How to create a bootable macOS Big Sur USB Install drive

A bootable USB installer makes fresh installs of macOS Big Sur easy.
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In this video tutorial, I show you how to create a bootable macOS 11 Big Sur USB installer drive. This drive is handy for facilitating clean installs and upgrades to macOS Big Sur. I show you how to create the installer, alter the necessary Secure Boot settings, and install macOS Big Sur on your Mac.
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0:00 Introduction
0:26 Create the USB installer drive
5:36 Alter Secure Boot settings for destination Mac
7:27 Boot from Big Sur USB installer drive
8:29 Create new APFS volume (optional)
9:22 Install macOS Big Sur
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