reinstalling mac OS

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reinstalling mac OS

I am attempting to create a bootable drive for my old 2017 mac that runs on Sierra. After pasting command into terminal and entering my password it says "command not found".

MacBook (2017)

Posted on Apr 30, 2023 2:25 PM

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John Galt

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Apr 30, 2023 3:37 PM in response to pjdowling3rd

For reference: Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support. Note that you must download the installer from a Mac capable of running that macOS version.

Paste that command into a reply to this Discussion so we can examine what may be wrong with it.

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John Galt

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Apr 30, 2023 7:05 PM in response to pjdowling3rd

The command you posted is for High Sierra. Is that what you intend to create?

I am trying to create this bootable drive on my mac that is using Catalina.

... and is that Mac capable of running Sierra?

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pjdowling3rd Author

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Apr 30, 2023 6:48 PM in response to John Galt

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

I am trying to create this bootable drive on my mac that is using Catalina.

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