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Where to get an official Big Sur 11.2 ISO image that can be used for VM?

Where to get an official Big Sur 11.2 ISO image that can be used for VM?

Posted on Sep 7, 2021 7:41 PM

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Posted on Sep 8, 2021 8:00 AM

In addition, Apple does not distribute "ISO Images". Only full installers are available and downloaded from the Mac App Store, which will only give you the current version.


However, within the installer package there is a utility to create a USB installation media.

How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support

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Sep 8, 2021 8:00 AM in response to Shigatsu11

In addition, Apple does not distribute "ISO Images". Only full installers are available and downloaded from the Mac App Store, which will only give you the current version.


However, within the installer package there is a utility to create a USB installation media.

How to create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support

Sep 8, 2021 11:14 AM in response to Shigatsu11

Here are the available full installers. There is no such thing as a macOS ISO.

I think 11.3.2 was available only a few weeks ago, but this is all I get, now:

$ softwareupdate --list-full-installers
Finding available software
Software Update found the following full installers:
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.5.2, Size: 12440916552K, Build: 20G95
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.5.1, Size: 12440158909K, Build: 20G80
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.5, Size: 12443337213K, Build: 20G71
* Title: macOS Big Sur, Version: 11.4, Size: 12395342506K, Build: 20F71


Where to get an official Big Sur 11.2 ISO image that can be used for VM?

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