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create bootable diskimage

Best tool to create bootable disk image? For High Sierra.

Mac Pro, OS X 10.11

Posted on Feb 5, 2023 2:36 PM

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Posted on Feb 5, 2023 3:20 PM

What you need to create a bootable installer

  • USB flash drive or other secondary volume with at least 14GB of available storage, formatted as Mac OS Extended.
  • Installer for OS X El Capitan or later. To get the full installer, your Mac must be using the latest version of OS X El Capitan, the latest version of macOS Sierra, or any later version of macOS. Download from a Mac that is compatible with the macOS you're downloading. Enterprise administrators: download from Apple, not a locally hosted update server. 


Use Terminal to create the bootable installer


High Sierra

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume


Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


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Feb 5, 2023 3:20 PM in response to mliravenice

What you need to create a bootable installer

  • USB flash drive or other secondary volume with at least 14GB of available storage, formatted as Mac OS Extended.
  • Installer for OS X El Capitan or later. To get the full installer, your Mac must be using the latest version of OS X El Capitan, the latest version of macOS Sierra, or any later version of macOS. Download from a Mac that is compatible with the macOS you're downloading. Enterprise administrators: download from Apple, not a locally hosted update server. 


Use Terminal to create the bootable installer


High Sierra

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume


Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support


create bootable diskimage

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