How to create a bootable macOS Mojave USB Install drive [9to5Mac]

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[celly]

One thing that wasn't mentioned in the video that I had to do was formatting my USB to MacOS Extended journaled. Once I did that, the steps in the video worked. Thanks!

[EliteOnTheBeat]

Some things that weren't mentioned.
Make sure you format the USB (double check to make sure there's nothing on the USB drive you don't need)
Make sure your USB is named untitled I had it named but with capital letters and it didn't work until I copied his formula exactly
Keep in mind your password is being typed into terminal despite not showing you your password when you type it. You're all set to go. *THANK YOU for this REMARKABLE vid!*

[TheElemynt]

Finally a video that's worth the watch. Thank you. You explained everything wonderfully. Not to fast not to slow and even went over minor details. Great video!

[prth]

My mid 2012 macbook was running very slow lately. I got the i7 and stuck with the cheapest ram and hdd avaliable because I knew i would be upgrading it down the road. Well, upgrade time came around; got the 860 evo, 16gb 1600mhz ram, and some new thermal paste and shes running PERFECTLY.




Lucid video, i basically have a fresh macbook for cheap!

[jakedfountain]

This is probably the most helpful and easy to follow tutorial I've seen in a long time. Thank you for being professional!

[paratrooperchad]

Thanks Jeff. It’s 2:30 in the morning on the East Coast I’m sitting on the couch with my MacBook the SSD from my Mac Pro plugged into a USB port, A flash drive in the other USB port and five hours of ripping my hair out behind me. Why didn’t I do this when I watch the video the first time five hours ago. Thank you so much for something that was easy to do as I followed along in the video. And then last time that it took me to write this comment... it is back to the Mac Pro 5, 1 to crack this nut. Then bed.

[tataygamesPH]

Hi can you help me I downloaded the Mojave installer.dmg but when I try to install it on my macbook air 2020 it says not supported

[JonathanButler]

"The clearest and precise instruction I'ver EVER seen. Well done!"
I second that!!

[theinsane]

You, My dude, just saved me the $150 that best buy was going to charge me to do this.
You, My dude, are a Mother F***ing Legend. I appreciate you.

[kennethpararo]

Man, I have to say that, while I haven't yet actually tried the bootable drive I created, that this is a great tutorial. I tried to look on Apple's help forum for instructions on how to do this and they were totally opaque. I really, really appreciate that you created this since my mac book pro just recently died and I need to try reinstalling the os as the first part of troubleshooting the issue... Cheers and thanks again!!!

[solidfiber]

UPDATE:
[in macOS Mojave]
So in Software Update panel in macOS Mojave after the download is completed the macOS Mojave installer will appear in Launchpad, So works the same way as downloading the OS from the App Store.

So I'm. a beta user running macOS Mojave, and now its officially released on App Store, but when I click on GET it starts the update from System Preference app -> Software Update, So I don't get the icon on my launchpad anymore ! So how can I copy it to USB drive ?

[gabequezada]

Probably one of the best and clearest instruction based videos ive seen. Thank you

[denisemc]

Thanks for an easy well spoken professional tutorial. I admire your smooth delivery and lack of um’s and shaking the pointer randomly💓

[ManoChandraDhas]

Thanks Jeff! Very clear and easy to follow! I read several that led me on a wild goose chase before I found you video on the Net. Thanks again for making the process so simple.

[MagnusIXX]

THANK YOU MAN!! 10.15 killed 32 bit apps needed to downgrade to Mojave. This actually worked.

[Health-and-Wellness-Now]

by fair the easiest and MOST comprehensive video on this, bar FAR!! Thanks.

[michaelgrice]

Thanks for the great instruction. You brought my anxiety level down from 10 to 2. This is one of the best instructional videos I have viewed.

[UGuitarTutorials]

Hello. I did this successfully using an external USB drive. But what if I want to install Mojave completely on the USB drive and boot from it like the internal disk? I tried to install Mojave onto the USB drive using the installer on my internal hard drive and after it did the first step, the USB drive wouldn't boot up to continue the process and instead my computer booted again. I can't get Mojave to install on my external USB drive.

[dennisbrock]

Thank you Jeff I’ve tried so-many deferent ways and looked at several videos on how to do this ... I followed your easy instructions and it worked for me the very first time... the fact that you were able to drag the file into the terminal was very helpful .. didn’t know you could do that, it save a lot of time.... once again thank you so very much 👍.

[acampbell]

I've watched your last two versions of this video, this one and the one for High Sierra and they are fantastic. I never can remember how to do this between OS versions. You video is much better than any other videos that I have seen that try to explain how to make a bootable USB installer. Thank you!  

One little catch, I do not use my admin account as my "daily driver". I maintain another account on my Mac that does not have full admin privileges and that is the account I use on a regular basis. As I'm sure you are aware, I do this for security reasons.

I'm also sure you are way ahead of me here but what that means is that when I am asked for my PW in the Terminal, the command sequence fails due to incorrect password if I try to use my admin PW or it tells me that my daily driver account doesn't have sudo permission (or something like that). I'm sure there is a way to enter the admin username and then the password in the Terminal...but I don't know what it is. Easy fix, just make sure you are logged into an admin capable account when you do this. Again, much thanks for the great video!