02.03.2020

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a macOS Sierra or a Windows 10 user, it’s just a matter of time until your device refuses to boot, which could be for a number of reasons, including file corruption, hardware failure, buggy update, etc. If the unexpected happens with Apple computer, you can use a macOS bootable USB with the installation media to repair it.

This is one of the main reasons why you should always consider making a macOS bootable USB when your device is working properly. However, if it happens that none of your devices (MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac Pro or Mac Mini) are not working when you need them the most, then you can use a Windows PC to rescue your Apple device. You can use a Windows 7/8.1, or a Windows 10 PC to quickly make a USB bootable installation media to reinstall macOS Sierra on your Mac. In this, you’ll learn the steps to make a macOS Sierra bootable USB installation on Windows 10, which you can use to reinstall or upgrade Apple’s OS.

Things to know before proceeding Before you dive into this guide, you’ll need a few things:. A broken Mac computer with Mac OS X or (version 10.12 or later).

A trial copy of the TransMac software. One high quality USB flash drive with 16GB of storage. A copy of Apple’s macOS (DMG file). How to make a macOS bootable USB installation media To create a bootable USB drive with the latest version of macOS, do the following:. This is a paid software, but it gives you a 15-day trial, which is more than enough time. (If this works for you and want to support the developer, you can purchase the full version.).

Connect the USB flash drive you want to use to fix your Mac. If you have any data on the USB, remember to make a backup, as everything on it will be erased. Right-click TransMac, and select Run as administrator. If you’re using the trial version, wait 15 seconds, and click Run. On the left, right-click the USB flash drive, select Format Disk for Mac. You want to do this before creating the bootable media because there is a good chance that the drive was formatted using a Windows device.

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If this is the case, chances are that it’s using a MBR partition, and the USB drive needs a GPT partition to work on a Mac. On the warning message, click Yes to format the drive. Enter a name for the drive, such as “macOS bootable USB” and click OK. Click Yes to confirm. If the formatting completed successfully, click OK to continue. Right-click the USB flash drive, and select Restore with Disk Image. On the warning message, click Yes to confirm the data on the USB drive will be erased.

Click the browse button on the right, locate the.dmg file with the macOS installation files. Click Open. Click Yes to create the macOS USB bootable media. Once the process completes, you can now insert the USB flash drive on your Mac computer to install, reinstall, or upgrade the operating system to the latest version of macOS, which can be Sierra or later. How to create a GPT partition on a USB flash drive If the USB flash drive is not working using TransMac, it could be still a partition problem. In this case, you want to redo the entire process again, but this time use the following steps to use the Diskpart command-line utility on Windows to create the appropriate GPT partition.

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Open Command Prompt as an administrator. Type the diskpart command and press Enter.

Enter the list disk command to view all drives connected to your computer and press Enter. Type the select disk command followed the number assigned for the USB flash drive (e.g., select disk 4), and press Enter. Enter the clean command and press Enter. Type the convert GPT command and press Enter.

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Enter the create partition primary command and press Enter to complete the process. Once you formatted the USB flash drive to a GPT partition, you can use the instructions mentioned above to use TransMac to create a bootable media, but this time skip the steps 5 through 9, and continue on step 10. Since you're here.I've got a small favor to ask. This is an independent site, and it takes a lot of time and hard work to produce content. Although more people are reading Pureinfotech, many are using adblocker. Advertising revenue that helps to pay bills is falling fast. And unlike many other sites, here there is not a paywall or anything blocking readers from accessing the site.

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I have a MacBook Pro with a working BOOTCAMP partition running Windows 8, and a damaged OS X 10.10 beta partition. The problem is that I cannot boot with the OS X partition, and in order to reinstall the OS I have to set a bootable media.

NB: I already tried to make a bootable usb using TransMac with the InstallESD.dmg extracted from the Install OS X Marvericks.app but it doesn't work. Can I launch the installation directly from the Windows partition?. Is there any other way to make a bootable media?

Here You Go: Open Command Prompt with administrative permissions. Type the diskpart command and press Enter. Type the list disk command to view a listing of drives connected to your computer and press Enter. Type the select disk command followed the number assigned for the USB flash drive (e.g., select disk 4), and press Enter. Type the clean command and press Enter.

Type the convert GPT command and press Enter. Type the create partition primary command and press Enter to complete the task. Install Transmac trial Insert the USB drive that you’ll use to fix your installation of OS X. Remember that all the data in the USB will be erased. Make sure you take off any important documents. Right-click the TransMac software icon and Run as administrator. You’ll be prompted to Enter Key or Run, because we’ll be using it once, click Run.

On the left pane, you’ll see all the Windows PC drives listed, right-click the USB drive you’re intending to use to reinstall Apple’s OS X and click Restore with Disk Image. Use the Restore Disk Image to Drive dialog box to browse for the DMG file with the installation files for Mac OS X Yosemite in this case, and click OK to create a bootable USB of the Operating System. Go have a snack. Do your anterior pelvic shift exercises. May take 1-2 hours. Once your bootable USB installation media is ready, remove it and insert it into your Mac, power it on, holding down the Option key, and select the USB you just created to reinstall Mac OS X.

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If you’re having issues trying to create a bootable media, you can get a USB flash drive that comes with Mac OSX ready to install. Welcome to Ask Different and thank you for your answer.:) I'm sure this will be really useful for many users! However, can I suggest you clarify the first paragraph re the actual commands you're using (e.g. Diskpart, list disk etc) so that users know exactly what to enter. Basically, we try not to presume that users know what we're talking about when we provide an answer (unless it's clear from the original question that they're familiar with something). Once again, thanks for your contribution.:) – May 26 '17 at 22:25.