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How to create a bootable macOS installer

Posted on February 22nd, 2021 at 01:08 Nathan Parker Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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How to create a bootable macOS installer

By Nathan Parker

Once included with macOS, installers are now available only for download.

In the past, macOS X installers were available on a DVD. This changed with OS X Lion in 2011. The only way to get the installers today is to download them (at no charge) from the Mac App Store.

Despite this minor inconvenience, the process to create an installer is quite simple.

Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.7.0 (2021-02-22).
This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 18.7.F (2021-02-22).

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