- #Create os mac sierra copy packages how to#
- #Create os mac sierra copy packages install#
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- #Create os mac sierra copy packages iso#
Sudo drutil burn /Users/YOURNAME/Desktop/Sierra.iso
#Create os mac sierra copy packages iso#
Mv /tmp/ ~/Desktop/Sierra.isoĪ bootable iso file called Sierra.iso will then appear on your desktop and you can use this to burn it to a dual layer dvd: Hdiutil convert /tmp/ -format UDTO -o /tmp/Sierra.iso Hdiutil detach /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/ Rm /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/PackagesĬp -rp /Volumes/install_app/Packages /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/System/Installation/Ĭp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.chunklist /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.chunklistĬp -rp /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg /Volumes/OS\ X\ Base\ System/BaseSystem.dmg Hdiutil attach /tmp/ -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_buildĪsr restore -source /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -target /Volumes/install_build -noprompt -noverify -erase Hdiutil create -o /tmp/Sierra.cdr -size 7.85g -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J Hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app To do this copy and paste these into terminal to make the bootable iso file (assuming you have the Sierra installer in your Applications folder): At least you can boot and get Sierra installed to an otherwise unbootable drive (or reinstalled over an earlier installation nondestructively). As a workaround, do an actual installation to your flash drive, then just copy the new installer to that drive's Applications folder. The createinstallmedia command will fail with the new Sierra installer.
#Create os mac sierra copy packages how to#
To learn how to perform a clean installation of macOS using the bootable USB drive method, click one of the following links: macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave, macOS Sierra. You can find the latest official download links below for the last six versions of Apple's Mac operating system, all of which contain a new certificate that has not expired:
#Create os mac sierra copy packages update#
Doing so will also ensure that you have all of the macOS updates that have been released since you made the original installer, meaning you won't have to update macOS immediately after the initial installation is complete. To fix the damaged installer, you should just download the installer again.
#Create os mac sierra copy packages install#
If you tried to use a macOS installer in the last few days or weeks, you may have been met with an error message saying something like " This copy of the Install macOS Mojave.app application is damaged, and can’t be used to install macOS."Īs Apple explains in a newly published support document, the likely reason for the "damaged" error message is an expired certificate. If you tried to run your installer recently and unexpectedly received an error that it is damaged and can't be used, then don't worry – keep reading for a simple and straightforward way to fix it.
It greatly smoothes the process of making a complex installer, and has an excellent GUI interface.Creating a macOS installer on a bootable USB drive provides a convenient way of installing a fresh copy of macOS on multiple Macs, and also allows you to perform a clean installation quickly and easily. I am in no way connected to it, but I use it to build the installer for an app that I work on. There is nothing wrong with installers, contrary to the answer from although there is also nothing wrong with distributing your app through the App Store, or as a dmg.įor setting up your own installers, I highly recommend a program called Packages ( ). They're also great for providing configurability of the installation experience (optional extras), or hand-holding for an unusual type of installation that the user might not otherwise understand, or extra work (configuration scripts, permissions modifications, authentication, compatibility checking, etc.) that need to run during the installation process. Installers are great if you want various things to be placed in different spots – app here, documentation there, support files over here, etc.