Is catalina patcher safe?

[crowe-t]

Yes, that is how to get VMware Fusion for free - the process can be a bit convoluted. You still need a license, but it doesn't cost money.

VMware Fusion runs on a macOS system (the host) and creates and controls client virtual machine running other operating systems (e.g. old macOS, Windows or Linux) which use the same CPU architecture - typically Intel virtual machines on an Intel host.

Yes, the virtual machine macOS will run a bit slower than you might hope - mostly due to graphics being slower. If graphics speed (games) is important, you might do better with Parallels (which doesn't have a free license).

I frequently run High Sierra as a virtual machine on my Ventura 2019 iMac as High Sierra is the lastest macOS with reliable drivers for my Canon scanner. It is also able to run older 32-bit Intel Mac apps which can't run on more recent macOS.

You mention macOS (OS X) 10.6. I have virtual machines back to 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. But installing 10.6.8 is decidedly tricky because non-server macOS 10.6 is NOT licensed by Apple to run in a virtual machine (even on Apple hardware) and VMware attempts to enforce that. You also need the 10.6.8 installation media for which Apple charged. Anything more recent is fairly easy.

The virtual machine will need RAM for its exclusive use when running - hence problems for a host Mac with base level RAM.

How much RAM does it need?

Can an older MAS OS run on Parallels? I thought it was just for running Windows.

I have a 2009 Mini running OS 10.6.8. I have it cloned to an external drive. Would I be able to copy the cloned drive to VMware?

 

[melapple]

I’m late to the party and just found out about the dosdude1 Catalina patcher. I don’t need it to install on an unsupported Mac but only to download a full installer of Catalina to make a bootable drive. Is it I true that when using this patcher you are downloading Catalina directly from Apple’s servers?

 

[MBAir2010]

I’m late to the party and just found out about the dosdude1 Catalina patcher. I don’t need it to install on an unsupported Mac but only to download a full installer of Catalina to make a bootable drive. Is it I true that when using this patcher you are downloading Catalina directly from Apple’s servers?

yes that is one of the steps in the install process.

His patcher is safe, incredible and easy to install with a thorough explanation
were you wont be left high and dry.

 

[melapple]

yes that is one of the steps in the install process.

His patcher is safe, incredible and easy to install with a thorough explanation
were you wont be left high and dry.

I don’t intend to install it on the Mac I’ll be using to download the full installer. Will I be able to download without installing? Thank you

 

[MBAir2010]

I don’t intend to install it on the Mac I’ll be using to download the full installer. Will I be able to downloading without installing? Thank you

i think...i have mojave and catalina patchers saved on a hard drive that i never executed,
but the data size is the same as the download.