could try the alternative methods below.

This is an issue we are aware others have encountered, although we havent.

In that case we suggest you try to download the installer via that link using an older Mac.

How easy they are to find will be determined by the version of macOS running on that Mac.

Alternatively ask a friend to download a copy of the installer from the Mac App Store for you.

Youll find the installer in your Applications folder from which you can copy on to your Mac - or create a bootable installer.

Just because Apple gives away its software for free, dont think its fine to just pick up a copy.

Pirated copies of Apple software could have been adjusted to allow hackers access to the software and your Mac.

10.6 Software Mac OS X Might Be

Another reason why the version of Mac OS X might be missing is if your machine shipped with that version installed.

We will explain how it can be installed on a Mac - including one currently running an earlier operating system here: How to install old Mac OS X versions.

This is the case with Snow Leopard - the first version of Mac OS X to come with the Mac App Store.

In the case of Snow Leopard you will be sent a physical box containing an optical disc - so you will need a CDDVD drive to install it (which you will probably have if the Mac is that old).

Mac Os X 10.6 Software Download