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#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER INSTALL#
#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER UPGRADE#
#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER WINDOWS 10#
#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER SOFTWARE#
#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER ISO#

Process completed in Terminal app itself Step 8Įject the USB drive before removing it from the Mac. You can quit Terminal and the drive is ready to use. Terminal automatically erasing and copying installer data to USB drive Step 7Īfter copying, Terminal will display a Copy complete and Done notice. This step can take few minutes to hours depending upon whether it is copying via USB 2.0 or USB 3.0. You’ll see that Terminal starts erasing the drive, it then copies the installer files to the USB drive. Confirm the command with Y to erase the drive Step 6 It asks for the confirmation to erase the drive. Terminal doesn’t display characters when you type it in. Go back to the Terminal and paste the above command.

#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER INSTALL#

applicationpath - This is the path to the Install macOS app.

volume - Replace volumepath with the path to the USB drive or other volume.

Consult the Apple Support article for documentation The OS installer path varies for Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, and Mavericks. To make this work, the app installer should be in the Applications folder.

createinstallmedia-Use this command in Terminal to create the bootable installer.

sudo-It’s a tool that is provided to allow regular (non-root) users to perform root tasks on a case by case basis.

If you closely follow the above command, they rely on basic syntaxĬreateinstallmedia -volume volumepath -applicationpath installerpath Copy the following command sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/Untitled -applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app This option is used for all Intel-based Mac computers.Ĭlick Erase, then click Done. Select the USB drive and click the Erase button.Ĭhoose the Name as Untitled, Format as OS X Extended (Journaled) and select Scheme as GUID Partition Map. Proceed and follow the next steps for creating bootable USB drive. Open the Finder window and navigate to Applications > Install macOS Sierra. The only way to quit this app is through Dock Step 3 Secondary-click, or two-finger tap with trackpad, on the running installer app from the dock and choose Quit. Once the download gets complete, you’ll see the installer window.

Download Sierra or El Capitan OS from the App Store Step 2 Click on the Purchases tab, locate macOS Sierra and click the Download button. To create a bootable disk, you need to have the installer app. The installer application gets automatically erased after upgrading the Mac.

If you do not have the Install macOS Sierra app in the Applications folder, then you might have already upgraded to macOS Sierra. macOS Sierra installer in Finder Download macOS Sierra Installer

Storage-USB 3.0 drive of 8GB or more, or an external USB hard drive, or a Firewire or Thunderbolt external hard drive.

Software- macOS Sierra 10.12 installer app.

In this tutorial, I'll show you two ways to install macOS Sierra onto a bootable USB drive. It is better than OS X Recovery as you don’t have to download the ~5GB installer data, first, to reinstall the OS or installer disk for Macs that does not support OS X Recovery. If a Mac is having some issues a bootable USB of the OS can serve as an emergency disk. Whilst the process of downloading and installing an OS through the Mac App Store is straightforward enough, it’s painful for people with a slower internet connection, or if they’ve multiple Macs in their home.

#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER UPGRADE#

Once it's done, unmount the USB drive (right-click and select Eject) from the desktop.MacOS Sierra 10.12 is the thirteenth major release from Apple, released on 20th September 2016 as a free upgrade via the Mac App Store.

#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER WINDOWS 10#

Boot Camp Assistant will create the bootable Windows 10 USB.

#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER ISO#

Select the Windows 10 ISO image from Mac's internal storage and select Continue.Select Continue, and check the option to Create a Windows 10 or later install disk.Go to Finder > Applications > Utilities and launch Boot Camp Assistant.To create a bootable Windows disk using BootCamp: You will also need a 16GB USB disk, alongside the Windows ISO file for this method. Note: You can't use Boot Camp Assistant on Macs with Apple M1 chips. You can also choose to install additional Windows support software, which will be helpful if you are planning to use the bootable disk to install Windows on your Mac.

#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE ON A MAC COMPUTER SOFTWARE#

This is an easy method and requires no additional software to be installed. If you have a Mac with an Intel processor, you can also use BootCamp Assistant to create a bootable Windows installation USB disk. Method 2: Create a Bootable USB Disk Using BootCamp Assistant