Get a suitable USB thumb, USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire driveĭiskMaker X will require at least 8GB of capacity on whatever drive you select to be your bootable install drive. A copy of the installer is downloaded and saved into the Applications folder.
That’s OK - you can download it by launching the Mac App Store, locating and clicking on the link for macOS Sierra in the right sidebar, then clicking the “Download” button. But don’t double-click that app icon yet…Ĭhances are good that when macOS Sierra was installed on your Mac, the installer file disappeared. Within seconds, the app is installed and ready for launch. Installation is simple - just drag the DiskMaker X 6 icon to the Applications folder alias as shown on the installer screen. The disk image is mounted, and the following screen appears: DiskMaker X 6 Installer Screen To install DiskMaker X 6, find the installer disk image file - usually in the Downloads folder - and double-click it. Note that although DiskMaker X is free of charge, donations are accepted - you can help support a useful utility by sending the developers what you feel the app is worth. The first thing you’ll want to do is download DiskMakerX 6 to a Mac using the link above.
#BOOT DISK FOR MAC OS SIERRA HOW TO#
In this post, we’ll demonstrate how to create your own bootable install drive.
#BOOT DISK FOR MAC OS SIERRA FOR MAC OS X#
UPDATE 09/2017: Create a Bootable macOS High Sierra Install Drive with DiskMaker X 7Īpple has made macOS installations (and those for Mac OS X before it) as simple as hitting a download link, but what if you’d like to have a bootable disk drive with which to install macOS Sierra on a number of different Macs? Fortunately, there’s a quick and free solution in the form of DiskMakerX, which has just become available in a macOS Sierra-compatible version. UPDATE 09/2018: Create a Bootable macOS Mojave Install Drive with DiskMaker X 8
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