The latest version of Xcode that supports 10.6.x is Xcode 4.2, while the minimum version of Xcode that can build arm64 code (which is required for App Store submission) is Xcode 5.x (which itself requires OS X 10.8.
Right click the bootable disk image file (*. FWIW, there is no version of Xcode that will both run on 10.6.8 and will allow you to submit to the App Store.Once you have the bootable disk image file from Parallels (yeah, unfortunately you need Parallels for this but you can use a free trial if you do not have a license) you can convert this into a DMG file like so: Parallels will then prompt you to create a bootable disk image file (*.hdd format). Just choose "Install Windows or another OS from a DVD or image file" and then select the installation image. Stack Exchange network consists of 178 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. It will start downloading in the Settings app this is expected.Īlthough you obviously won't be able to run the installer from a newer macOS, you can create a virtual machine easily as Parallels will offer to install the OS for you. There are a few reasons why you might want to install an old version of macOS or Mac OS X: Perhaps you are relying on software you have discovered doesnt work properly in the newest version of. macOS Sierra won’t install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk.
#Download and install older versions of os x on a mac how to#
Here are the links to a few recent versions: How to download older Mac OS X versions via the App Store.
It turns out you can still download macOS versions from the App Store, using direct links, even though it's not visible in the Purchased section any more (probably requires previous purchase, but not sure).