How To Install macOS Sonoma on an Unsupported Mac

In this tutorial guide, I explain step by step how you can install the latest macOS 14 Sonoma on your older, unsupported Mac, by using OpenCore Legacy Patcher.
Here, I'm using a 2012 MacBook Pro, but the procedure is the same for other models.

[rayburr]

I agree with previous comments about this being an easy to follow step by step guide. Ideally look at this video whilst updating your other Mac. Make good use of the pause, rewind, & play buttons to ensure a fool-proof set up.

[haniaali]

Thank you very much for this video.

For the last 1 week, after many hours & other YouTube videos, none of thier method worked. Your method worked so smoothly and everything was straight forward.

Your method was the easiest and the manner you've explained it was very helpful 👌 👍

[rhouknee]

Thank you for the straight forward well illustrated video. It is taking so long to write the installer on my USB. I waited 2 hours and I still it had only written 3gb. I left it overnight.

[lineacorrosiva]

What a great tutorial man !!! Thanks so much!! My Macbook pro mid 2012 Intel core i7 works flawless!! 🎉🎉

[Viking]

Your tutorial worked out perfectly for my 2015 Macbook Air. Thx!

[Wastedtalent]

Great tutorial everything worked smoothly and easy with your guidance! I love my MacBookpro 2015! 👍🏽

[clementyun]

Thank you for the video. I followed your video and updated my early 2015 MacBook Pro to Sonoma without any issues. I used the latest OCLP to install it and it's 95% the same as your video. There is only a very tiny difference but I can still manage it. Thanks again!

[naack]

Clear And straight to the point. Very good !! Keep it up

[dragankruic]

MacBook pro MID 2014 15 inch... works Awesome... Thank you👍

[lelinuxien]

As always, it's nice. Thanks to your previous videos I switch to macOS with many Hackintosh.

[Guido.Fawkes.]

Whenever I get to the part to install Sonoma on the USB it says “requires High Sierra” notification. I’ve done this before and that never happened. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[swedesam]

Definitely saving this for future reference, Thank you!

[stain_less]

I seem to be experiencing difficulties in detecting any available WiFi networks after a successful installation. I would greatly appreciate any guidance on how to resolve this issue and reconnect to the network.

[chp]

Great presentation! I have watched too many videos on this subject but now, after watching your video, I feel like I can do this on my own. I have a MacBook Pro, model MacBook 13, 2 - 8 GB memory - running on macOS Monterey 12.7.6.
One question: other than a 32 GB USB driver, do I need anything else before starting the process? Let me know your opinion, please.
Thank you.

[MegaWeebles]

Thanks very much for making this so lucid. I'll report back when I'm done with the upgrade.

[MohammedTahmid-hj]

does it still work on the same macbook model but macos bigsur?

[JuanSeven]

Hi, I am just trying to upgrade my SSD with this installed on my MBP 2012. How can I clone this Mac OS Sonoma from MBP 2012 to my new SSD ? is there any way or I need to install clean OS again ? Thank you in advance

[MrWatanabe]

Is it necessary to erase the drive or can you create a partition to save Sonoma onto instead?. This would save have to update all the data files back on it after

[EastTactics]

Mine got what I feel to be 90% through the whole process. I got to the point where it was repeatedly updating itself. Got to the Apple logo completed the bar a few times. But on the last one or perhaps second the last one it got to about 3% filled and then froze. And, I started the whole process over again and got to the exact same point in it froze. Any ideas?

[RafaelCruz-hr]

Would you know if I can still restore my Time Machine (in Ventura) to Sonoma? Currently using 2017 MBP