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Macbook Air M1 Booting from a flash drive.

I have a clone copy of my MacBook Air on a flash drive which I would like to be able to use in an emergency. Holding the power button at start up, doesn't show the flash drive.

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Jun 27, 2022 10:57 PM

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Posted on Jun 28, 2022 4:00 AM

Relevant article: https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/03/how-to-boot-an-apple-silicon-mac-from-an-external-drive

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