![]() Regardless the app will notify when it has completed successfully and you can begin using the drive. ![]() Hit OK, to give it access, and let it run.Īs stated earlier, the time to completion can range from 5 to 30 minutes depending on various factors. On newer versions of Mac OS, it will ask if you’ll give permission for the app to access removable drives. It will prompt you to erase the drive, then after typing in your administrator password it will begin to run. That said, you can click the chosen installer’s icon to have it open your Applications folder and let you pick an alternative installer.Īt the top of the screen you can pick the drive you want to install it to. If you have multiple installers in your Applications folder, it will typically pick the newest one. The app will open and automatically find the installer you downloaded and display the installer icon with the name down below it. ![]() After you’ve downloaded your preferred OS installer and plugged in your flash drive, open up the app. The app is really intuitive, easy to use. Install Disk Creator is a tool that I personally like to use. If you don’t want to mess with the terminal, we’ve got some alternatives for you. Otherwise, when it’s done, you now have a bootable Mac installer and repair drive. So make sure you have enough time, maybe just grab a cup of coffee or tea. I’ve seen it take anywhere from 5 minutes to 30. High Sierra: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/TESTĭepending on a variety of factors, like how old your machine is, whether your using an older flash drive, etc. Mojave: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/TEST Monterey: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/TESTīig Sur: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/TESTĬatalina: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/TEST Ventura sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/TEST Terminal should start by first erasing the drive, then loading the installer onto the machine. NOTE: the name of the flash drive in this example is TEST, so please replace TEST with the name of your flash drive.Ĭopy the respective code into the Terminal, hit enter, then type in your administrator password, and hit enter once more. Open up the Terminal app, which can be found by going to your Application folder, then going to the Utilities folder, and clicking on the Terminal app.īelow are the codes you’ll need to type in for your specific versions of Mac OS. After it successfully erases, continue onto the next steps. Then make sure you format it as a “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” format, as well as a GUID partition if asked for it. Select the flash drive in the left sidebar under the External tag, then hit the Erase button from the top of of the window. To condense that, you can open the Disk Utility app from the Utilities folder in the Applications. We have an article about how to securely erase your external drives if you want to check that out. If your flash drive is already visible to the Mac in Finder, then you don’t need to worry about erasing it. Do I need to erase my flash drive beforehand? Once you’ve got the installer of your choice downloaded from Apple onto your Mac and have a working flash drive, then plug your flash drive into your Mac. For now, we’re just going to show you one. ![]() Note you can put multiple installers on a single flash drive if the drive has enough space, they’ll just each take up a partition. Make sure you use the one supported for your machine. I’ve pasted the links below for 10.13 “High Sierra” to the latest OS 13 “Ventura” at the bottom of this article.
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