This can be done via console for Windows 10/11 iso images (Not sure about 8/7, but leave any comment if it worked for you).
Start connecting your usb drive and type diskutil list to display all connected drives.
You'll see something like:
/dev/disk0 (internal):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme 500.3 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 314.6 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_APFS Container disk1 500.0 GB disk0s2
/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: APFS Container Scheme - +500.0 GB disk1
Physical Store disk0s2
1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 185.7 GB disk1s1
2: APFS Volume Preboot 47.1 MB disk1s2
3: APFS Volume Recovery 512.8 MB disk1s3
4: APFS Volume VM 4.3 GB disk1s4
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme *15.6 GB disk2
1: DOS_FAT_32 LALA 15.6 GB disk2s1
For my case, the usb drive was /dev/disk2. Knowing this, format your usb drive with:
diskutil eraseDisk MS-DOS "WINDOWS10" MBR disk2
where disk2 is the usb drive id known in the prior command and "WINDOWS10" is the volume label (to be used later).
Please double check this step, or you could delete all data in another drive.
Then mount your image with:
hdiutil mount your_windows_10_image.iso
the command will return the location of the mounted iso
/dev/disk3 /Volumes/CPRA_X64FREV_ES-MX_DV5
so finally copy all the files from the mounted iso to your usb drive:
cp -rpv /Volumes/CPRA_X64FREV_ES-MX_DV5/* /Volumes/WINDOWS10
Update:
Look closely the copied files, as if you see a message like:
cp: /Volumes/CPRA_X64FREV_ES-MX_DV5/sources/install.wim: File too large
that's because the install.wim file is larger than 4GB, too large for your just created FAT32 partition in your USB stick (back in the day I originally posted this answer, probably the file wasn't that big). In this case, you will need to slipt it and copy it with the Windows Imaging libraries. So, using Homebrew install them with:
brew install wimlib
then call after (clearly, replacing the volume folder names to yours):
wimlib-imagex split /Volumes/CPRA_X64FREV_ES-MX_DV5/sources/install.wim /Volumes/WINDOWS10/sources/install.swm 3000
and now you will have two or more files with a swm extension instead of wim, where they won't be larger than 3GB
-rwxrwxrwx 1 alter staff 2.9G 26 Nov 01:03 /Volumes/WINDOWS10/sources/install.swm
-rwxrwxrwx 1 alter staff 1.5G 26 Nov 01:08 /Volumes/WINDOWS10/sources/install2.swm
Answer from Alter Lagos on Stack ExchangeThis can be done via console for Windows 10/11 iso images (Not sure about 8/7, but leave any comment if it worked for you).
Start connecting your usb drive and type diskutil list to display all connected drives.
You'll see something like:
/dev/disk0 (internal):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme 500.3 GB disk0
1: EFI EFI 314.6 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_APFS Container disk1 500.0 GB disk0s2
/dev/disk1 (synthesized):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: APFS Container Scheme - +500.0 GB disk1
Physical Store disk0s2
1: APFS Volume Macintosh HD 185.7 GB disk1s1
2: APFS Volume Preboot 47.1 MB disk1s2
3: APFS Volume Recovery 512.8 MB disk1s3
4: APFS Volume VM 4.3 GB disk1s4
/dev/disk2 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme *15.6 GB disk2
1: DOS_FAT_32 LALA 15.6 GB disk2s1
For my case, the usb drive was /dev/disk2. Knowing this, format your usb drive with:
diskutil eraseDisk MS-DOS "WINDOWS10" MBR disk2
where disk2 is the usb drive id known in the prior command and "WINDOWS10" is the volume label (to be used later).
Please double check this step, or you could delete all data in another drive.
Then mount your image with:
hdiutil mount your_windows_10_image.iso
the command will return the location of the mounted iso
/dev/disk3 /Volumes/CPRA_X64FREV_ES-MX_DV5
so finally copy all the files from the mounted iso to your usb drive:
cp -rpv /Volumes/CPRA_X64FREV_ES-MX_DV5/* /Volumes/WINDOWS10
Update:
Look closely the copied files, as if you see a message like:
cp: /Volumes/CPRA_X64FREV_ES-MX_DV5/sources/install.wim: File too large
that's because the install.wim file is larger than 4GB, too large for your just created FAT32 partition in your USB stick (back in the day I originally posted this answer, probably the file wasn't that big). In this case, you will need to slipt it and copy it with the Windows Imaging libraries. So, using Homebrew install them with:
brew install wimlib
then call after (clearly, replacing the volume folder names to yours):
wimlib-imagex split /Volumes/CPRA_X64FREV_ES-MX_DV5/sources/install.wim /Volumes/WINDOWS10/sources/install.swm 3000
and now you will have two or more files with a swm extension instead of wim, where they won't be larger than 3GB
-rwxrwxrwx 1 alter staff 2.9G 26 Nov 01:03 /Volumes/WINDOWS10/sources/install.swm
-rwxrwxrwx 1 alter staff 1.5G 26 Nov 01:08 /Volumes/WINDOWS10/sources/install2.swm
For the future search, this solution works for me:
https://joshb.github.io/2017/11/23/making-a-bootable-windows-10-usb-drive-on-macos-high-sierra/
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Hi all! I was gifted a 21.5 late 2011 iMac and the hard drive has been wiped, since the online recovery doesn't work anymore and I need to reinstall everything before I start upgrading the hardware, so I can check if everything works as intended.
I only have a PC with Windows, how can I make a bootable USB, so I can reinstall high Sierra on this iMac?
I followed a link from this article:
https://mackeeper.com/blog/how-to-make-a-bootable-high-sierra-installer/
The link within the article is this:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?ls=1&mt=12
Background info: I’m trying to use my working Mac desktop to download a Mac OS install bootable usb for my other Mac desktop.
-1st question: the App Store says it’s 4.8 GB. After I downloaded it, it says it’s 5.23 GB (for all the files associated with it I assume). But when I look up how much space it should take, I keep seeing figures from 12 to 20 GB. Why the discrepancy?
-2nd question: I wasn’t signed in to my Apple ID when I downloaded the installation files from the App Store. The link I posted above let me get around it. This is legit right?
P.s….Any further input or advice would be appreciated. I’ve never done anything like this before. So if anyone has any instructions or advice on how to use this to install Mac OS, that would be helpful.
Hi guys, so I have a late 2011 model macbook and was going to give it to a family member. Disclaimer I'm a total n00b when it comes to macs. I was following steps to erase it and ended up erasing the OS drive. Now I'm trying to reinstall High Sierra but having no luck. Here is the steps I've tried:
-at the mac os utilities screen if I try to reinstall macos, I get Install macos high sierra, the recovery server could not be contacted
-use a windows computer, downloaded transmac and downloaded high sierra to make a bootable usb drive. It says its complete but then when I hold down the option key to boot to usb on the mac, it doesn't see the external hard drive. I used the disk utility on the mac to format the external drive to prior to using transmac. Also when I go into disk utility after using transmac it shows the external drive "install mac osx" with 4.49gb used. Another thing is I see disk image with OS x base system which looks like the os on a small partition of the internal drive but I can't seem to get that to boot either.
-My daughter has a imac thats from 2014. I downloaded High Sierra from the apple store. I got it to show up in applications "install High Sierra". I used disk utility to wipe the drive, and created a "untitled" volume. I then proceeded to use terminal to run the line to install high sierra on the usb. It gets all the way and then gives me the copy of the installer failed.
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.