So if you plan to use that installer on other Macs, or to create a bootable disc or drive as explained here, be sure to copy the installer to another drive—or at least move it out of the. I have shown you how to correctly format a USB drive and how to copy Ubuntu to that drive in order to make a bootable live-drive. I have also shown you how to boot from the drive, that you have created, to test Ubuntu Linux on a Mac. If you want to do more with your Mac, check out some of the Mac apps available on Envato Market.
The macOS Recovery partition means there’s less need to keep a bootable installer on a USB stick or external hard drive. But there are still lots of occasions when one comes in handy. For example, if you want to downgrade to an earlier version of macOS, or you want to temporarily boot into an earlier version of the operating system.
And, although the Recovery partition is excellent and works well, having a backup, just in case it doesn’t work, makes a great deal of sense. There are two ways to make an external installation drive.
The first is to use Terminal and type in a specific set of instructions. The second, much easier, method is to use software tool to do it for you. Here, we’re going to show you how to do it using, available in Setapp. Download macOS installer before you start Before you get started, you'll need: • USB flash drive - at least 12GB for Sierra and High Sierra and 8GB for earlier versions of macOS, or a spare external hard drive (one you aren't planning to use for anything else). • macOS High Sierra Installer -. Note: After macOS High Sierra has downloaded, it will automatically launch the installer to begin the installation process. Close the installer instead.
If the version of macOS you’ve downloaded is older than the one you’re currently running, you’ll see a message saying that it’s too old to install, click Ok. The installer file will remain in your Applications folder. • and please, don't forget to before you do anything. If you’ve previously downloaded macOS, it should still be in your Applications folder. How to find old macOS/OS X installer Apple has changed the way it makes previous versions of macOS available.
It used to be the case that you could download the most recent version, prior to the current version, from the Mac App Store’s Purchase tab. As of the release of High Sierra, that’s no longer the case. But the good news is you can go directly to the or pages on App Store. If not, ask a friend or colleague if they have downloaded it and could give you a copy of the.app file. Adobe reader download for windows 7.