Making the bootable USB drive. In order to make bootable USB of macOS high Sierra, you will need an 8gb or higher USB 2.0 USB drive, USB 3.0 will also work but likely to cause problems while installing the OS. Insert the USB drive into your computer and open the transmac app as administrator, then right click on the USB drive and click Format Disk for Mac.
Once you have downloaded that, launch it to get started by following the steps below:. Upon launch, you need to accept the agreement. Next, you need to select the option “ Create Installation media (USB Flash drive, DVD, or ISO file) for another PC” and click “ Next.“.
You will now be asked to choose the language, edition, and the architecture of the Windows. So, select that as per your requirements. Proceed by clicking “ Next“. Now, you will be prompted to select the preferred media.
Select “ USB flash drive” and make sure that the is an 8 GB storage variant at least. Select the USB device from the list. Here’s how it should look like:. Finally, the required files will be automatically downloaded, and the USB flash drive will be converted to a bootable USB media. And, all the existing contents on the flash drive will be deleted before making a bootable Windows 10 bootable USB. You can then utilize this bootable USB to install/upgrade windows.
Download the ISO and Make a Bootable Windows 10 USB using Rufus Rufus is one of the most popular tools to help make a bootable Windows 10 USB. But, before using Rufus, you need to download the Windows 10 ISO file from the. Note: You need to visit the download page from a different OS (Ubuntu, Mac)/ your smartphone / via proxy services like Hide.me – else you will only get the option to download the media creation tool. Here’s how it should look like when you click on the download page. Now, you need to select the edition (currently – Windows 10 April 2018 Update) and click “ Confirm.” Once you’re done with it, you will be asked to select the product language (here it’s English / English International.) So, accordingly proceed further to get the download links to Windows 10 32-bit/64-bit. Note: The links generated will be valid for 24 hours from the time of creation.
So, you need to download the ISO file before the link expires. Considering you have the image file now, you should proceed to download from its official site. Follow the steps below to make a bootable Windows 10 USB flash drive using Rufus:. After downloading the setup file from Rufus’ official site, run the EXE file to launch the tool. As soon as you launch the tool, it will automatically detect the USB flash drive. If you have multiple USB flash drives, select the one you desire. Now, you need to select the image file by clicking on the option as directed in the image below (make sure everything’s similar to what the picture depicts):.
Once you select the ISO file, you just have to click on “ Start” and wait it out. It should take a few minutes for completion. Additional Tip: If you want to make a bootable USB flash drive for Windows 10 on a different OS ( like Ubuntu, Mac), you can utilize to create it.
UPDATED 12/2/18: It doesn’t matter whether you’re a macOS Sierra or a Windows 10 user, it’s just a matter of time until your device refuses to boot, which could be for a number of reasons, including file corruption, hardware failure, buggy update, etc. If the unexpected happens with Apple computer, you can use a macOS bootable USB with the installation media to repair it. This is one of the main reasons why you should always consider making a macOS bootable USB when your device is working properly. However, if it happens that none of your devices (MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro or Mac Mini) are not working when you need them the most, then you can use a Windows PC to rescue your Apple device.
You can use a Windows 7/8.1, or a Windows 10 PC to quickly make a USB bootable installation media to reinstall macOS Sierra on your Mac. In this, you’ll learn the steps to make a macOS Sierra bootable USB installation on Windows 10, which you can use to reinstall or upgrade Apple’s OS. Things to know before proceeding Before you dive into this guide, you’ll need a few things:. A broken Mac computer with Mac OS X or (version 10.12 or later). A trial copy of the TransMac software. One high quality USB flash drive with 16GB of storage.
A copy of Apple’s macOS (DMG file). How to make a macOS bootable USB installation media To create a bootable USB drive with the latest version of macOS, do the following:. This is a paid software, but it gives you a 15-day trial, which is more than enough time. (If this works for you and want to support the developer, you can purchase the full version.). Connect the USB flash drive you want to use to fix your Mac. If you have any data on the USB, remember to make a backup, as everything on it will be erased. Right-click TransMac, and select Run as administrator.
If you’re using the trial version, wait 15 seconds, and click Run. On the left, right-click the USB flash drive, select Format Disk for Mac. You want to do this before creating the bootable media because there is a good chance that the drive was formatted using a Windows device.
If this is the case, chances are that it’s using a MBR partition, and the USB drive needs a GPT partition to work on a Mac. On the warning message, click Yes to format the drive. Enter a name for the drive, such as “macOS bootable USB” and click OK. Click Yes to confirm. If the formatting completed successfully, click OK to continue.
Right-click the USB flash drive, and select Restore with Disk Image. On the warning message, click Yes to confirm the data on the USB drive will be erased. Click the browse button on the right, locate the.dmg file with the macOS installation files. Click Open. Click Yes to create the macOS USB bootable media.
Once the process completes, you can now insert the USB flash drive on your Mac computer to install, reinstall, or upgrade the operating system to the latest version of macOS, which can be Sierra or later. How to create a GPT partition on a USB flash drive If the USB flash drive is not working using TransMac, it could be still a partition problem. In this case, you want to redo the entire process again, but this time use the following steps to use the Diskpart command-line utility on Windows to create the appropriate GPT partition. Open Command Prompt as an administrator. Type the diskpart command and press Enter. Enter the list disk command to view all drives connected to your computer and press Enter.
Type the select disk command followed the number assigned for the USB flash drive (e.g., select disk 4), and press Enter. Enter the clean command and press Enter. Type the convert GPT command and press Enter. Enter the create partition primary command and press Enter to complete the process.
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