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How can I create a bootable USB drive for a laptop I can't boot?
I have two old MacBook Airs: one from 2011 and another from 2015. The 2015 Air boots fine, while the 2011 gives me the flashing folder missing system icon on boot. I tried booting it into recovery ...
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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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Can't boot up macOS system nor reinstall/format it
I'm stuck here with a strange situation.
When I turn on my macbook pro 13 m1, I can't select the system to boot up with. Nothing pops up, can't run it in a safe mode. When I go to the disk utility ...
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Options to create a macOS recovery disk only with recovery tools included?
I have several Macbooks available that need to be restored, and cannot be connected to the network due to their location, and other conditions. At the workplace I was provided with a USB flash drive ...
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MacOS Monterey createinstallmedia Error : Failed to extract AssetData/boot/Firmware/Manifests/InstallerBoot/* from update bundle
I'm trying to create a bootable USB with a MacOS Monterey disk image. I have a MacBook Pro Mid 2012 i5 (MacBookPro9,2). I'm using Open Core Legacy Patcher (OCLP) to run Monterey (macOS 12.4 21F79 - 12....
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How do I enable USB boot after deleting my recovery partition?
I did a rather careless thing while in disk recovery (I was wiping a MacBook Pro 2018 for re-use) and I accidentally deleted the root volume, which means everything.
Because I don't have a recovery ...
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Problem creating a Windows 10 bootable USB on Windows, to work on a MacBook Pro
I have a MacBook Pro 2013, now with a clean SSD (no OS).
I have a Windows 10 PC from which I am trying to create a bootable USB from a Windows 10 ISO file.
I tried a lot of combinations and softwares, ...
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How to change USB scheme when making bootable Catalina installer?
Background: Upgraded to Big Sur on 2020 MacPro (not the one with M1 chip), hate it, trying to revert to Catalina using a USB bootable installer (followed instructions given at the Apple website How to ...
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Macbook Air 2019 will not boot from USB or complete Internet Recovery, Exhausted options
Internet Recovery fails. USB Boot fails. Target mode won't mount.
Macbook Air 2019 TrueTone, ran before I deleted the SSD (stupid). Battery shot, requires power supply to run.
Tried Internet Recovery ...
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Error Installing Lion MAC OS on my Mac/book Pro Early 2011
Background: I purchased an old Mac Book Pro early 2011, It came with High sierra installed. Unfortunately I leave the mac on without the power cable, the mac entered into hibernation mode and ...
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Mac unable to boot memtest86 usd drive
I've just downloaded MemTest86, written it to a USB flash drive using Etcher, but I'm unable to boot from it. I can't see it in the boot options.
What am I doing wrong?
The main issue is my Mac keeps ...
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2017 MacBook Pro has no startup disk when updating MacOS beyond Sierra
My 2017 15" MacBook Pro gives a flashing question mark every time I try to update to a newer OS. The install process looks completely normal until it restarts for the last time and boots up to a ...
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Issue trying to run macOS Mojave off a bootable external USB
I'm trying to run macOS off a USB drive, so I can troubleshoot some issues I've been having with a monitor. I've followed this how-to video, and can reboot (holding Option + Power On). Once I choose ...
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Can you use a bootable macOS USB created on a MacBook pro, to install macOS on another MacBook Pro?
So my friend has a 2011 MacBook Pro. The laptop's hard drive crashed and no longer works. He bought a new SSD as a replacement, but he doesn't have a way to install macOS on this new SSD, because he ...
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Update MacbookAIR Firmware without original hard disk [duplicate]
I got original SSD broken.
My MacbookAir 7.1 got only YOSEMITE Internet Recovery.
Now, I've bought a SAMSUNG 970 NVME M.2 disk and the system could recognize it using NVME kext patched but cannot boot ...
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Please help: Win7 on external FireWire drive results in "No bootable device - insert boot disk..." error
I'm trying to get Win7 working from an external FireWire drive (Macbook pro mid 2009, OSX El Capitan). I've tried the two tutorials below; the installation seems smooth either way and mac recognizes ...
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Unable to install an OS on Mac (prohibited sign)
I had an issue with my MacBook Air "Core i5" 1.6 13" (Early 2015) (MacBookAir7,2) and after repeated problems I decided to wipe the computer and give it a clean slate.
I downloaded a copy of ...
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Macbook Air 6,2 High Sierra not detecting bootable USB stick
I see this issue reported a lot but all the accepted solutions have not worked for me.
I have created a bootable USB stick using UNetbootin with a Debian image. The USB stick is FAT32 formatted with ...
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Creating a bootable usb for MacOS from Windows 10 [duplicate]
I've a MacBook Pro and recently my hard drive kicked the bucket. I bought a new ssd drive and installed it in my MacBook.
Now I have to create a bootable usb to install latest MacOS. I've spare a ...
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Can the 2009 MacBook Air be booted from USB?
There seems to be a lot of confusion, conflicting information and assumptions about this matter, so I'd like to clarify that this question is specifically about the 2009 model of MacBook Air. I am ...
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How to create bootable flash drive from macOS High Sierra combo update
I have problem installing macOS High Sierra from App Store. I don't understand what the problem is, but when the download completes it suddenly resets. Then when I open up App Store again it only lets ...
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Boot from USB drive on a Macbook Pro with Windows 7 installation
Everything I've found says to hold command or option until you hear the boot chime. Obviously I'll never hear that. Nothing I do seems to work, it always goes to Windows 7.
How can I boot to a USB ...
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2011 13.3" MacBook Pro freezing during boot process
I acquired a 13.3" MacBook Pro. The MacBook Pro turns on but freezes after approximately 30 seconds. I installed a good hard drive with Lion and the loading spinner simply stops spinning after it ...
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Wiping a Macbook 2.1 clean
So I am trying to wipe an old Macbook clean before giving it away to charity or recycling but I am having some issues.
For my PCs I have used DBAN successfully and I was hoping to use it here as well....
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OS X Installation USB not detected in Startup Disk selection
I have a MacBook Pro 8.2. Recently I have download Sierra and Yosemite, and am currently running El Capitan.
And I created a bootable USB for OS X Yosemite with DiskMaker X 6, in case Sierra goes ...
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Macbook Pro does not recognize bootable USB drive
I had problem with the hard drive of my 13" MacBook Pro 2009. I decided to use the opportunity to upgrade to an SSD. I replaced it with a 480GB SSD.
Following this article: Create a bootable ...
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Edit info.plist to make bootable USB
Running OSX El Capitan 10.11.6 and trying to make a bootable USB for windows 7 bootcamp on my MacBook Pro. I disabled the SIP by using Terminal in Recovery Mode but I still cannot replace or edit the ...
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OS X El Capitan won't work and is not recognized on UniBeast
I have been trying to download the new version of El Capitan and use UniBeast to create a bootable USB. However, every time I download El Capitan from the App Store, it takes 2 hours to download the 6 ...
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Can I copy a bootable El Capitan installer USB stick to a hard drive partition and install from there?
I am salvaging a mid 2013 MacBook Air 11" that was discarded with a broken screen backlight due to beverage spill and missing its SSD. (I have a very tiny budget right now so I'm only spending on more ...
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Macbook 12,1 (OSX 10.11.4) will not boot SSD clone of OSX 10.9.5 from MacbookPro 11,1
I am trying to create a boot disk for an older MacBook Pros that I have (MacBookPro 11,1 running OSX 10.9.5) which I plan to then boot from a newer MacBook Pro (MacBookPro 12,1 running OSX 10.11.4). ...
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Putting MacBook Pro SSD into an external cradle
My old MacBook Pro (2010) is now dead. It had a 500GB Samsung SSD inside (in replacement of the original HDD).
Some of the data where not in my time machine: I would like to extract the SSD and put ...
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How to create a bootable usb for OS X on Windows?
i had erase all data from my macbook and know i need to create a usb bootable to reinstall the yosemite or another version.
I can't access to app store to download the OS. How i can download it and ...
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OS X 10.11 GM Candidate 1 left my Mac unable to boot
I tried to install the OS X 10.11 GM to my 2012 Macbook Air, and it crashed during the install. I tried to go into recovery mode to reinstall OS X, but once I put in my Wifi password and press the ...
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How to create a bootable Ubuntu USB stick using OS X 10.10.2
I have downloaded the ubuntu-14.04.2-desktop-amd64.iso. How do I create a bootable Ubuntu USB stick using my Macbook Air which is running OS X 10.10.2? I cannot create a bootable CD, since the Air is ...
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Make and create Live USB Linux for Mac? How?
I'm wanting to create a live usb linux so I can easily access it everytime when I need it without taking up any space.
But with other sources, they say to rEFInd and I did so, however when restarting ...
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Error while creating OS X Mavericks bootable USB
I am running on OS X Mavericks GM and now that Mavericks has finally released, I downloaded it from App Store. I wanted to make a bootable USB of it so I followed This Tutorial but when I tried to run ...
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Bootable drive for MacBook Air without CD/DVD drive?
I'm considering getting a MacBook Air. Since it doesn't have a CD/DVD drive, how can you deal with issues that would otherwise call for a bootable install disk?
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Can I format new MacBook hard drive from OSX DVD?
I have to install a fresh new drive into my MacBook pro 2009.
I haven't formatted yet, nor do I have a USB dock to do so from my current osx installation.
If I install the new drive and boot from ...
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Install Windows 7 on external drive and boot it from a Mac
I want to install Windows 7 on an external hard drive, and boot from it when needed.
Is this possible on a Mac? I have heard from some sources that it is not possible to boot Windows from external ...
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Make a bootable Lion disk for fresh start
I just bought a used MacBook Pro from a friend. He left the OS discs in Iraq so he did not have them to give to me. The laptop is currently running 10.6.8.
I would like to start with a fresh install. ...
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