User level: Level 1 (6 points)macOS 26.7.2 download as of November 2026? Not interested in 27. I have an M1 max macbook, currently on Sonoma.
Posted on Nov 2, 2026 11:47 AM
User level: Level 8 (45,031 points)Nov 2, 2026 1:04 PM in response to btaylorite
You can use Terminal to download the installer for compatible macOS versions no earlier than the version that came with your Mac, or the closest version still available.
softwareupdate --list-full-installers
This will return a list of all the installers that are available:
Download the latest version using the following command, in this case for version 26.7.2:
softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 26.7.2
NOTE - the full installers are large - 15GB or more.
User level: Level 10 (169,253 points)Nov 3, 2026 6:46 PM in response to btaylorite
btaylorite wrote:
Thanks! And next step after downloading?... just follow instructions in the downloaded installer? It didn't seem to actually change OS from Sonoma to Tahoe...
Launch it.
It’s usually an app named Install macOS Tahoe.app.
If you want a bootable installer: https://support.apple.com/en-us/101578
User level: Level 7 (22,314 points)Nov 4, 2026 12:12 AM in response to btaylorite
btaylorite wrote:
And next step after downloading?... just follow instructions in the downloaded installer? It didn't seem to actually change OS from Sonoma to Tahoe...
Yes, confusingly that download process in the Terminal is labeled "installing...".
So as MrHoffman replied you then have to launch the downloaded installer in the /Applications folder. Or prepare a bootable installer from it.
User level: Level 1 (6 points)Nov 3, 2026 5:25 PM in response to D.I. Johnson
Thanks! And next step after downloading?... just follow instructions in the downloaded installer? It didn't seem to actually change OS from Sonoma to Tahoe...
User level: Level 1 (6 points)Nov 4, 2026 7:39 AM in response to Matti Haveri
Thanks everyone, seems to have worked great.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256387663