How to Install Ventura on Unsupported Macs EASY OCLP GUIDE!

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You can Install macOS Ventura on Unsupported Macs from 2008-2016! I'll show you in a step-by-step easy way how to use OpenCore Legacy Patcher to install macOS Ventura on your old Mac & make it new again! CHAPTERS & UPDATES BELOW UPDATES: 3/18/25 1. Current version of Ventura is 13.7.4 2. Current version of OpenCore Legacy Patcher is 2.2.0 3. Video editing issue at 22:30. Click disk0 then EFI on the next screen. When the prompt says reboot click it then restart. Hold down the OPTION key and then select EFI Boot. The video picks up here, sorry about that. 4. If you have a 2013 MBPro and have a black screen with an apple logo and stuck progress bar after installing or an update = https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/TROUBLESHOOTING.html#black-screen-on-macbookpro11-3-in-macos-monterey Chapters 0:00 Welcome & Intro 0:24 VERY IMPORTANT NOTES BEFORE WE GET STARTED! 3:26 Equipment needed: Mac & USB Drive + Upgrades? 4:20 OpenCore Legacy Patcher page & GitHub Download 4:49 If the downloads asset section shows a spinning circle 5:04 Downloading the OCLP App 6:07 Starting the OpenCore Legacy Patcher App for the first time 6:33 Plug in our USB Flash Drive or External Hard Drive now 7:03 Time to erase the USB drive 8:12 Downloading Ventura full installer with OCLP App 9:17 Download complete! Time to create the OCLP Ventura USB installer 10:48 Now we need to create the OCLP Boot loader and copy it to the USB drive 12:29 How to create a factory macOS High Sierra Backup USB installer 15:59 TIP! copy OCLP app to USB drive as a backup 16:22 Ready to reboot to USB drive! Restart and hold down Option key! 16:38 We are now at the Boot Picker screen Boot to EFI Boot + Install macOS Ventura 17:43 Entering into macOS Ventura recovery Installer menu 18:12 Showing 2 different ways to install #1 Upgrade & #2 Erase and Install Pick 1 or 2! 18:34 Option #1 Ventura Upgrade in place install (retains all your apps and data) 19:12 Option #2 Ventura Fresh Erase and Install (erase entire hard drive and install fresh) 20:42 The Ventura install has started, the Mac will reboot multiple times automatically 21:10 Install Complete! If you did the Upgrade login, if you did erase and install go through setup 21:57 On the desktop now - Install OCLP Install OC boot loader to your internal hd 23:20 If the Mac is slow because the auto patcher did not install the root patches 24:14 If you want to turn off the OCLP boot picker and have a native boot startup 24:57 If you do not have sound after installing Ventura 25:37 How to Update OCLP app and Install a macOS Ventura Software Update 27:17 A HUGE thanks to Mykola, DhinakG & all the OCLP Devs + How to donate to OCLP! Thank both Mykola (khronokernel) & Dhinak (dhinakg) for your work on OCLP + all of the contributing developers who help maintain the patcher! OCLP brings new life to thousands of Macs saving them from the recycler! OpenCore Legacy Patcher download github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases OCLP Ventura info dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/VENTURA-DROP.html Download macOS Ventura Full installer - mrmacintosh.com/macos-ventura-13-full-installer-database-download-directly-from-apple OCLP Discord Server discord.gg/rqdPgH8xSN MacRumors Thread forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-13-ventura-on-unsupported-macs-thread.2346881 Support OCLP https://opencollective.com/opencore-legacy-patcher Support Mr. Macintosh patreon.com/mrmacintosh paypal.me/mrmacintoshblog DISCLAIMER: Please understand that installing macOS Ventura on your unsupported Mac with OCLP is not supported by Apple, and you are doing so at your own risk. But, a ton of work went into getting the patcher to work by the OCLP Developers. Some things might not work exactly right, but the patcher is a work in progress. ALWAYS BACKUP YOUR FILES FIRST BEFORE YOU UPGRADE!