macOS a few days ago announced its new operating system for Mac computers which has been called macOS Monterey, this is an operating system that has some new features..
MacOS Monterey
- Spatial Audio enhancements in FaceTime
- Universal Control to manage other devices such as iPad from macOS
- It is possible to use AirPlay content on macOS
- New function Shortcuts with which you want to create access to everyday tasks in macOS
- Safari sharing, Privacy report, Translate and Reader functions are in the More section
- New sharing options like Safari, Apple News, Apple Podcasts, Apple TV etc.
macOS Monterey is available for the following computers
- iMac: Late 2015 and later
- Mac Pro: Late 2013 and later
- Mac mini: Late 2014 and later
- MacBook Air: From 2015 and later
- MacBook: From 2016 and later
- MacBook Pro: From 2015 and later
In the following link we explain how to update your macOS Big Sur device to Monterey:
But if for some reason you do not like the new system, let's remember that it is a beta system which may present some failures, it is possible to return to Big Sur following a series of steps, one of the most essential and important being to create a copy security through TimeMachine to later recover the data.
getFastAnswer will explain the step by step to roll back macOS Monterey installation to Big Sur..
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How to return from macOS Monterey to Big Sur
Step 1
We check the version of macOS from the Apple menu with "About this Mac":
Step 2
We see what macOS Monterey is:
Step 3
We open the App Store and look for macOS Big Sur:
Step 4
We click on it and we will see the following:
Step 5
We click on "Obtain" to download the installer, the following window will open:
Step 6
Click on "Download" to start the Big Sur installer download process:
Step 7
As we see its size is considerable, we wait for the download to finish, once downloaded the installation wizard will be launched:
We close it since we will not do the process from there.
Step 8
We go to Applications and there we validate that the macOS Big Sur installer is:
Step 9
We open the Disk utility and select the connected USB:
Step 10
We click on the "Delete" button, in the pop-up window we assign a name and apply the changes:
Step 11
We click Delete to start the formatting process:
Step 12
At the end of this process we will see the following:
Step 13
In the terminal we are going to execute the following command to create the bootable USB:
sudo / Applications / Install \ macOS \ Big \ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume / Volumes / BigSur
Note
In the last line / Volumes / BigSur we must enter the name assigned to the USB
Step 14
We press Enter, enter the administrator password and we will see the following:
Step 15
There we enter the letter "Y" to confirm the process, the process of erasing the USB medium will take place:
Step 16
After this the files will be copied to the medium:
Step 17
After this the process of making the USB bootable will be done:
Step 18
At the end we will see the following:
Step 19
We can see the USB ready to be used in the downgrade process to Big Sur:
Step 20
After this we must restart the system to continue the process:
Step 21
The system will be rebooted:
Step 22
macOS will automatically detect the USB and display the following window:
Step 23
There we click on "Install macOS Big Sur" and click on "Continue", the following will be displayed:
Step 24
We click on "Continue" and now it is time to accept the license terms:
Step 25
We click I accept and in the pop-up window we confirm that we accept the license:
Step 26
After this we select the disk where macOS Big Sur will be installed:
Step 27
We select the disk and click on "Continue", the process will take place:
Step 28
When this process is complete, the system will continue its action and then restart:
Step 29
After being rebooted, it's time to select the background:
Step 30
We access macOS Big Sur:
Step 31
From the Apple menu we confirm that it is Big Sur:
We can see that this is the whole process to return from macOS Monterey to Big Sur in a simple way, after this we are going to use Time Machine to recover the files in the backup..