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#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE WHILE FORMATTING INSTALL#

Open the Finder window and navigate to Applications > Install macOS Sierra. The only way to quit this app is through Dock Step 3 Secondary-click, or two-finger tap with trackpad, on the running installer app from the dock and choose Quit. Once the download gets complete, you’ll see the installer window. Download Sierra or El Capitan OS from the App Store Step 2 Click on the Purchases tab, locate macOS Sierra and click the Download button. To create a bootable disk, you need to have the installer app.

The installer application gets automatically erased after upgrading the Mac. If you do not have the Install macOS Sierra app in the Applications folder, then you might have already upgraded to macOS Sierra. macOS Sierra installer in Finder Download macOS Sierra Installer Proceed and follow the next steps for creating bootable USB drive.

Storage-USB 3.0 drive of 8GB or more, or an external USB hard drive, or a Firewire or Thunderbolt external hard drive.

Software- macOS Sierra 10.12 installer app.

In this tutorial, I'll show you two ways to install macOS Sierra onto a bootable USB drive. It is better than OS X Recovery as you don’t have to download the ~5GB installer data, first, to reinstall the OS or installer disk for Macs that does not support OS X Recovery. If a Mac is having some issues a bootable USB of the OS can serve as an emergency disk. Whilst the process of downloading and installing an OS through the Mac App Store is straightforward enough, it’s painful for people with a slower internet connection, or if they’ve multiple Macs in their home.

#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE WHILE FORMATTING UPGRADE#

Works quite well, for those comfortable at the command line.MacOS Sierra 10.12 is the thirteenth major release from Apple, released on 20th September 2016 as a free upgrade via the Mac App Store.

#HOW TO MAKE A USB DRIVE BOOTABLE WHILE FORMATTING HOW TO#

How To Reformat a Bootable ESXi USB Flash Drive by Brian Graf (VMware), Jun 03 2013 It's getting hard to find a safe place to download anything these days, this EXE included, explained here:

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This oldie but goodie didn't require an installation to run, and had a quick format option that recovered the full size of the flash drive.

takes a long time to format (many minutes), with no quick option.

Reformatting an ESXi USB Stick by Ryan Birk, which highlights the use of HDDGuru HDD Wipe Tool. When User Access Control comes up, click Yes When asked 'Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer' click Yes 'Do you want to allow Rufus to check for application updates' just click No Verify you have the proper 'Device' chosen CAREFULLY! Be sure that all settings match the screenshot, and press 'Start' Rufus gives you one last warning that all data on your chosen device WILL BE DESTROYED, click 'OK' Once it completes, you can click the 'Close' button to exit Run Windows Explorer, right-click on the USB flash drive, choose 'Format.' then click 'OK' Click 'Restore device defaults' and type a descriptive Volume label, make sure 'Quick Format' is on, then click 'Start' Remember to safely eject the USB device when you're done with itįor reference, here's other ways to regain your ESXi USB flash drive's full capacity. , then follow the step-by-step instructions below. Here's the 4 minute video demonstrating the actual 3 second method of getting your flash drive back to full capacity, using Rufus.

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seems to work, every time, back on Windows XP, right through Windows 8.much faster than other methods, takes under a minute to follow my instructions below.

doesn't require careful attention to command line partitioning commands that can be a bit dangerous.can be run from an EXE that doesn't require any installation.Over the years, having had to deal with this formatting issue in my home lab quite often, and I'm quite glad to finally have a quick and simple fix. This article will demonstrate a fix, step-by-step, showing that you can recover that flash drive very quickly and easily, with no command line stuff required. See also Rufus takes under a minute to create a bootable USB flash drive for ESXi installation Sep 10 2013 If you're trying to re-purpose a flash drive that already had ESXi installed on it, you'll likely notice that even after attempts at reformatting it, it still has a tiny capacity. Rufus: Reliable USB Formatting Utility (with Source), read the introduction, FAQ, and support forum. "Pete Batard - Open Source Developer" (v1.2.0 or earlier) The executable is digitally signed and the signature should state: