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How to download and install the complete Mojave Mac OS.

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    • Download the full installer file for MacOS Mojave

    • Go here (http://dosdude1.com/mojave/) open the page for Mojave and download the patch tool (the download links are labeled "Direct" and "Mirror" on this page) *

    • Start the Mojave patch application (it's possible that you'll need to avoid the Gatekeeper advertisement by right clicking on the application and selecting "Open")

    • Open the "Tools" menu and choose "Download MacOS Mojave"

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    • Confirm that you want to download the complete 6.5 GB MacOS Mojave installer. then choose a destination to save it to (if you're planning to make a USB installer, it's necessary to put it in the Applications folder)

    • Wait until the download is complete. There are few parts to the Dosdude tool that it incorporates into an appropriate installer.

    • When it finishes, look in the directory that you chose to Save it to and look for the file Install MacOS Mojave.app. You can confirm that it is the correct size, if you want, by selecting Get Information.

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    • In the Get Info window for the file installer, there is the 20MB "stub" mini installer for Mojave MacOS that is incomplete:

    • Also in the Get Info window for the complete size installer application, that downloads using the DosDude tool, this is where the complete XXX GB install application is. "Install MacOS Mojave.app":

    • The last complete installation file is the only one that contains the createinstallmedia tool to create a start-up disc for Mojave MacOS.

    • In case you're asking yourself what this patch is good for, the Mojave DosDude patch allows you to install Mojave MacOS on officially incompatible Mac hardware, however this is not what we are intending to do here.

    • Our intentions with this particular tutorial, simply use the patch to download the complete installation.

Conclusion

It is not completely clear why the small application installer downloads on some Macs and not on others. It could be related to the Mac OS / Mac OS X installed on or the hard drive space on the Mac that is being used. However, this is only speculation and if you have an exact answer (or theory) as to why some Mac users download the full installer and some the mini-installer, share that with us in the comments.

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Miguel

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The patch tool doesn’t work to create a bootable USB from the 10.14.6 “stub” installer. It keeps saying it’s not a valid copy of macOS Mojave when I select it.

flux1968 - Reply

flux1968 you can only use the full Mojave 10.14 to make the bootable installer with this patch tool, which if you follow the above instructions and the patch app instructions it should work when installing on pre 2012 machines

justin - Reply

flux1968 can only use full Mojave 10.14 to make the boot installer with this patch tool, as Justin design otherwise you will get an error or tell it that it is a copy, luck and greetings. Thanks a lot Justin for your valuable input, regards.

Miguel - Reply

Excelente información, me ayudó a comprender el funcionamiento de instalación. Gracias

Enoc Cruz - Reply

Feliz y bendecido día, me alegra poder ayudarte amigo Enoc ,muy agradecido estamos para servir,

Miguel -

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