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| = MacOS Install downloads | = MacOS Install downloads | ||
| - | == High Sierra | + | == Download |
| + | The installer must be downloaded from App Store, and you need an Apple ID with a payment method (Credit card). You can select "None" as payment method, but then you cannot download! | ||
| - | === Format | + | The App Store link for High Sierra is \\ |
| - | This step may be unnecessary, because the installer does the formatting? | + | [[macappstores://apps.apple.com/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?mt=12]] |
| - | diskutil list | grep -A6 external | + | Links to other versions in the App store can be found at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683 |
| - | disk=disk4; name=USB_Installer # <== Define variables | + | |
| - | diskutil eraseDisk HFS+ $name $disk | + | |
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| - | === make USB | + | After the download it will start the installer. |
| - | name=U # <== Volume name (eg. "USB_Installer") | + | |
| - | sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/$name | + | == Make USB |
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| - | or ? | + | To create a USB key with the installer: |
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| + | * cancel the installation | ||
| + | * insert USB key | ||
| + | * set the name of the USB key in a variable: <code>name=U # <== Volume name (eg. "USB_Installer")</code> | ||
| + | * Run <code>sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/$name | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | or with other versions or methods, maybe adding the ''--applicationpath'' option is useful? | ||
| sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app | sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app | ||
| + | === Format USB | ||
| + | This step is probably unnecessary, because the installer does the formatting? | ||
| - | === If incomplete download: | + | diskutil list | grep -A6 external |
| + | disk=disk4; name=USB_Installer # <== Define variables | ||
| + | diskutil eraseDisk HFS+ $name $disk | ||
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| + | == If incomplete download: | ||
| This one might only get a small stub instead of the full image: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?mt=12 | This one might only get a small stub instead of the full image: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?mt=12 | ||
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| - | See also | + | ==See also |
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| + | [[https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/download-full-macos-installers-from-command-line.84790/|This forum post]] (or [[https://scriptingosx.com/2019/10/download-a-full-install-macos-app-with-softwareupdate-in-catalina/|this page]]) suggest using ''softwareupdate''. It didn't work for me, but may be worth trying: | ||
| + | softwareupdate --list-full-installers | ||
| + | softwareupdate --fetch-full-installer --full-installer-version 10.13.6 # adapt version number | ||
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| https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/329828-making-a-bootable-high-sierra-usb-installer-entirely-from-scratch-in-windows-or-linux-mint-without-access-to-mac-or-app-store-installerapp/ | https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/329828-making-a-bootable-high-sierra-usb-installer-entirely-from-scratch-in-windows-or-linux-mint-without-access-to-mac-or-app-store-installerapp/ | ||
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