Tried to install with the disk that I’d purchased years ago from Apple. Alas, time and rough-handling took its toll, and a little-but-big-enough scratch on the disk prevented it from completing.

Since that failure rendered the machine unable to boot, I had to revert to Leopard with a disk I’d kept in a safer spot. This image allowed me to complete the upgrade.

(Yes, I had to create a bootable USB drive first, but that only required a web search and a bit of tinkering on the Terminal, which was child’s play after having to erase, reformat, and start from scratch.)

This iso is bootable and I used it to restore my 2008 macbook to how it was originally (yes i know it came with 10.5.5 i like 10.6 just say that its original lol)

It doesn’t have an installation file on it but you may be able to upgrade with it.

This is an ISO image of Snow Leopard for Mac

You either need to burn it as an ISO image onto a double layer DVD or Create a Bootable USB Stick from it - both easy operations

Those saying it is just a windows file clearly do not understand how installation media works

I have created a DVD from it and installed it - it works

I am downloading this file but despite extensive research on the web, I am still unsure how to make a usable installation disk! Do I simply copy this to an SD card? Or do I have to burn this image to a DVD and use that route? I know a bit about these matters, but this problem - how to make a usable installation 'disk' - is very frustrating! Can anyone offer me some enlightenment?

No. Basically, older Mac OS X CD's have two main partitions. One with the main install (HFS+) and another one with Boot Camp drivers for Windows (FAT32 or just a standard CD format). If you look in the ISO or DMG in the archive.org explorer, it can't read HFS+, only the standard, FAT32 or CD format. That's why it seems like there are only Windows drivers. Download it and mount it in a macOS installation, and you will see the actual Install disc, or try to boot from it.
So, don't believe anyone who says there are only Windows drivers, they are completely incorrect.

This is not a Mac OS installation CD.
This is a Windows CD that make you install some programs to connect Windows to Mac. There's nothing else.

Do You Think You Have A VirtualBox MacOS Installation Tutorial Of This, Thanks.

I tried to rip my own DVD, and it looks the same as this. There's one partition that only Windows will see, ISO9660 with Boot Camp support on it. There's much more though, that will only be visible on a Mac.

I downloaded iBoot from tonymacx86 (It's a hackintosh tool for booting into Mac OS X Install Discs) for my Virtualbox machine and guess what? It worked! I can finally experience Snow Leopard.

on virtualbox it says no bootable medium device found system halted every time i put that iso in the virtual disc drive

This is indeed the entire retail Snow Leopard disc - people saying it only includes drivers must be mounting the ISO9660 partition, which occupies only a small part of the disc and does indeed contain Boot Camp drivers!

i own a iMac 8,1 (Early 2008) and this DVD brung me back memories!

Hey @patbarron you downloaded the jpeg and probably misclicked. Get a better mouse dumbass

I was happy to find this because I have misplaced my actual Snow Leopard installation DVD somewhere... But I downloaded this, only to find that it is not, in fact, an image of the actual Snow Leopard installation DVD. Other reivewers have commented on the contents - but for the purpose I was hoping to use it for - creating a DVD to boot a Mac from and install Snow Leopard, like I used to be able to do with my now-misplaced original DVD, this performs no useful function for me.

Thanks for this amazing DVD.
I was given a mid-2007 iMac 7,1, without an operating system on it in 2020. I tried many approaches online, but finally here saves me. I burned the DVD to a USB thumb drive and boot it alive.

I donate 5 dollars. Thank you the uploader again.

Just keep in mind that the download is an (iso) and you will obviously need to use some software or the terminal to make a bootable USB.

Remember to install "Rosetta" if you don't plan to move up to later macOS versions. It will give you ability to run PowerPc apps.

Snow Leopard is the gateway to update your Mac to a newer operating system via Apple Purchases.

Having seen the negative reviews, I thought I'd give it a go and see what happens . . . nothing to lose.

Well, imagine my surprise when I copied the iso to a USB stick, stuck it into my 2008 MacBook Pro and it worked beautifully.

So despite the negative comments, this has been a 100% success.

Thank you.

You can use virtualbox on windows you have to make the operating system name windows 7

In fact: The Torrent leads to a collection of Boot Camp drivers and associated bullcrap on the main ISO. Not cool. someone wasted my bandwidth and time here and I'm hella upset.

I'm going to try the direct dl and see what I get. Maybe what I'm looking for OR maybe the same thang......

you need to use VMware to run on windows

Works on MacBook 4,1 as upgrade or fresh install DVD.

Thank you so very much. (Obviously something was wrong with my installer disc) I used this ISO to make a bootable USB with Disk Utility, and then boot it to repair my HDD, worked wonderfully!

oh WOW, i can't believe how stupid some of these reviews are. they're trying to open this on windows, even though this SPECIFICALLY says "Mac OS X". the iso works fine. you just can't view the files on windows.

This iso works fine.

Don't believe the below reviews, this DVD is meant for Macintosh systems and cannot be read from a system running Windows, it doesn't work for them due to the installer's file system being HFS+, a file system that Windows cannot understand.

What is this file? I've downloaded ISO, but it either it doesn't work or i'm doing something wrong. According to description about iso i should be able to make an installer from it. But it doesn't work.

This is just Boot Camp drivers, presumably for Snow Leopard. This iso is good to have, but labelled incorrectly.

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This Lion Install iso-file contains:

- 760.080.920 Bytes for optional installer packages
- 81.456.497 Bytes for Descriptions
- an installer.app with 4.297.782 Byte


NOTHING ELSE!

No shared support, no installESD.dmg, OSinstall.mpkg

NOTHING!

Where the 7,77GB download size came from is a brainteaser of outerspace levels to me!

Not worth the time, as I can see!