Download Mac Os To Usb Drive

Whether external hdds or solid state chip storage you can use a compatible usb drive to install macos.

Download mac os to usb drive. How to make a bootable macos catalina 10 15 beta usb installer drive. Connect your usb drive. The final version of macos catalina is finally out and you can download it from apple s website.

While bootable copies are best made on internal ssds and hdds they can also be made from usb drives. To make a successful download your macbook needs a minimum of 4gb ram and 12 5 gb of storage available. Download and run install mac tools sh in the usb drive.

Bash create bootable installer for os x el capitan sh from the usb drive. A copy of apple s macos dmg file. The 12 macbook has a single usb c port while macbook pro models from 2016 and later feature usb c ports exclusively.

Format your usb drive as apfs or jhfs. This article shows you how to download a macos dmg file format a usb drive using a guid partition table burn the dmg to the drive and boot your mac from the usb. Fortunately there are usb c drives available or you can use a usb c to usb a adapter.

It installs an app named install os x el capitan into your applications folder. Now that you have all the necessary ingredients you re ready to make a mac os x bootable usb using the dmg file of the operating system with the steps below. Installing macos on a usb drive.

On a mac that is compatible with el capitan open the disk image and run the installer within named installmacosx pkg. The mac will also need to be online so that it can download the macos catalina installer if that hasn t already be accomplished. Insert the macos bootable usb drive on a usb port of mac computer.