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DiskMaker X mentions (44)

• MBP 2016 doesn't recognize pendrive, doesn't start recovery mode and only shows internet recovery. What can I do?

  If you didn’t create the installer via this method or with the aid of DiskMaker X (which only works up to 10.15), or you used TransMac on a PC, it won’t work. Internet Recovery could work on a different Internet connection, but usually you would get a 4 digit error code if that was the problem. Source: 8 months ago

• Mac Mini 2011 - Internet recovery fails at the end

  Anecdotally I haven’t heard of anyone having success with a TransMac created bootable installer since 2020. If you have another Mac, this or DiskMaker X are likely your best options for creating the installer. I would use macOS High Sierra (10.13) as the basis for the installer rather than previous versions. Source: 10 months ago

• Macbook pro usb boot

  It sounds like your USB drive hasn't actually been flagged as bootable. Here are Apple's official instructions for creating a bootable USB. You can also try DiskMakerX. You'll need another functioning Mac for either method. Source: 10 months ago

• Stuck reinstalling 2014 MacBook Air

  That model of MacBook Air shipped with OS X Mavericks (10.9) and can officially handle up to macOS Big Sur. As far as I know, TransMac hasn’t worked since before 2020 for creating a bootable installer for macOS and although I am not familiar with Anyburn, it may have the same problem. The verified working methods for creating an installer are using Terminal or DiskMaker X. Source: 11 months ago

• Questions! Bought a 2007 T7700 imac

  There is no app or software (that I’m aware of) that you can use to make the installer on a Chromebook, and using TransMac on Windows hasn’t worked for the last couple of years. Other than using Terminal or DiskMaker X, you can purchase an installer for 10.11 from Amazon or eBay, but who can say if they did it right. Source: 11 months ago

Install Disk Creator mentions (21)

• Removing OCLP

  Hi, to downgrade you have to download the Catalina installer, look it up on safari and should appear as an App Store link, then after it downloads you need a usb drive preferably 16Gb, then with this link download an app that makes bootable usb drives. After the app is done creating the bootable usb, reboot your Mac and hold the alt/option key, that brings the boot picker and choose your usb (should say install... Source: 8 months ago

• If you own a Mac and have trouble downgrading your macOS to the one that it came with

  Yep thats right. For making an usb installer I would recommend https://macdaddy.io/install-disk-creator/. Source: 9 months ago

• Cant install Mac OS on new M2 drive.

  When you download any of the above keep in mind it will start the download trough the update of the system, let the update continue to be downloaded, after the download is complete it wil start the update or it will point you to an older version. Whatever you do don't install the update just quit it CMD+Q and open this program: https://macdaddy.io/install-disk-creator. Source: 9 months ago

• Planning to downgrade from Ventura to Monterey

  If for some reason installing directly from the installer file doesn't work—you can create a bootable installer disk. This is what I do, in fact I bought a few cheap 32 GB USB-drives on Amazon—a 5-pack costs maybe $25—and install different versions of macOS on them when need be. If you don't want to create the installer disk manually, I think you can use this app. Obviously don't use the same USB-drive that all... Source: 11 months ago

• [GUIDE] Lenovo Yoga 920 Ventura 13.0 OpenCore

  I used Install Disk Creator to download the Ventura 13.0. Update and write it to a USB. Please make sure the USB is formatted as GPT. Source: over 1 year ago