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hey whoever is reading this! im trying to update my mac to macOS monterey, and since i have no storage on my hard drive, i tried to resort to my 128 gb usb drive. it says that the GUID isnt right, and that i have to partition it, but the option isnt available. i will add screenshots, P.S. volume scheme does NOT show up when erasing my usb.
id really appreciate any help! and any other steps to finishing the updating process is wanted as well :)
MacBook Air
well, ive tried clearing up most of the space on the internal drive but havent had any luck, so i figured that maybe id can try to update thru my usb. most of the space is filled from my account, but the part thats taking up a bunch of space is the "other" folder. im pretty sure i submitted a question about how to clear it up, but i didnt get much help. i can send screenshots so maybe you can help clear it up?
ive tried my best to clean up as much as possible, but so far no luck. p.s; the app that takes the most space is to install the new update. so apart from that, i dont really take too much space (i think)
let me know if you can help!
You cannot install macOS Monterey on a usb thumb stick. I Recommend to do some cleaning on your internal drive and install Monterey on your internal drive. If you really want to install it external: arrange an external SSD, format that one to APFS and install Monterey on that one.
But again, installing an OS on an external drive slows the computer down. I only install an OS on an external SSD if I want to test/check things in older macOS versions
how to partition usb drive?
