MacOS Ventura on a 2014 i7 Mini?

[Giuanniello]

Do you think it is possible to force install MacOS Ventura on a 2014 i7 1TB 16GB Mini? My Adobe subscription can't be updated, new release of LightRoom needs Ventura and Apple keeps delaying the new Studio, I find stupid to buy a used model when next year they should finally be released, the new Mini is probably soon coming but I wanna step up to a Studio and an M3 Air (currently an i5 which is a mere paper holder).

Any clue if it can be installed and if it would work?

Grazie

 

[Ben J.]

According to Everymac.com, a very nice resource for technical data on apple products, the latest supported version of macOS for a 2014 mini is Monterey:

Mac mini "Core i7" 3.0 (Late 2014) Specs (Late 2014, BTO/CTO, Macmini7,1, A1347, 2840): EveryMac.com

Technical specifications for the Mac mini "Core i7" 3.0 (Late 2014). Dates sold, processor type, memory info, hard drive details, price and more.

everymac.com

Lightroom Classic supports it:

Lightroom Classic system requirements

Your computer must meet the minimum technical specifications outlined below to run and use Lightroom Classic.

helpx.adobe.com

Regular Lightroom doesn't:

Lightroom system requirements

Your computer must meet the minimum technical specifications outlined below to run and use Lightroom.

helpx.adobe.com

If you're talking lightroom and not LR classic; I can't see that adobe offers any way to download older versions of their subscription software, but when it says Ventura in 'system requirements' it doesn't necessarily mean that it won't work on the OS that came before it. It just means 'not supported'. It'd be worth a try, I think.

Then there's this, which I know nothing about:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/macos-13-ventura-on-unsupported-macs-thread.2346881/

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[Giuanniello]

I am on LR Classic, today's update won't install on my Mac because I am onto Monterey 12.7.6 and that's why I am asking if somehow I can upgrade by forcing the OS until I get a new machine

 

[Ben J.]

Well, just don't update LRC, then.

 

[Giuanniello]

Well, just don't update LRC, then.

Of course I won't, it doesn't allow to so there is no option but many a times with it they come updates to new lenses and cameras that's not just about the new retouch features

Best

 

[weckart]

Do you think it is possible to force install MacOS Ventura on a 2014 i7 1TB 16GB Mini? My Adobe subscription can't be updated, new release of LightRoom needs Ventura and Apple keeps delaying the new Studio, I find stupid to buy a used model when next year they should finally be released, the new Mini is probably soon coming but I wanna step up to a Studio and an M3 Air (currently an i5 which is a mere paper holder).

Any clue if it can be installed and if it would work?

Grazie

Considering the fact that I am running Sequoia on a Mac Mini 2012 just fine, I'd say that would be a certainty. You would just need to use OCLP to push beyond Monterey on your Mini.

 

[FirDerrig33]

Do you think it is possible to force install MacOS Ventura on a 2014 i7 1TB 16GB Mini? My Adobe subscription can't be updated, new release of LightRoom needs Ventura and Apple keeps delaying the new Studio, I find stupid to buy a used model when next year they should finally be released, the new Mini is probably soon coming but I wanna step up to a Studio and an M3 Air (currently an i5 which is a mere paper holder).

Any clue if it can be installed and if it would work?

Grazie

It can and will work. the benefit of the 2014 mini is that is also has AVX2 support. So running newer versions of MacOS should be fine. and with that CPU and that amount of RAM, I don't see a problem.

 

[Yebubbleman]

Do you think it is possible to force install MacOS Ventura on a 2014 i7 1TB 16GB Mini? My Adobe subscription can't be updated, new release of LightRoom needs Ventura and Apple keeps delaying the new Studio, I find stupid to buy a used model when next year they should finally be released, the new Mini is probably soon coming but I wanna step up to a Studio and an M3 Air (currently an i5 which is a mere paper holder).

Any clue if it can be installed and if it would work?

Grazie

I wouldn't say it's dumb to buy a used Mac mini (or Studio). It IS dumb to buy a base model Mac mini (especially an M2 version; or for that matter a base model M2 Pro Mac mini; but that's a whole different topic).

I'm not entirely sure what you're waiting on M4 (or M4 Pro, M4 Max, or M4 Ultra, for that matter) to do that M2 (or M2 Pro, M2 Max, or M2 Ultra) doesn't already do.

What might be dumb is buying one brand new and not Apple Certified Refurbed (especially since both sales and discounts will persist after the new models are released).

As for loading macOS Ventura onto a 2014 Mac mini, I'd imagine the Open Core Legacy Patcher will have you covered. But, the experience probably won't be snappy. Then again, they're doing wonders with macOS Sequoia right now, so maybe it's possible.

 

[Giuanniello]

Unfortunately there is no refurb Studio on the Italian store, paying new a commercially obsolete product is not the smartest move, I am sure that even an M1 CPU would do wonders for my basic editing needs, I don't do layers and layers but with 45MP camera files even export or preview building is becoming too long of a process.

I thought of an used Mini in the meantime but 500GB and 16GB no easy to find nor they come cheap so my only chance is to either try and install Sequoia and keep updating my apps or leave the world as it is and wait to replace my Mini and my 2015 Air, this latter one would be the best option and then make it become the main editing machine connected to my 27" external screen while waiting for the Studio

 

[Giuanniello]

Hello,

I am checking the OCLP and so far seems a quite easy process, wondering which version should I try and install here, dunno which are the Adobe LightRoom requirements as it just say that it can't be installed on my system running Monterey, wondering if to start conservative with Ventura or Sonoma or to go straight to Sequoia (i7 with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD) any suggestion from users who tries such thing?

Grazie and buona domenica