NO IOS on MAC how to load with no disks

I need to create some sort of bootable disk as when I plug the machine in it does not give me a chance to pick anything to boot from and I would like to get the IOS loaded. CAtalina 10.15.7

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Posted on Dec 9, 2024 1:57 PM

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MartinR

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Posted on Dec 9, 2024 3:05 PM

If you boot into Recovery or Internet Recovery you can reinstall macOS directly. See this article for more information -> Use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support

If you specifically want to create a bootable installer disk (flash drive) you need a working Mac to do so. Let us know if that's the case.

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MartinR

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Dec 9, 2024 3:05 PM in response to Ironman5640

If you boot into Recovery or Internet Recovery you can reinstall macOS directly. See this article for more information -> Use macOS Recovery on an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support

If you specifically want to create a bootable installer disk (flash drive) you need a working Mac to do so. Let us know if that's the case.

varjak paw

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Dec 10, 2024 8:53 AM in response to Ironman5640

Just for the sake of clarity in case you need to do a search or otherwise might get confused by comments and instructions, iOS is the operating system that runs on iPhones. Your Mac runs macOS.

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NO IOS on MAC how to load with no disks