Install El Capitan Without Apple Id

| 05-10-2021
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  • Before starting the installation, you need to download Mac OS El Capitan iso image and unlocker 208 from the links below. Download Mac OS El Capitan(Google Drive) Download Mac OS El Capitan(Utorrent) unlocker208. After the downloading finished, extract them then install VMware from here, that’s ok if you have installed before.
  • Answer (1 of 4): If you have a Mac of your own, you could download it onto a large capacity flash drive, and then copy it onto your friend’s Mac to install it. The installer itself doesn't need an Apple Id, but it may want you to sign into iCloud after installation. I personally have a flash driv.

If it doesn't, or you don't want to complete the installation at this time, you can come back later and double-click Install OS X El Capitan in your Applications folder. Within the installer, click Continue, agree to the license agreement, and then choose the disk where you want to install El Capitan. Open the disk image, then open the.pkg installer inside the disk image. It installs an app named Install Version Name. Open that app from your Applications folder to begin installing the operating system. MacOS Sierra 10.12 can upgrade El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, or Lion.

Sometimes you wind up with a Mac that you didn’t configure and don’t have all the information about. That happened to Macworld reader Anibal, who was given a Mac work that was a few years out of date. He tried to update it, and the App Store prompted him for the Apple ID. Nobody in the office had that information from the person previously using it, or any Apple ID at all set up for the office. What to do?

Fortunately, you don’t need an Apple ID to update macOS software. Canceling the prompt still allows you to update Apple components. Anibal went back to try that and it worked as expected.

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You can also create a new Apple ID, and log in using it. (I’d recommend against using your own Apple ID for anything connected with work, as you’re handing off this problem to the next person, or potentially giving your work location the ability to use your Apple ID.)

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Third-party software purchased through the App Store requires the Apple ID logged in for the person who bought it in order to re-download it, but you may be able to install and launch updates without that login. For free software, including Apple’s Pages and Keynote, you may have to delete the app entirely, then re-download it using your own Apple ID or one for which you have login details.

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