If you install it the installer will automatically be deleted (plus it won’t install if you are already running Ventura). It might look like an update rather than the full version, but you’ll see from the size of the download (around 6GB) that this is the complete installer for Monterey. Eventually a message “Are you sure you want to download macOS Monterey” will appear. (Use Safari and make sure the Mac App Store app is closed first or it might not work).įollow these steps to download macOS Monterey (or any other version of macOS) from the Mac App Store: You can still download the installer for Monterey from the Mac App Store – as long as you know where to find it – searching the Mac App Store will not work.
Apple only replaced Monterey with Ventura in October 2022, but if you don’t want Ventura on your Mac you might be looking for Monterey.
