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#Create a bootable usb drive for a mac how to#
#Create a bootable usb drive for a mac install#
#Create a bootable usb drive for a mac upgrade#
#Create a bootable usb drive for a mac portable#

MacOS/OS X is based on UNIX, so creating a bootable Kali Linux USB drive in an macOS/OS X environment is similar to doing it on Linux. Creating a Bootable Kali USB Drive on macOS/OS X (DD) The specifics of this procedure will vary depending on whether you’re doing it on a Windows, Linux, or macOS/OS X system. (Systems with a direct SD card slot can use an SD card with similar capacity.

If you’re running under macOS/OS X, you can use the dd command, which is pre-installed on those platforms, or use Etcher.Ī USB thumb drive, 4GB or larger. What You’ll NeedĪ verified copy of the appropriate ISO image of the latest Kali build image for the system you’ll be running it on: see the details on downloading official Kali Linux images. In order to do this, we first need to create a bootable USB drive which has been set up from an ISO image of Kali Linux. It’s potentially persistent - with a bit of extra effort, you can configure your Kali Linux “live” USB drive to have persistent storage, so the data you collect is saved across reboots.It’s customizable - you can roll your own custom Kali Linux ISO image and put it onto a USB drive using the same procedures.

#Create a bootable usb drive for a mac portable#

It’s portable - you can carry Kali Linux in your pocket and have it running in minutes on an available system.

It’s non-destructive - it makes no changes to the host system’s hard drive or installed OS, and to go back to normal operations, you simply remove the “Kali Live” USB drive and restart the system.

#Create a bootable usb drive for a mac upgrade#

You now have a bootable macOS Big Sur USB Flash drive that you can use to upgrade your Mac or do a fresh install.Our favourite way, and the fastest method, for getting up and running with Kali Linux is to run it “live” from a USB drive.

#Create a bootable usb drive for a mac install#

Install media now available at "/Volumes/Install macOS Big Sur"

Wait for the installer to be copied and the disk to be made bootable.Įrasing disk: 0%.

If you wish to continue type (Y) then press return: y To continue we need to erase the volume at /Volumes/Sandisk.

When asked to erase the volume, press y then return.

createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/Sandisk Replace the volume with the mount point of your erased disk.

Open the Terminal app and change into the directory containing the createinstallmedia utility.Ĭd /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources.

Make a note of the mount point because we’ll use it in the command to create the installation media.

Click on the new SanDisk volume and you will see it has a mount point of /Volumes/SanDisk.

When the Erase is complete, click Done.

Give the disk a name of SanDisk, select MacOS Extended (Journaled), GUID Partition Map then click Erase.

Connect the USB Flash Drive to your Mac, open the Disk Utility app, right click on the SanDisk USB Flash Drive then click Erase….

Now that you’ve got your hands on a USB Flash Drive and a USB-C to USB Adapter, let’s copy the macOS installer to the drive and make it bootable by following the steps below. You can do this using the command line by following the instructions in this tutorial. You will also need to download the macOS Big Sur installer app to your Applications folder. If you’re using a Mac that doesn’t contain USB ports, you might also need an If you don’t have a spare USB Flash Drive, I recommend getting aġ6 GB SanDisk Ultra Fit from Amazon * because they are fast, reliable and have a micro form factor. The USB Flash Drive will need to be wiped so don’t use a drive with existing data because you will lose it. You will need a USB Flash drive big enough to store the macOS Big Sur installer (13.57 GB).

#Create a bootable usb drive for a mac how to#

This tutorial shows you how to create a bootable macOS Big Sur Flash Drive so you can upgrade a Mac that doesn’t have a DVD drive. This page contains links to products that may earn us a small commission at no extra cost to you, should you click on them and make a purchase.