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Free Appstore vs. paid Paralells Desktop
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Free Appstore vs. paid Paralells Desktop
I'm looking into various ways of running older and unsupported (32 bit etc.) software that I use while upgrading to a more recent OS version. I'm currently using 10.13.6 (High Sierra).
I've gotten VirtualBox to run Windows, and now I want to run for instance OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) which I'm struggling to get working within VirtualBox. Someone suggested I look into Parallels instead, as it's a whole lot easier to set up. I've also been told there's a free AppStore version. Does anyone know the difference between the paid and free versions? I'll only be using it occasionally, so I might be able to live with some limitations.
If the free Appstore version is usable I still have another problem:
I can't download/install it because I need to be on MacOS 11 (Big Sur) which neither my Mid-2010 Mac Pro nor my mid-2012 Macbook Pro can run (as far as I know).
But.... (in case there's an earlier Appstore version of Parallels that does run on my Macs) I remember reading about a way to (temporarily) make the Appstore think you're on a different MacOS, so you can download that latest app version (even though you can't install/use it), then change back to the correctly recognizeable MacOS version, and ask to download the "previously purchased/downloaded app" where you'll be asked if you want to download the latest compatible version instead of the current one.
I can't remember the details of how this was done, but I believe you edited some preference file or something in i.e. Textedit for the Appstore app. Maybe someone can fill me in with the details.
Of course this is of no help in case there is no Appstore-version of Parallels which works with older OSes than 11. Does anyone know?
I've gotten VirtualBox to run Windows, and now I want to run for instance OSX 10.6 (Snow Leopard) which I'm struggling to get working within VirtualBox. Someone suggested I look into Parallels instead, as it's a whole lot easier to set up. I've also been told there's a free AppStore version. Does anyone know the difference between the paid and free versions? I'll only be using it occasionally, so I might be able to live with some limitations.
If the free Appstore version is usable I still have another problem:
I can't download/install it because I need to be on MacOS 11 (Big Sur) which neither my Mid-2010 Mac Pro nor my mid-2012 Macbook Pro can run (as far as I know).
But.... (in case there's an earlier Appstore version of Parallels that does run on my Macs) I remember reading about a way to (temporarily) make the Appstore think you're on a different MacOS, so you can download that latest app version (even though you can't install/use it), then change back to the correctly recognizeable MacOS version, and ask to download the "previously purchased/downloaded app" where you'll be asked if you want to download the latest compatible version instead of the current one.
I can't remember the details of how this was done, but I believe you edited some preference file or something in i.e. Textedit for the Appstore app. Maybe someone can fill me in with the details.
Of course this is of no help in case there is no Appstore-version of Parallels which works with older OSes than 11. Does anyone know?
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