How to create a bootable USB of macOS Golden Gate?
Creating a bootable USB of macOS Golden Gate allows you to install macOS Golden Gate on multiple macs and have a clean installation. It’s a handy tool which saves you a lot of time. instead of downloading macOS Golden Gate many times, you just need to download it once and install it on multiple macs. It can also help with your mac’s performance. Once you use this method, all the problems keeping your mac slow will disappear which gives you a fresh start.
Pre-requisites for macOS Golden Gate bootable USB:
You will be needing a 32GB (or larger) USB flash drive for your bootable driver.
Any running mac to install macOS Golden Gate on.
MacOS Golden Gate which you can download it from Apple Developer or any third party which you can rely on.
Now that everything is ready, let’s get started.
Create a bootable USB of MacOS Golden Gate:
Follow these small steps to create a bootable USB of macOS Golden Gate:
Step 1: Format your USB drive
- Insert the USB drive into your mac.
- Go to Disk Utility (you can find it by using spotlight or under Applications > Utilities)
- Click on Erase
- Name it MacOS Golden Gate or whatever you prefer.
- Set the format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
- Set the scheme to GUID Partition Map.
- Click on Erase to format your USB drive.
Your USB is now ready to be used as a bootable installer.
Step 2: Download MacOS Golden Gate
In order to make a bootable USB, you need to download macOS Golden Gate full installer.pkg. Once you download it you can move on to the next step.
Step 3: Verification
For the macOS to recognize the installer package you need to:
- Open Applications.
- Find Install MacOS Golden Gate Beta.
- Double click on it and agree to the terms and close the window.
Step 4: Find createinstallmedia file
- Go to the Applications.
- Right click on Install MacOS Golden Gate Beta.
- Select Show Package Contents.
- Open the Contents folder then open Resources.
- You will find createinstallermedial file.
- Don’t open it yet.
Step 5: Open the Terminal application
- Open Terminal application by searching it on Launchpad.
- Now type sudo with a space at the end.
- Drag and drop the createinstallmedia file into the Terminal window.
- Type –volume with one space at the start and one at the end of it.
- Find your USB drive, drag and drop it in the Terminal window.
- Press Enter.
- Then type your administrator password and Enter.
- You will be asked “If you wish to continue type (Y) then press return:”
- Type Y and Enter.
- When you see Install media now available at “/Volumes/Install macOS 27 Beta” on the Terminal window, it means that your USB drive is now bootable.
Use the bootable USB flash drive to install macOS Golden Gate
Now that you have a bootable USB flash drive you can install macOS Golden Gate on your mac.
- Insert your USB into the mac.
- Restart the mac and quickly hold the power button till the boot menu appears.
- Select the USB drive labeled as Install macOS Golden Gate or Install macOS Golden Gate Beta.
- Follow the on-screen instruction to install the macOS Golden Gate on your mac.
Final thoughts
That’s pretty much it. You have successfully created a macOS Golden Gate bootable USB. Whether you use it to install macOS Golden Gate on multiple macs or keep it as a handy tool, the choice is yours.
But remember to back up your data if you’re doing a clean install. It’s better to prevent data loss than regretting it after you lost all your data.
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