Time to create a bootable USB

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Time to create a bootable USB

when creating a bootable USB to install MacOS El Capitan , using terminal with this command :

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/elcapitaninstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction

the program says ( the USB is 16 GB ) "erasing disk " 0%...but it does continue....it has past more than one hour and it does not continue .... what can be done ? I trie erasing first the USB with Disk Utility, and then doing the procedure with Terminal, and I get the same result ... any solution ?

MacBook Pro 13″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Dec 21, 2023 12:00 PM

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BDAqua

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Dec 21, 2023 1:17 PM in response to Humberto14

Should take just a few seconds. to few minutes...

From my Sierra notes...

If your USB name has more than one word separated by spaces you would need to type it in as...

/The\ USB\ Name

Remember to replace MyVolume in the command with the name of your volume.
If your Mac is using macOS Sierra or earlier, append --applicationpath to your command, followed by the appropriate installer path, similar to what is shown in the command below for El Capitan.

sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app

Create a bootable installer - Apple Support

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