Sure enough, it’s mounted as /Volumes/NONAME! Creating Windows bootable USB This time I can see there’s a disk9 showing up, with 64GB of size which matches my USB stick size: :/ $ diskutil listĬhances are, your USB stick has a PC standard FAT16/FAT32 filesytem, and will be mounted automatically. :/ $ diskutil listĢ: Apple_APFS Container disk1 500.0 GB disk0s2Ġ: APFS Container Scheme - +500.0 GB disk1ġ: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 466.2 GB disk1s1Ģ: Apple_APFS Container disk3 29.8 GB disk2s2Ġ: APFS Container Scheme - +29.8 GB disk3Ġ: Apple_partition_scheme +173.1 MB disk4ġ: Apple_APFS Container disk6 80.0 MB disk5s1Ġ: APFS Container Scheme - +80.0 MB disk6ġ: APFS Volume Raven-Core 70.1 MB disk6s1ġ: Apple_HFS F-Secure XFENCE 18.1 MB disk7s1Ģ: Apple_HFS Backups 3.0 TB disk8s2 Step 2: Insert USB stick an re-run diskutil list This is simply so that you can run the same command again after inserting USB and easily spot the USB device. Use the diskutil command to list all disks and partitions on your Mac. Step 1: Confirm partitions before inserting USB
Windows 10 is a very specific bootable media, so the process is a bit involved. All of these need to be done in the Terminal app. Here are the steps I had to take on my MacBook, originally procedure was written in macOS High Sierra, but I tested it in MacOS Mojave 10.14.2 as well. This approach will be simpler for any other ISO image like Ubuntu or CentOS, so there’s a separate Steps 3-5 for them at the end of the post.
Since it’s possible to boot and install Windows 10 from USB, that’s what I decided to do: download Window 10 ISO and burn it one of the USB sticks I have. It could take one or two hours to complete the process depending on your computer and other variables.I needed to reinstall one of my Windows PCs at home recently, and realised that I only have Windows 7 DVDs, but no Windows 10s.
Use the Restore Disk Image to Drive dialog box to browse for the DMG file with the installation files for Mac OS X Yosemite in this case, and click the OK button to create a bootable USB of the operating system. In the warning dialog box, click the Yes button. On the left pane, you’ll see all the Windows PC drives listed, right-click the USB drive that you’re intending to use to reinstall Apple’s OS X and select the Restore with Disk Image option. (You’ll be prompted to Enter Key or Run, because we’ll be using it once, click the Run option.) Right-click the TransMac software icon and Run as administrator. Make sure you take off any important documents.) (Remember that all the data in the USB will be erased. Insert the USB drive that you’ll use to fix your installation of OS X.
(If you want to support the developer, you can purchase the full version.) Quick note: TransMac is a paid software, but it has a 15-day trial solution, that give us more than enough time to move the DMG files to the USB drive from Windows. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result and select the Run as Administrator option. Use these steps to set up a USB drive with a GPT partition: To do this, you’ll need to use the Diskpart command-line utility on Windows 10. Create Mac OS X bootable USB installation mediaīefore you can use TransMac, you first need to partition your USB flash drive with a GPT partition, as a normal MBR partition may not work. 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. One high quality USB flash drive with 16GB of storage.Requirementsīefore you dive into this guide, you’ll need a few things:
These instructions will also work for Windows users who are running Mac OS X on a virtual machine and need to upgrade to the latest version. However, if you find yourself on a scenario where your device (iMac, MacBook Pro, Air, Mac Pro or Mini) is not responding and you happen to have a Windows 10 device, then you can still be able to make a USB bootable installation media for your Mac OS X to reinstall the operating system using the Recovery Assistant. This is why it’s recommended that you make a Mac OS X bootable USB when your Mac is in working conditions.
If you’re still using a Mac OS X the time will come when your computer won’t boot, or a problem may arise where you can’t take control of the device, and booting from an OS X installation media will be required.