How-To How to create a bootable USB macOS installer Make a macOS installer with createinstallmedia and install Sequoia, the latest beta, or any macOS on multiple Macs, or do a clean install.

A bootable USB drive is a convenient disk for installing an operating system. Some modern computers don't have a CD/DVD drive for installing or upgrading an operating system.

If you want the ability to perform a fresh and clean install of macOS High Sierra, then you should consider creating a bootable macOS High Sierra USB install drive.

Rufus helps create bootable USB flash drives for Windows that support different file format and also helps users repair UEFI installation related issues.

You can also use this drive to rescue data from corrupt Windows systems. Here’s how to create a live USB stick of Linux distributions from Windows, macOS and Linux.

We’ve already covered how to do this from the command line (See How to create a bootable USB to install OS X), but I wanted to give those with a fear of the command line a way to do the same thing.

This tutorial shows you how to create a bootable macOS Big Sur USB installer drive, which can be handy for performing fresh installs on your Mac.