One of the convenient features in early versions of Windows (yes, Windows) was the ability to easily create an MS-DOS boot disk out of any floppy disk, which could then be used to troubleshoot ...

Need installation media to reinstall Windows? Here's how to create a bootable CD, USB, or DVD with an ISO from scratch!

It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media ...

With it, you'll be able to use Safari to find troubleshooting information, run Disk Utility to fix filesystem errors, restore from a Time Machine backup, or install Mountain Lion from scratch on ...

How to create an external, bootable work disk with macOS Sequoia Not every external drive will do, but most will.

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How to make your own bootable OS X 10.10 Yosemite USB install drive Setting up lots of Macs? Want an offline installer? Here's how to roll your own.

Bootable disc image files may contain all the data necessary to create a disc from which computers can boot, but if you want them to work, you can't just burn them to a disc the way you would ...

By default, it will create a bootable flash drive, but if you don’t insert one, you’ll see you can also click Create a system-repair disc with a CD or DVD instead. 5.