How to create a bootable USB drive with macOS High Sierra and install it on Mac. How to Create a Bootable USB Drive for macOS Sierra

Greetings everyone! Considering the excitement around the newly introduced company Apple new operating system, I decided to share how to create a bootable flash drive and install the much-desired new product. The article will consist of two parts. The first one - downloading, creating a flash drive - is also suitable for owners Apple computers and Hackintosh users. The second part, installing the Clover bootloader and a driver to support the file system, is only for hackintosh users, since Apple owners will not have such questions in principle. Let's get started...

Without going into the weeds, I would like to remind you that if you are going to install it for review not on top of the working Mac OS, but on an adjacent disk partition or on top of the main system, then do not be lazy so that you can restore the data. .

Creating a bootable flash drive for macOS High Sierra 10.13

Method one: Create a bootable macOS High Sierra flash drive on Mac OS

Download the image from App Store or search on the Internet, move it to the Applications folder;

Format the flash drive disk utility in Mac OS Extended (Journaled);

type the following line in the terminal:
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia —volume /Volumes/FLASH NAME —nointeraction

That's it for users Apple technology The course is over, but for Hackintosh users we continue...

Download and install the latest version Clover developers site;

We configure Clover config.plist, place the kexts required for the hardware configuration. In most cases, the working config from regular Sierra is suitable, but some editing may be required for certain hardware.

Always use the new version of clover!

Second method: creating a bootable High Sierra flash drive using BDU on Windows

We run the program as an administrator in Windows to avoid possible incidents and failures.

Insert a flash drive of at least 8GB and launch the program.

We do the following:

• 1) Launch BootDisk Utility (BDU)
• 2) Click “DL Center”
• 3) In the window that opens
  - click “Update”
  - select the axis version in the top drop-down menu and click “OK”
  - Wait for the download to finish and close the window.
• 4) [menu] options -> Configuration
• 5) In the Configuration window:
  - mark “DL”
  - click on the “Check Now” button to update the list of Colver versions
  - opposite “DL” select Clover version (latest)
  - CLOVER must be selected in the “Boot Records” field
  - below in the drop-down menus select “FAT32-LBA”, “Default”, “4096” respectively.
  - in the “Multi Partitioning” field, check the “Boot Partition Size” checkbox - 200
  - press “ok”
• 6) In the main BDU window, select the flash drive and click the “Format Disk” button and wait until the end (there will be a message window)
• 7) Expand the flash drive and select the second partition (which has no name), click the “Restore Partition” button
• 8) In the window that opens, select the .hfs file (this is the image file that you downloaded in steps 3-5).
• 9) Another confirmation window - click “ok” and wait until it’s finished, drop the necessary kexts into the Clover -> Kexts folder, adjust config.plist if necessary.
• 10) Press “Eject”, remove the flash drive and press “Exit”
• You can install the axle on the car.

When opening a window OPTIONS We only have the choice of not installing it on a flash drive. You may need to disable the same Clover when you already have the bootloader installed on hard drive and you only need installation image OS X systems or just have an original Mac. But for some reason you cannot or because backup copy.

To get the latest version of Clover, click the button Check Now, opposite the line Check at Startup.

And we already have the latest version of Clover Boot Loader determined and ready for installation on a flash drive. By the way, if you only need a flash drive with a bootloader, then you can finish the setup at this step. Click OK and in the main window click Format Disk and the program will automatically create a partition for Clover and install the bootloader on it. If you also need Mac system OS X moving on.

Click OK in the settings and click in the main window DL Center. In this window we will be presented with already available OS X operating system update images.

HD Recovery for Mac OS X - click Update. We get a list of available recovery images. Select from the list High Sierra, the most recent version available at the time of creation.

If, after selecting a recovery image, you press DL, the image will be wonderfully written to the flash drive. And after the edits, Clover can be installed on a PC.

Additional Packages - possible help and kexts that may be required when installing the system.

Advantage this method is the installation latest version Clover.

Installing High Sierra

It is recommended not to use CloverConfigurator to edit the config
!!FakeSMC.kext and others to the /EFI/EFI/CLOVER/kexts/Other folder and enable InjectKexts=Yes
apfs.efi to /EFI/CLOVER/drivers64 and /EFI/CLOVER/drivers64UEFI folders

Video graphics Nvidia

1. Nvidia web driver
If you need to disable the web-driver in the clover menu, uncheck NvidiaWeb.

2. Nvidia 660 and 660ti are artifacting, there is no solution yet.

3. Nvidia Fermi problems.

4. Video cards don't work AMD6xxx and newer requires replacing 10.13 files with files from the previous Sierra 10.12.6.

AMDRadeonX3000.kext
AMDRadeonX3000GLDriver.bundle
And their addictions
IOAccelerator2D.plugin
IOAcceleratorFamily2.kext

Otherwise, the installation will run into black or white screen. Verde.kext no longer works on Radeon 7***, can be solved in the same way...

For newer cards, respectively, X4000/ For new cards, there is a solution called Lilu+WhateverGreen, but, unfortunately, it is not OpenSource, so I have no right to recommend it.

5. No ignoring the uninstalled built-in IntelHD video - stop. Enable or disable the installation in the BIOS.

6. IntelHD 4600 (probably many others) periodically suffer from artifacts.

Installation from a production system

Before installation, be sure to check if your Apple computer meets the requirements. The method is very simple, open Launchpad or Programs and run the installer, after which the installation window opens. Select the disk partition where we want to install. By default it is installed on top of the working Mac OS.

I would like to point out right away that at this stage updating the file system in APFS will only be available to users using an SSD as the selected disk for installing the operating system, when installing on HDD given The check mark may be missing. Important! On at the moment APFS is not recognized by any other Mac version OS, so you cannot edit or see this section from another installed version.

Click install. Extracting the image to the hidden installation partition of the selected disk partition takes several minutes and then requires a reboot to continue installation.

This method is suitable for both Apple computers and Hackintoshes, but only if you have installed Mac OS. If installing on a Hackintosh, you must first make some changes to the Clover and SMBIOS bootloader files!

Installing on top of or on another drive

Download and run Install macOS High Sierra.app from the "Programs" folder of axis 10.12
The 10.13 axis installer will create 10.12 at the root of the disk hidden folder "./IABootFiles".
After reboot, select a new partition in the Clover menu "macOS install"
Unlike installing axis 10.12, there will be more reboots during installation.
Only an SSD drive - the axis installer tries to immediately convert or format it to AFPS, to prevent this from happening there is a solution that is described below...

Possible installation problems

1. The panic at 10.13 looks different: the end of the log and the halt are visible - but the reason for the panic is previous page. To understand what the conflict is, add the patch:

KernelToPatch


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2. Many patches (Apple, USB3, etc.) that worked in 10.12 and lower do not work. Turn off patches in the config plist or change the patches to new ones.

3. No ignoring built-in Intel HD video - stop. Enable or disable the installation in the BIOS.

4. Without a network (LAN) kext, the installation may stop.

5. This message most often appears on configurations with an NVRAM emulator.

Solution: remove EmuVariableUefi from the Drivers64UEFI folder and nvram.plist from EFI during installation/update. And physically disconnect all disks except the one on which the system is installed

6. Only SSD drive - the axis installer tries to immediately convert or format to AFPS. Despite Apple's statement, you can still disable the transition to a new file system. To install macOS High Sierra and skip the HFS+ to APFS conversion, you need to follow these steps:

Download the High Sierra installation file from the App Store. You will need to download a full installer in order to have access to certain folders;

Open Terminal and enter the command:

Press “Enter” and start the macOS High Sierra installation process.

In previous beta versions, it was possible to disable file system conversion directly during installation of the operating system. This option has now been removed.

7. Disk Utility doesn't see Sata drive ICH10(chipsets P45, P55, P58 and even Z68X):
install AppleAHCIPort.kext from beta 10.13

8. Disk Utility does not see SSDs on new controllers;
try this:

1. Close the remote control.
2. Continue the installation process to the disk selection menu.
3. Next, click back and exit the installer.
4. In the menu that appears, open the new remote control.
5. On the left top corner select "Show all devices".

Installing and configuring the Clover bootloader

1. Be sure to download the latest version
2. Download the patched bootloader files, they will help us avoid problems in the process High settings Sierra;
3. Download the APFS driver, search on the Internet, or take it from here.

I will not describe the entire process of installing the bootloader - it is standard in most cases (). Your hardware may differ from what is shown in this article, so please make adjustments based on your hardware.

1. We mount EFI partition flash drives using the EFI Mounter.app or Clover Configurator utility;
2. Place all required kexts in the kexts folder, including FakeSMC.kext;
3. We transfer our DSDT and config.plist, in many cases the working config from Sierra works fine, but perhaps under High Sierra you will have to edit it. In any case, check the model specified in SMBIOS for compliance with Apple requirements; if necessary, select more new model. Not everyone has a problem-free installation.
4. We move the files from the downloaded patched files to the same folders as in the archive. That is, we replace Boot into the Boot folder, Clover64 into the Clover folder.
5. Move the apfs.efi driver to the drivers64UEFI folder if you are testing or installing the system on APFS. Without this driver, the boot partition on APFS will not appear in the CLOVER menu.
6. Reboot, select the installer from the Clover menu, cross your fingers and follow the installer's instructions.

According to reviews from hackintosh users, there are no problems with installation on relatively new hardware, but there are exceptions. There are some problems with programs and applications, but it’s fine for familiarization purposes. Still, it’s worth considering that 10.13 was presented by Apple not long ago and the community simply physically did not have time to finalize the bootloader, which I really hope for in the future.

Personally, I tried to install it and it didn’t make any impression on me. It was not possible to get the graphics working properly, and I didn’t bother too much about it. For now Sierra installed 10.12.6 works no worse, but at the same time it is very stable and fast. And many of High Sierra's innovations are so specific that I'm unlikely to ever use them. But this is purely my point of view at the moment, which may change in the future.

In this detailed instruction we will tell you how to create a bootable USB flash drive with macOS Sierra(10.12) on a computer with Windows 10. You will need this procedure to create a hackintosh ( installing macOS on PC). In the same way, you can create a bootable USB flash drive with more earlier versions OS X on a computer running Windows 10, 8 or lower. If you need to create a bootable USB flash drive with macOS for iMac, MacBook or other Apple computers, then you can read about it in our article.

Usually, to create bootable flash drives on macOS bases the UniBeast utility is used, but the main problem is that it is only available for Mac computers. Our method assumes that you are a PC user and neither a Mac, nor a MacBook, etc., are at your disposal.

What do you need to create a bootable USB flash drive with macOS Sierra from Windows 10?

To get started, make sure you have everything you need:

• USB flash drive with a minimum capacity of 8 GB;
• PC on Windows based(the software used in the instructions was tested on Windows 7, 8 and 10 editions);
• downloaded image of macOS Sierra (or higher). You can download it from any file hosting service or tracker (you will probably need a certain version to create a hackintosh). As an example, we will leave a download link for the latest version of macOS Sierra at the time of publication of this material ( ;
• utility ;
• configuration file drivers (config.plist) GPU(download from Google Drive cloud storage). Please note that not all desktop and laptop versions of the files are available there. Download the file for your video card.

Step 1 Unzip the downloaded macOS Sierra image using any well-known utility like 7-Zip, Winrar and the like

Step 2 Install the Win32 Disk Imager utility (click Next, I accept the agreement, Next, Next, Next, Next, Install)

Step 3 Connect the USB flash drive that you will use as boot to the PC

Attention! All data on the connected USB drive will be erased! Be sure to back up everything important information from a connected flash drive!

Step 4 Launch Win32 Disk Imager with administrator rights. To do this, right-click on the program icon and select Run as administrator. If you do not perform this action, you will receive a system error

Step 5 V running program Win32 Disk Imager, specify the path to the downloaded macOS Sierra image (the “Image File” field). Please note that in the window with an explorer in the lower right corner, the data format used will be indicated IMG images, and our downloaded macOS Sierra image is in RAW format. In order to find it, you need to select the file type “.” in the Explorer window. and then you will have all the files displayed

Step 6 Specify the path to the connected USB drive (Device field)

Step 7 Click the Write button and confirm your intentions by clicking Yes in the dialog box (all data on the flash drive will be erased) to start writing the image to the USB flash drive and wait for the process to complete (on average, the procedure takes about 10-15 minutes)

Step 8 After the successful completion of the image writing procedure, you will receive a corresponding “Write Successful” notification. Click OK and close the program window

Editing the Config.plist file

After successful creation The bootable flash drive will only have to replace the configuration file “Config.plist” with the one that matches your GPU.

Step 1 Unzip the downloaded “Config package” file

Step 2 Go to the "Desktops" or "Notebooks" folder depending on your desktop computer or laptop Are you going to install a Hackintosh?

Step 3 Find "Config.plist" for your Intel, AMD or NVIDIA GPU. Please note that if you do not find the exact version of your video card, you can safely select the nearest one

For example, on our Acer laptop Aspire 7745G costs mobile ATI video card Mobility Radeon HD5850. I go to the “Notebooks” folder and copy the “Config.plist” file from the “HD5500” folder. If you are tormented by doubts, you can find this file on the Internet.

Step 4 Open the created bootable usb drive and go to EVI → CLOVER folder

Step 5 Replace the “Config.plist” file in the root with the one you found in the “Config package” (“Replace file in destination folder”)

Ready! Now you can begin installing macOS on a computer or laptop running Windows.

Please note that the formatted size is bootable macOS Sierra flash drives are now only 200 MB. There's no need to worry. The required partition with the image is simply hidden (its size is slightly more than 6 GB)

In order to return the flash drive to its original form, you need to use third-party programs like Acronis Disk Direct Suite.

We all know about stability and high performance operating rooms Apple systems, but over time, many notice that their nimble poppies begin to “think” when performing this or that action. It’s not critical, of course, but it’s unpleasant, especially when you realize that when taken out of cellophane it solved any problem with lightning speed.

There may be many reasons for this, but the main one is one. Every time you update the system, you inevitably drag into the new version all the system garbage and other nastiness that has accumulated over the years. And no matter what the developers say, this is true. Therefore, it will not be superfluous sometimes (it is enough through a release, that is, once every 2 years) to install the system from scratch. Of course, it’s much easier to click the “update” button in the App Store, but a clean installation will return the Mac to its former speed, and you will enjoy using it! This article describes a clean installation of the latest version of Apple operating systems.

Preparatory actions

Clean installation of macOS Sierra from a flash drive - step-by-step instructions

If you still don’t risk putting the system into a clean state, then I strongly recommend that you go through the Mac utility before updating the system.

1. So, insert the created bootable USB flash drive
2. Reboot the Mac while holding option (alt)
3. Next you need to select as bootable media flash drive
   
4. We've been waiting for a while
   
5. Now you need to open Disk Utility and format your Mac hard drive
   
6. To do this, you need to select the internal drive of your computer in the program (most likely called Macintosh HD), then erase and without changing the disk name and format again erase(down).
   
7. After formatting is complete, close Disk Utility and select Reinstall macOS
   
8. Next, we only select that the disk is formatted and after the installation is complete, we enjoy the new, clean operating system.

Note! I do not recommend restoring a previously created backup first. Along with all the programs, you will get back the old errors. Don’t be lazy to install all the software again, and you can grab documents and multimedia from the folder that Time Machine created

So easily and simply we got a pristine system, of course not so easily if we just updated, but all our torment is more than compensated for by the quick and stable work Mac.

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Without changing its traditions, Apple introduced the annual autumn update of the operating system. The next release is called macOS High Sierra and is an improved previous OS, without any global changes.

Compatible Models

Owners of the following mac models will be able to try out all the delights of the new operating system:

• macBook (late 2009 models);
• macBook Pro (mid-2010 models);
• macBook Air (models from 2010);
• macMini (models from mid-2010);
• iMac (late 2009 models);
• mac Pro (models from 2010).

However, experts have already noted that the updated version of the OS contains a decent number of additions and new functions. Many of them are invisible to the inexperienced user, but nevertheless affect the level of functionality of the device. Updates regarding changes to the file system (APFS) deserve special attention. Many Apple users installed the macOS High Sierra update after completely uninstalling the previous OS, rather than simply updating it. Complete “demolition” and installation of the operating system from scratch provides a number of advantages over a regular update. First, you get rid of system garbage, which doesn’t go anywhere when updated. Secondly, having a bootable USB flash drive, you can update all your devices by downloading the distribution kit once.

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Preparatory actions

As always, we’ll look at the two simplest and most reliable ways to create a bootable macOS High Sierra flash drive. What we need:

• A clean USB flash drive with a capacity of at least 8 GB;
• Operating system distribution. You can download;
• Straight arms and a clear head.

Where can I download macOS High Sierra?

The updated OS must be downloaded using the App Store. Convenient, fast and safe. Finding it is not difficult. You should not download the OS from third-party sites. Such actions may have a negative impact on the overall level of security. On the official Apple store page, you need to click on the page that opens a description of the new version of the OS. Next, click on the “download” button and wait for the distribution to finish downloading.

After this, you can proceed to creating a bootable USB flash drive for installation on the device. A bootable macOS High Sierra flash drive is created in several steps. It is important to follow the sequence of actions. After downloading the image, you need to make sure that it is located in the /Applications directory. All files are downloaded from the App Store to this directory by default. You should not change the name of the downloaded file.

How to make a bootable USB flash drive for macOS High Sierra?

Method 1 (standard). Using Terminal

1. After formatting the flash drive, open the Terminal (it’s easy to find through the spotlight);
2. Enter the command sudo and press spacebar;
3. Now open finder>programs and right-click on the “macOS high Sierra installation” file, select “show package contents”;
   
4. We follow the path contents>resources. Find the file here createinstallmedia and drag it into the Terminal window;
   
5. Then we write --volume(exactly two dashes, this is important) and press space;
6. Now click on the flash drive icon and drag it into the terminal window;
   
7. We register --applicationpath and again a space (double dash);
8. Again in the Finder (in the program folder) we find installation file macOS high Sierra and drag it to the Terminal, then enter;
   
9. Enter the password and enter again;
   
10. If you are prompted to confirm your choice, enter y and enter again;
    
11. We wait 15-25 minutes and the bootable flash drive is ready.
    

To be fair, I’ll say that you can immediately copy the entire command text and paste it into the Terminal, but, as a rule, this option very often accompanied by syntax errors or some other bugs. So, it’s better to take a few minutes longer, but for sure. And if someone is still too lazy to dance with a tambourine, then please, here is the text of the command:

sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/FLASH --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app

*where FLASH is the name of your drive

Method 2: Using the DiskMaker X utility

You need to burn the image of the downloaded macOS High Sierra to a flash drive. Initially, the flash drive is formatted. Performs an operation using disk utility. Additionally, you need to download the program DiskMaker X.

1. Launch DiskMaker X and select the “Use this copy” button;
   
2. After this, select the “An 8 GB USB thumb drive” button;
   
3. Select from the list external media and click “Choose this disk”;
4. Complete deletion of information from the flash drive is confirmed by selecting the “Erase then create the disk” button;
   
5. Next, the disk for cleaning is again indicated and confirmed with the “Continue” button;
   
6. You need to click the “Quit” button. After these manipulations, the updated version of the OS is on the flash drive, ready for use and can be installed on the device.

Installing macOS High Sierra from a USB flash drive

So, now that the flash drive has been created (no matter how), you can start installing it on the device. The process does not take much free time, but requires strict adherence to the specified sequence of actions.

The method involves a “clean” installation of the OS with complete removal information on the hard drive. Therefore, you need to take care of creating a backup copy of the system in advance. Help you with this matter.

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How to install macOS High Sierra on your device:

1.The flash drive is inserted into the selected Mac device. It is rebooting. When turning on, you should hold down alt key. If the actions are performed correctly, a corresponding window will appear on the device monitor.

2.In the screen that opens, select Install macOS High Sierra. Next, a new window opens, where you select disk utility and delete information from the device disk (not the flash drive). The APFS file system is selected.

3.Disk Utility closes. You need to return to the original screensaver and select the option to install the OS. You need to click the “continue” button.

4.The conditions for using the updated program are accepted.

5.Select the disk on the device where the new version of the operating system will be located. Next you need to click the “continue” button.

6.You need to wait for the OS to be installed on the device. You can't turn it off. During the installation process, the device may spontaneously reboot several times.

7.When the installation is complete, the final screen will appear. Here you will be asked to specify the language, select the keyboard language, network connection settings, and link to your account. When finished, the desktop appears on the monitor. You can use the device for its intended purpose and study the additions made to the updated program by the developers.

Creation process installation flash drive and installing macOS High Sierra does not take much free time. The main thing is to do everything carefully and in order. Personally, I didn’t regret it at all; I reinstalled the OS from scratch. The system operation has become noticeably faster and thanks to the new file system tons appeared free space! What do you think of the “high Sierra”? Share your impressions, write comments.

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MacOS Sierra 10.12 is the thirteenth major release from Apple, released on September 20, 2016 as free update through

Although the process of downloading and installing the OS is Mac App Store Simple enough, but it will be quite a pain for people with a slow Internet connection, or if you have multiple Macs in your home.

If your Mac is having some problems, an OS bootable USB drive can serve as a rescue disk. It's better than OS X recovery since you don't need to download data for ~5GB installer, firstly reinstall OS or installation disk for Mac computers that do not support OS X recovery.

In this tutorial I will show you two installation methods macOS Sierra to a bootable USB drive.

Upgrade price and requirements

Before you start, you will need

• Application to install software macOS Sierra 10.12
• USB 3.0 storage device with a capacity of 8 GB or more or external hard USB disk or external Firewire or Thunderbolt hard drive

Find the macOS Sierra installer

Open a Finder window and go to Applications>Install macOS Sierra

macOS Sierra installer in Finder

Download macOS Sierra installer

If you don't have the app "Install macOS Sierra" in a folder "Applications", then you may have already updated macOS Sierra. After updating your Mac, the installer application is automatically erased. To create a bootable disk, you will need an installation application.

Step 1

Open Mac App Store. Go to the tab "Purchases", find macOS Sierra and click the button Download».

Step 2

Once the download is complete, you will see the installer window. Double-click or two-finger tap with the trackpad on the desktop app from the Dock and select " Exit».

Step 3

Open the window Finder and go to Apps > Install macOS Sierra. Follow these steps to create a bootable USB drive.

Command line method

Step 1

Disk UtilityErase».

Select Name How Untitled, Format- and select Scheme - GUID partition map. This option is used for all Intel-based Macs.

Click " Erase", then " Ready».

Step 2

Launch the application terminal. Copy the following command
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app

Step by step:

If you follow the above commands carefully, they rely on basic syntax

createinstallmedia --volume volumepath --applicationpath installerpath

• sudo is a tool that allows regular (non-root) users to perform administrative tasks on an individual basis
• createinstallmedia. Use this command in Terminal to create bootable installer. To do this, the application installer must be located in the " Programs" The OS installation path differs for Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite And Mavericks. Refer to the Apple Support article for more details
• volume- Replace volumepath with the path to the USB drive or other volume.
• applicationpath- this is the path to the application Installing macOS

Step 3

Return to terminal and paste the above command.

Step 4

Terminal will ask for the user's password. Terminal does not display characters as you type. Click Enter.

Step 5

It asks for confirmation to erase the disk. Enter Y and press Enter.

Step 6.

You will see how terminal starts wiping the disk and then copies the installer files to the USB drive. This step can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few hours depending on whether it is copied via USB 2.0 or USB 3.0.

Step 7

After copying terminal will display a message "Copying complete" And "Ready". You can get out Terminal, and your drive is ready to use.

Step 8

Remove the USB drive before removing it from your Mac.

Automatic method

If you don't work in Terminal, then the automated method using an app will be easier for you.

Step 1

Insert the USB drive. Open the application Disk Utility. Select the USB drive and click the button Erase».

Select Name How Untitled, Format - extended OS X (with journal) and select Scheme - GUID partition map. This option is used for all Intel-based Macs. Click " Erase", then " Ready».

Step 2

Install the DiskMaker X application. This app allows you to create a bootable USB drive in minutes. You can use this drive to reinstall the OS on a newly formatted drive, or install it on different computers Mac.

Step 3

Launch the application DiskMaker. It will ask you for the version of macOS you want to make a bootable disk with.

Step 4

If the application finds a copy installer in the folder " Programs».

Step 5

Select the USB drive you want to format. If you select another volume, only that one will be deleted.

Step 6.

DiskMaker X erases the disk.

Step 7

Enter your password account user.

Step 8

The process starts and may take some time. Took about 5-6 minutes to finish Mac Mini 2012 with SSD and 10GB RAM copying to USB 3.0.

Step 9

The process is complete. Now remove the USB drive before removing it from the Mac.

How to boot from the installation disk

Step 1

Connect external USB drive, which you just created.

Step 2

Restart your Mac. Press and hold the key Option while the Mac is booting.

Step 3

The Mac will display the Startup Manager, which will show you all your startup disks.

Click on the external USB drive and click Enter.

Step 4

Mac will display a window OS X Utilities. You can install the OS on top of the installed operating system or format and reinstall the OS.

Conclusion

In this tutorial I showed you two different ways Create a bootable USB drive for macOS Sierra. One of them is using command line, and the other using the DiskMaker X application.

Both methods offer ease of use and flexibility, so it's up to you which method to choose. Don't forget to label the USB drive you are installing on macOS Sierra, and be sure to save it.