Mac Os High Sierra Bootable Drive

  

  • If you want to have a clean installation of MacOS High Sierra whether on Mac, Windows, or any other virtualization software then this is the best way to create MacOS High Sierra Bootable USB on Windows without Mac. The method that I am going to guide you is very easy, you don’t need to download and install Unibeast, Transmac, or any other kind of software.
  • Mar 12, 2020  After creating the bootable installer, follow these steps to use it. Plug the bootable installer into a compatible Mac.; Use Startup Manager or Startup Disk preferences to select the bootable installer as the startup disk, then start up from it.
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  • Oct 07, 2019  Turn off the Mac you want to install macOS Mojave with the bootable drive. Connect the external drive to your Mac via the USB port. Turn on your Mac. Hold down the Option key when you hear the startup chime. Select the external drive with macOS Mojave on it from the list of systems to start up your computer. The installation process will begin.

In this article, I will show you how to create macOS High Sierra Bootable USB Via Unibeast. However, if you want to install macOS High Sierra on any kind of computers such as Mac or PC. Therefore, you need a bootable USB to install the operating system, but there are lots of methods to create bootable USB for macOS High Sierra. However, I recommend you to use this method it can easily and comfortable for you. Moreover, if you don’t know how to install macOS High Sierra operating system on your Windows operating system, on VMware and VirtualBox therefore, you can see this article, which belongs to the installation of macOS High Sierra.

What is Unibeast?

UniBeast is a tool by MacMan and tonymacx86 to create a bootable USB drive from any Mac App Store purchased copy of OS X. This is an all-in-one bootable USB drive can also be used as a rescue boot drive for system recovery. However, without this tool, there is TransMac that you can use them on your Windows operating system. And more there are more tricks to create bootable USB for macOS High Sierra that you can use them.

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Create macOS High Sierra Bootable USB

Step #1.Download the latest version of macOS High Sierra operating system from App store or Techsprobe.com.

Step #2.Download Unibeast for macOS High Sierra from tonymacx86. Before going to download you need to create an account on TonyMacx86 after that, the download link will appear on the list.

Step #3. Before to start the process of creating a bootable USB you need to insert the USB drive to your computer. Then navigate to search bar of macOS High Sierra, then type there DISK UTILITY, after that, click on erase button. Be aware that you are selected the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the format list. However, you need at least 8 GB USB Drive or more then it, it can be better.

At last my MacBook Pro 7.1 mid 2010 is creating a bootable external drive with “Install macOS High Sierra” from the App Store, so that I can upgrade the internal disk to WD Blue 250GB SSD.

Erase USB Drive

Step #4. After the erasing is completed, you will be notified that Erase process is complete, click Done to Continue.

Install Unibeast to create macOS High Sierra bootable USB

Step #5. After that, you erased the USB drive, Now open the Unibeast installer and click Continue.

Welcome to Unibeast Mac App Installer

Step #6. In the important information read all the information about Unibeast+Multibeast, and click Continue.

Step #7. In this step, to continue the installation software you must agree, to the terms of the software license agreement. Then click Continue then Agree.

Agree to terms and condition

Step #8. In this step, the erased USB drive will appear on the screen, you need to select this drive and click Continue.

Select a Destination

Step #9. In this step, select the installation type the DMG file of macOS High Sierra just click on Sierra and click Continue.

Step #10. In the step of bootloader configuration, select UEFI Boot mode and click Continue.

Bootloader configuration

Step #11. In this step, select inject NVIDIA from Graphics configuration and click Continue.

Graphics configuration

Step #12. In this step, don’t do anything simply click Continue.

Mac Os High Sierra Bootable Drive

Step #13. Before this step, you need to enter your username password to give the full permission. Then you need to wait for some seconds to copy the macOS High Sierra DMG file to the USB drive.

Copying files

Step #14. In this step, you will completely be done with creating macOS High Sierra Bootable USB so press Quit button to finish the installation of Unibeast.

Install Succeeded

Conclusion

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If you are planning to install macOS Catalina, there is one additional set of steps you should follow. You should download a bootable copy of macOS Mojave. This is the only way to downgrade if you decide you're not ready for macOS Catalina.

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 that you don't use with anything else).

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You'll also need to download macOS Mojave from the Mac App Store.

Note: After macOS Mojave has downloaded, it will automatically begin the installation process. Close the installer instead.

Please, Please, Please, backup your Mac before you do anything.

How to format your external drive for Mac

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You'll need to start with a clean thumb drive or hard drive in order to get it ready to work as a bootable drive.

  1. Plug the USB end of the drive to a USB 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 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 hard drive named 'Untitled,' you will need to rename your hard drive now.
  9. If your Mac is using HFS+, select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the format list. If your Mac is using APFS, select APFS from the format list.
  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.

Your thumb drive or external hard drive is now ready.

How to make your external drive bootable for installing macOS Mojave

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Important:You will need to be in your Mac's administrator account in order to run the sudo Terminal command.

  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.

  3. Scroll down and double-click on Utilities.

  4. Scroll down and double click on Terminal.

  5. Recall the name of your formatted external drivewhen entering the following text into Terminal. If it is not named 'Untitled,' you will need to change the command syntax for the pathname where it says: Volumes/Untitled. 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 'Untitled' if your hard drive is named something else):

    sudo /Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled

  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.
  9. Type Y to confirm that you want to erase the drive and press return.

The process could take a very long time, depending on the drive. When it is done, the Terminal window will report 'Done.'

How to use macOS Mojave as an installer boot drive

Once macOS Mojave is installed on your external drive, you can boot up and install any Mac with the drive plugged into it.

  1. Turn off the Mac you want to install macOS Mojave with the bootable 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 you hear the startup chime.
  5. Select the external drive with macOS Mojave on it from the list of systems to start up your computer.

The installation process will begin. Follow the steps to install macOS Mojave onto your Mac or partitioned hard drive.

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

Updated September 2019: Updated for macOS Catalina.

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