The macOS Sonoma Upgrade automatic download is causing root pathing issues for macOS Ventura and Monterey. In this video I will walk you through how to turn off automatic downloads & how to fix a system that already downloaded and staged the upgrade. CHAPTERS BELOW!

0:00 Ventura SytemVersion.plist build version mismatch: 23F79 vs 22G720 issue
1:34 How to turn off automatic software update downloads on macOS Ventura
2:24 Why this is only and issue if you are the latest Version of Ventura or Monterey
2:55 Why the Sonoma Upgrade can’t be blocked anymore (MDM server required)
3:14 How to turn off automatic software update downloads on macOS Monterey
3:49 If your system downloaded the Sonoma Upgrade and staged it.
4:14 How to tell if your Mac downloaded the Sonoma upgrade diskutil apfs listSnapshots /
5:00 Explaining that Apple does not give us a way to cancel the upgrade and why some things don’t work
6:18 How to cancel the Sonoma staged upgrade & revert the volume back to Ventura only.
7:02 WARNING: Experimental fix BACKUP ALL YOUR DATA FIRST JUST IN CASE!
0:45 Every video has a full list of chapter sections that you can navigate to
1:07 Reviewing the man OCLP 1.5.0 Update Summary items
1:34 Explaining the new OCLP Admin Helper Tool
3:04 A brand new OCLP app and settings uninstall package!
3:22 For a stable system still recommending Ventura or Monterey, but for how long?
4:01 OpenCore Legacy Patcher Open Collective
4:14 OpenCore Legacy Patcher 1.5.0 Change log (Fixes and improvements)
9:14 The system just booted backup into the OS after force canceling the Sonoma upgrade
10:44 Verifying that the workaround actually worked by using OCLP.app to install 1.5.0 root patches!
11:09 Thank you to Mykola and Dhinak, OCLP CoDevelpers!
12:11 If you have any questions please let me know in the comments!

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