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title: "Lion or Mountain Lion is terrible/slow etc., won't work with my software, can I go back or install Snow Leopard?"  
description: "Lion or Mountain Lion is terrible/slow etc., won't work with my software, can I go back or install Snow Leopard?"  
author: "Richardson hayes"  
published: 2018-09-19  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50009/lion-or-mountain-lion-is-terrible-slow-etc-won-t-work-with-my-software-can-i-go-back-or-install-snow-leopard  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["mac troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Lion or Mountain Lion is terrible/slow etc., won't work with my software, can I go back or install Snow Leopard?

[Lion](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/86683/story-of-lion-of-punjab-maharaja-ranjit-singh-founder-of-sikh-empire) or [Mountain](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/85002/trekking-to-kanchenjunga-mountain-my-unforgettable-adventure) Lion is terrible/[slow](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/audio/1313/the-beauty-of-slow-mornings-why-rushing-is-not-the-answer) etc., won't work with my [software](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23272/why-software-localization-is-important-for-your-business), can I go back or [install](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12876/the-top-5-reasons-to-buy-and-install-a-tonneau-cover) [Snow Leopard](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96868/how-to-install-snow-leopard-on-to-a-mac-mini)?


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