Embark on a seamless macOS Ventura installation journey by crafting your very own bootable USB drive. My blog guides you through the straightforward process, demystifying the steps to create a potent tool for system installation. Whether you’re upgrading, starting fresh, or troubleshooting, a bootable USB ensures you’re in control.

DMG download

  1. You can visit the Mac App Store and search for the operating system you wish to download to your Mac. Make sure your internet connection speeds are sufficient for faster downloads. When you’ve downloaded the macOS of your choice, the download will be present in the Applications folder then Copy your Install macOS.app to external flash drive.
  2. You can also directly download from internet from people share.

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  1. Connect the USB drive (at least 16 GB) to your computer.
  2. In Disk Utility, choose your USB Drive and click on “Erase” button. Select format as “Mac OS Extended” and Scheme as Master Boot Record. if can’t erase it in “Disk Utility”, format it in windows.
  3. Close Disk Utility and reopen Terminal. Use this commands this create Mac USB Bootable Installer.
# This command for new macOS Ventura Beta, with Data is named of USB Drive
/Volumes/Temporary\ Disk/Install\ macOS\ Ventura\ beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Data
# This command for macOS Monterey and replace your USB name (Data)
/Volumes/Temporary\ Disk/Install\ macOS\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Data

You can, alternatively, copy and paste the command for creating a bootable drive for different operating systems.

# macOS Big Sur:
"Volume Path"/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Volumename
# macOS Catalina:
"Volume Path"/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Volumename

If your Mac runs macOS Sierra or earlier versions, you need to include –applicationpath argument and installer path.

# macOS Sierra:
"Volume Path"/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Volumename --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app

Once you’ve entered the command. Press return after you’ve entered the command. Enter the administrator password when prompted and press return. When prompted, type “Y” to erase the volume and press return. Terminal will show the progress as the volume is erased. Once the process is completed, your external drive will have the name of the macOS installer you downloaded such as Install macOS Monterey.

Make bootable usb on Windows in Transmac Software.

Following the steps below on a Windows PC, you can make a bootable USB installer for macOS Ventura. If you have any important data stored on the USB drive, please back it up before erasing it.

  1. Download and install “Transmac” on your Windows PC.
  2. Open the Transmac app.
  3. Right-click your USB device and select Format Disk for Mac. Then, when prompted, click Yes.
  4. Enter the Volume Name and click OK. Name like “macOS Ventura”.
  5. Then, click Yes twice.
  6. Click OK once the drive has been completely formatted.
  7. Right-click your USB device again and select Restore using Disk Image. Click Yes in response to the warning.
  8. Click the 3 dots, and open the downloaded macOS Ventura DMG file. When you’re done, press the OK button.
  9. After reading the warning, click Yes. Wait for the operating system to be copied to the USB, and you are ready. Once it’s done, your macOS Ventura bootable USB will be ready. Insert it into your Mac, hold the options button, restart your computer, and install macOS Ventura on your Mac.

Using bootable usb to install

Plug the USB Mac bootable drive. Press and hold the Option + R key for Intel Mac or press Power button for M1 Mac Select the volume with the bootable installer and proceed. Ensure you have internet connectivity and that your Mac is compatible with the version you’re about to install. Follow on-screen instructions and you’ll be able to select the destination of the installation. We highly recommend you to create Mac bootable USB drive and have it with you. In case your Mac has startup problems, you don’t have to worry and can simply plug in the bootable drive to clean install your preferred macOS.