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For those of you who are planning to use a clone as a backup to Monterey on your Mx Mac, or for running older/beta versions of the OS, or for reducing security to install an extension that the OS doesn't like having installed, here is some interesting reading on the complications of booting Monterey externally.
eclecticlight.co
Bottom line: It can be done, but there are implications of which you should be aware.
Last Week on My Mac: The slim hope of recovery
Monterey changes the way that Recovery works on M1 Macs, making them more like Intel Macs by using a paired Recovery volume. But that could spell trouble.
eclecticlight.co
Bottom line: It can be done, but there are implications of which you should be aware.
