


(Open Finder and press Shift + Command + A). You’ll be able to find the installation files in Finder > Applications. We explain how to create a bootable installer of macOS in a separate article. Once they are downloaded you need to load these installation files onto a USB stick and prepare the USB stick for installing macOS Ventura.They are over 12GB so expect the download to take a while. If they don’t show up in Software Update you can get the installation files from the Mac App Store. You’ll have to obtain these using a compatible Mac. First you will need to obtain the installation files for the version of macOS you are after – in this case Ventura.Before you do anything back up your Mac, just in case.
