Questions tagged [bootable-disk]
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Cannot install macOS Sonoma to an external SSD on MacBook
I want to install macOS Sonoma from my M3 MacBook Air which runs Sonoma as well on the internal storage. My goal is to install a second OS to an external Samsung T7 SSD and then run the computer from ...
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iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) not booting from USB Catalina getting prohibition symbol
Every time it's powered on (with no keys pressed) it shows a prohibition symbol. Using Command+R for reset doesn't work(same prohibition symbol).
Pressing Option mid-chime brings up the disk menu(its ...
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Official source for OS version 14.0 for creating bootable drive [duplicate]
I am trying to create bootable drives for various versions of Mac OS. In particular, I would like to create an installer for the original version of Sonoma (14.0). However, I do not see this version ...
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Unable to burn Windows 11 ISO image in macOS 14 (Sonoma)
macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 (23E224)
Downloaded Windows 11 ISO image on mac and now I want to create a bootable USB so that it can be used to install Windows 11 on my desktop PC, but found no free software ...
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Not enough space to upgrade Mac OS via bootable USB
I'm trying to upgrade an oldish MacBook AIR from (I think) High Sierra to Big Sur.
I've made a bootable USB and it's working fine:
Power ON with holding Option/Alt
Select USB boot
Goto Menu
Install ...
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How to completely remove MacOS (Ventura) from Macbook Pro 2019 with T2, and install Linux? [closed]
System: Macbook Pro 2019, Intel, T2, 16 GB RAM, No USB port (Using VIVA USB hub), Ventura 13.6.5
Issues: (1) Hash Volume Mismatch (2) Not re-installing MacOS (3) Bootable USB Drive is NOT showing up
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How to clone a bootable USB drive with multiple partitions on Mac?
I have a 128 GB USB flash drive with 4 bootable macOS partitions.
Is there any way to clone this USB drive and keep all partitions bootable?
I want to share this USB drive to my friends and don't want ...
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Boot a live OS from external usb drive on a Silicon M1 [duplicate]
I need to take a dd image of a MacBook (Model A2179) EMC 3302 hard disk.
I have no way to recover the password to access the system, so I was going to live boot something like puppy or ubuntu to dd ...
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High Sierra does not boot on a second container after reinstalling Monterey on another container
Mac Pro 4.1 (2009) + Opencore Patcher 0.6.8
M.2 SSD 500GB (2 containers: 250GB High Sierra + 250GB Monterey)
Lately I've had several warnings in Monterey about hash mismatch detected volume disk1s5. ...
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Mac OS system restore using Time Machine from bootable USB- Big Sur and later
I have a close friend in a rural area whose typical download speed is 6 Mbps. They're running macOS Monterey. System restoration using Time Machine from the internal recovery partition would be ...
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How do I install High Sierra on APFS external hard drives?
How do I install High Sierra on APFS external hard drives?
I only want to boot High Sierra off the drive on RARE occasions, for testing purposes. I don't care how slow it is, bad performance, etc.. ...
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iMac 2011 10.13.6 High Sierra
Just upgraded HDD to SSD
Everything booted fine and recovery mode has opened
However before installing the SSD i've made it a bootable device with clean Install HighSierra app so i don't have to rely ...
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Offline install HighSierra on a MacBook Air 2011 [duplicate]
How do I install macOS High Sierra from a USB stick offline? I installed a new disk to a MacBook Air 2011, created a USB stick with High Sierra base image in Linux which boots to recovery. I can ...
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Upgrading old Mac with SMART issues
I have an older MacBook Pro running 10.9 Mavericks with SMART warnings on the drive. (I understand this means it will eventually fail but I’ve been using this MacBook just fine for the last 5 years ...
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Trouble Booting MacBook Air (2018 Model) [duplicate]
Hi everyone so I bought a MacBook Air off someone on Facebook market place and it was working fine. but stupid me was sketched out about putting my information in until I factory reset myself thought ...
