Create A Bootable Usb Installer For Macos Mojave

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  1. Make Usb Mojave Installer

A USB drive of 16GB or more is preferable, and if any data is stored in it, it will be removed when you make a bootable installer for macOS Mojave. Mac with App Store and good internet connection. MacOS Mojave downloaded the file: “Install MacOS Mojave.dmg” from the Mac App Store stored in the path /Application/folder. Download This file. Jun 17, 2018  A USB-C flash drive makes things easy for MacBook users. How to create a bootable macOS Mojave 10.14 USB install drive. Step 1: Download macOS Mojave. Once Mojave 10.14 officially launches, you. Jun 18, 2018 A USB-C flash drive makes things easy for MacBook users. How to create a bootable macOS Mojave 10.14 USB install drive. Step 1: Download macOS Mojave. Once Mojave 10.14 officially launches, you. Jan 07, 2020  However, there are many ways to create a bootable macOS Mojave installer drive like using third-party macOS installer applications, Disk Creator or Disk Drill but the easiest way to create a bootable macOS Mojave installer drive is using Terminal, which very easy and simple and also you don’t need to install and additional software.

In order for you to upgrade to Mojave with a clean installation of macOS, You need to create a bootable macOS Mojave USB drive. You can then use an External drive or the secondary volume (USB) to install the macOS using it as a startup disk.

The command-line installation of macOS would come as savvy mainly for the system administrators. You really do not require a bootable installer to upgrade macOS or reinstalling the operating system, It only will be useful when you have multiple computers lying around and you need to download and use the installer each time.

You must also require a USB 3.0 Drive with at least 16 GB of storage and please ensure you have taken a backup of all the files in your USB 3.0 flash drive as this installation will erase and remove all the files from your flash drive.

You can get USB 3.0 from Here

Download macOS

You can download macOS Mojave From Here

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if you have downloaded already macOS Mojave directly, then the downloaded macOS itself to the applications folder as an individual app called “Install macOS Mojave”. Sometimes it is also possible that the installer opens itself right after downloading it, You need to ensure quitting it without proceeding to go with the installation directly. Also, it is important for you to download the correct version of macOS as per your mac.

How to create a bootable installer for macOS Mojave

Step 1: Download macOS Mojave.

Step 2: Once Mojave is downloaded, You should make sure that you close the installer and Open the finder.

Step 3: In Finder, You need to head over to Application→Install macOS Mojave right click on install macOS Mojave and click Show package contents.

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If You have downloaded from the link then go to Download→ macOS Mojave.

Step 4: Head over to open Content→Resources

Step 5: Using Finder another window and Go to Applications and Select Utilities→Terminal

Step 6: Type sudo followed by space

Step 7: Now from the original finder window opened in step 4, drag and drop the createinstallmedia to terminal

Step 8: Type —volume along with space

Step 9: Open Finder and click Go at the top followed by Goto folder menu or by pressing command + shift + g at the same time.

Step 10: Type /Volumes and click go to navigate to the volumes that is connected to your mac

Step 11. You should probably find your connected USB 3.0 Flash drive on your Mac in the Finder window

Step 12: Now Drag the USB 3.0 Flash drive volume to the Terminal window

Step 13: Now press Enter / Return on keyboard

Step 14: Type y so you can continue the progress and Press Enter / Return on the keyboard again.

After the above process, You can also use the USB 3.0 drive to boot into macOS Mojave installer Once you connect your USB 3.0 flash drive, Then restart your Mac by pressing the Option (⌥) button modestly. Then you may select the macOS Mojave Installer to get started with the installation.

If you're thinking about installing macOS Catalina, the first thing to consider is whether you want to install it directly onto your Mac or create a bootable drive. You can use a bootable drive on a hard drive partition for dual-software installation, to install on multiple Macs in your home, or as a bootable drive if you can't use the Internet Recovery partition.

Note: These instructions require the use of Terminal. If you don't feel comfortable making changes to your Mac with Terminal, you can create a bootable disk using the DiskMaker X program.

Before you start

Before you get started, make sure you have a thumb drive with at least 15GB of storage, or a spare external hard drive (one you aren't planning to use for anything else). You'll also need to download macOS Catalina and ensure that it's sitting in your Applications folder.

Note: After macOS Catalina has downloaded, it will automatically launch the installer to begin the installation process. Quit the installer when this happens.

And please: Don't forget to back up your Mac before you do anything.

How to format your external drive for macOS Catalina

You'll need to start with a clean thumb drive or external hard drive in order to make it a bootable drive.

  1. Plug the thumb drive or cable for your hard drive into the appropriate port on your Mac.
  2. Click on Finder in your Dock to open a Finder window.

  3. Select Applications from the list on the left side of the window.

  4. Scroll down and double-click on Utilities.

  5. Scroll down and double-click on Disk Utility.

  6. Select your thumb drive or external drive under External.

  7. Click on the Erase tab at the top of the window.

  8. Note the name of your external hard drive (probably 'Untitled') because you will need it when you create a bootable drive. If you have more than one external drive with the same name, you will need to rename the drive you are using as a bootable installer now.
  9. Select Mac OS Extended from the format list. Do not use the (Case sensitive) option.
  10. If Scheme is available, select GUID Partition Map.
  11. Click Erase.
  12. Click Done when the process is complete.

  13. Close the Disk Utility window.

Make Usb Mojave Installer

Your thumb drive or external hard drive is now ready.

How to put macOS Catalina onto your external drive

Important: You will need to use an administrator account on your Mac in order to run the Terminal commands to create a boot drive. You'll also need to ensure that macOS Catalina is in your Applications folder and you'll need to know the name of the external drive.

  1. Click on Finder in your Dock to open a Finder window.

  2. Select Applications from the list on the left side of the window.

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  3. Scroll down and double-click on Utilities.

  4. Scroll down and double click on Terminal.

  5. Recall the name of your formatted external drive when entering the following text into Terminal. If it is not named 'MyVolume,' you will need to change the command syntax for the pathname where it says: Volumes/MyVolume. The name of the drive can't have any spaces and it is case sensitive.

  6. Enter the following text into Terminal (Don't forget to change the name 'MyVolume' in the text below to the actual name of your external drive. Names are case sensitive and shouldn't have a space.):

    sudo /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume

  7. Hit the enter/return key.

  8. Enter your administrator account password. This is the password you use to make changes on your Mac or log in. No text will appear in Terminal when you enter the password.

The process could take a very long time, depending on the drive. When it is done, the Terminal window will report 'Done.' Your external hard drive will now be named 'Install macOS Catalina.' Safely eject the drive from your Mac.

How to install macOS Catalina with a bootable installer drive

Once macOS Catalina is installed on your external drive, you can install it on any Mac with the drive plugged into it. You can use this installer to upgrade your operating system easily on multiple Macs or to help downgrade if you decide you want to go back to an earlier version of macOS.

If you're downgrading from macOS Catalina, please check out this guide instead.

If you're upgrading to macOS Catalina, follow the steps below.

  1. Turn off the Mac you want to install macOS Catalina with the bootable installer drive.
  2. Connect the external drive to your Mac via the USB port.
  3. Turn on your Mac.
  4. Hold down the Option key when it starts up.
  5. Select the external drive with macOS Catalina on it from the list of systems to start up your computer.
  6. Follow the installation process when prompted.

Questions?

Do you have any questions about how to create a bootable drive for the macOS Catalina installer? Let us know in the comments.

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Updated September 2019: Updated for macOS Catalina.

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