Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 Author: UPDATE 09/2017: Apple 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, which has just become available in a macOS Sierra-compatible version. In this post, we’ll demonstrate how to create your own bootable install drive. The first thing you’ll want to do is download DiskMakerX 6 to a Mac using the link above. 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. Install DiskMaker X 6 To install DiskMaker X 6, find the installer disk image file — usually in the Downloads folder — and double-click it. The disk image is mounted, and the following screen appears.
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DiskMaker X 6 Installer Screen Installation is simple — just drag the DiskMaker X 6 icon to the Applications folder alias as shown on the installer screen. Within seconds, the app is installed and ready for launch. But don’t double-click that app icon yet Download the macOS Sierra installer Chances are good that when macOS Sierra was installed on your Mac, the installer file disappeared.
The following guide will help you to create a bootable USB-drive with macOS 10.13 High Sierra, allowing to install the update on multiple computers without re-boot, perform a clean install, and maintain a safe copy in the event of possible malfunctions. This tutorial will help you create a bootable USB flash drive for your Mac on a Windows computer. In order for this to work you should have a USB flash drive. The one I used in my tutorial was.
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. A copy of the installer is downloaded and saved into the Applications folder. OWC 16GB USB Flash Drive Get a suitable USB thumb, USB, Thunderbolt, or FireWire drive DiskMaker X will require at least 8GB of capacity on whatever drive you select to be your bootable install drive. USB thumb drives are adequate for the task; this (see image above) is perfect, and it’s only $9.99. Likewise, a fast ($94.99) is a lot speedier for installation, the ($119.99) is handy with Macs that support that connection, and for the best possible speed while performing mass installations of macOS Sierra from the drive, you’ll want to look into something like this ($179.99). Note that whatever is on the drive when you create your bootable macOS Sierra Install Drive will be erased. If you plan to use the same drive to carry other utilities or tools, or to serve as a backup drive, you’ll need to do that after the bootable install drive is created.
Launch DiskMaker X 6 Make sure that your drive is attached to your Mac and visible from the Finder, then launch DiskMaker X 6. As you can see in the screenshot below, DiskMaker X 6 allows the creation of bootable disks for Mac OS X Yosemite, Mac OS X El Capitan, and of course macOS Sierra. DiskMaker finds the macOS Sierra installer The copy we are using is in the Applications folder, so click the highlighted (blue) button marked “Use this copy”. Next, DiskMaker X 6 asks for the type of disk you’ll be using for your bootable disk (see image below). Note that if you’re using a 8GB (or larger) USB thumb drive, it will be completely erased. DiskMaker will erase any complete volume that you signify, so if you wish to make a disk that can install Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra, consider using Disk Utility (found in the Applications/Utilities folder) to partition the drive into three separate volumes, one for each operating system version.
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OS X and macOS have had the capability to create install media for quite a while, but this isn't widely known, for two reasons. First, the command to create the bootable installer is well hidden within the installer that's downloaded from the Mac App Store; and secondly, the installer you download has a really annoying habit of automatically starting up once the download is complete.
If you then click the install button, you'll find that the installer you downloaded is automatically deleted as part of the normal installation process, preventing you from using it to create a bootable macOS Sierra installer of your own. A copy of the macOS Sierra installer, available from the Mac App Store. It sometimes takes Apple a little bit of time before the Mac App Store is updated with new releases such as macOS Sierra. If you don't see the operating system available in the store on day one, try performing a search for macOS Sierra in the store.
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The macOS Sierra installer will start up automatically once the download is completed. Do not continue with the installation as prompted by the installer; instead quit the installer. Connect the USB flash drive to your Mac. If the flash drive isn't already formatted for use with your Mac, you can use Disk Utility to format the flash drive using one of the following guides:. (OS X Yosemite and earlier). (OS X El Capitan or later). The flash drive needs to have a unique name for use in the createinstallmedia command we'll be using in a moment.
You can use any name you wish, but I’m going to make the following suggestions:. Don’t use any unusual characters; keep the name basic, just simple alphanumeric characters. Don’t use any spaces in the name. We highly recommend using the following name: macOSSierraInstall. With the flash drive connected to your Mac, launch Terminal, located in /Applications/Utilities.
Warning: The following command will erase the contents of the flash drive., if needed, before continuing. In the Terminal window that opens, enter the following command. The command is a single line of text, though it may appear as multiple lines in your browser. If you type the command into Terminal, remember the command is case sensitive. If you used a name for the flash drive other than macOSSierraInstall, you'll need to adjust the text in the command line to reflect the different name.
The best way to enter the command is to triple-click the line below to select the entire command, copy ( command + c) the text to your clipboard, and then paste ( command + v) the text into Terminal, next to the command prompt. Sudo /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/ createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/macOSSierraInstall - applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app -nointeraction. Once you've entered the command into Terminal, press enter or return on your keyboard. You'll be asked for an administrator password. Enter the password, and press enter or return.
The terminal will begin to execute the command and provide you with status updates as the process unfolds. Most of the time is spent writing the installer image to the flash drive; the time it takes is dependent on how fast the flash drive and interface is. Expect anywhere from a short wait to enough time for coffee and a snack.
Once Terminal completes the task, it will display a line saying Done, and the normal Terminal command prompt will reappear. You can now quit Terminal.