How to clean install macOS Catalina from Bootable USB Drive
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- Discover how to clean install macOS Catalina on your MacBook from a Bootable USB Drive.
Part 1 - Flash Drive on Amazon ➜ geni.us/7xMplR
Part 2 - Bootable USB-Stick ➜ (1:56min)
Part 3 - Fresh Install ➜ (7:41min)
Part 4 - Summary ➜ (16:26min)
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After watching this video you will know how to create a bootable USB install media for macOS Catalina. If at any point you need additional help for this tutorial please refer to this Apple support article: support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
First, we will need to download a copy of Catalina from the App Store, and after doing so the installer will show up in your Applications folder as “Install macOS Catalina”.
But instead of just running the installer, we hit quit and create a bootable USB stick, for this we go to:
➜ Applications ➜ Utilities ➜ Terminal
There you can copy and paste the command from the Apple support article, make sure to replace the last part called “MyVolume” with the name of your USB stick.
If you are unsure, an easy way to check is to start the Disk Utility, if you go to View and select show all devices it will be easy to double-check the name of your USB drive.
After you created the Bootable USB drive installer, please be aware that newer MacBooks have a so-called T2 security chip. While in the past on older models you could just plug in any USB stick or external drive and boot from it, the new security chip will prevent it unless you previously change the settings.
Chase A - Older Mac Computers:
1. On Startup Press ➜ Option (⌥)
2. Select macOS Catalina ➜ Boot from USB
Chase B - Newer Mac Computers:
1. Startup Press ➜ Command (⌘)-R:
2. Go to ➜ Utilities ➜ Startup Security Tool
3. Startup Press ➜ Option (⌥)
4. Select macOS Catalina ➜ Boot from USB
Chase C - Latest Apple Silicon:
1. Press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window.
2. Select ➜ macOS Recovery ➜ Utilities ➜ Startup Security Tool
3. Press and hold the power button until you see the startup options window.
4. Select macOS Big Sur ➜ Boot from USB
As you can see, because Apple has beefed up security with this new chip, there is one additional step required. If you are coming from an older model it used to be much easier.
Keep in mind that most users just download and install straight from the App Store, but for computer enthusiasts or system administrators having a USB install media is usually popular.
That's pretty much it, if you have come that far, installation should be easy.
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UPDATE - Fresh Install (macOS Big Sur)
➜ th-cam.com/video/9OKUkZLzQdg/w-d-xo.html
but mac 2019 is not show the option where to install from usb drive?
kindly reply how we can save this image (dmg) file to save it for later , i mean i would like to know its location when we press Get in app store and it downloads i just want to copy the downloaded file to save
Thank you, thank you, thank you:) Without going into details....money is rather tight right now. My wife, who is a heavy end graphics user, mostly the Adobe Suite, really needed a new computer. Her 2012 MacBook Pro was running sooooooo slow it was painful to even watch. I just finished upgraded her to 16gm Ram and put in a 1T SSD card. As you showed, I created a Catalina USB Boot Disk. I also recorded before and after time test. Before the upgrade it took 2:34 to boot up. After the upgrade, :27 seconds. Her disks speed went from 31.8 Write/26.3 Read to 398.9 Write/438.6 Read. All of this was done for about $160:) I've watched about a dozen different videos on how to do this and yours by far was the most informative and helpful. So thank you once again:)
Yeah he did a great job on the video, expecally regarding the USB security. None of the other vids I've watched cover that
You're a savior!! I was panicking because I erased my hard drive since I have to sell it but I was unable to reinstall macOS no matter how many times I tried even in Internet Recovery (I even followed whatever tips I found but it was useless too). Your tutorial saved me from doom!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Ok, according to Apple you can reinstall macOS like this:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Additional information in the video description.
thank you for this... I spent a solid 10 minutes trying to figure out what apple changed, an why i couldnt get past this security. I owe you a dono or something for your time on this man. saved me ten more minutes of getting frustrated at work.
If the video is too long, I put summary in the video description.
@@ReviewTechTV Video was perfect, Time stamps were extremely helpful! Great Video. If you have a patreon/donation paypal. Would love to send you a small token of appreciate to get you a coffee at leaest.
Thank you! I couldn’t get it to work just from the guide. The thing I hadn’t done was format the drive, so good I found this video!
Great to hear!
Hello...
I have MacBook Pro 2018 15" with macos High Sierra.
I've tried this and unable to install the Catalina. Always directed me to High Sierra!
Is there any advice?
Thanks in advance ...
Many thanks - helped me find the missing bit!
It will be slow to re-image as you’re coming from a compressed installer into a full image and verifying the data integrity as it goes so it’s more work than actually installing the OS.
Thanks. I got it. How I have another problem during the build of the bootable Catalina USB. I am using a Mac Mini with Big Sur OS. I have got the error of '... the version you want to open is too old' during the opening of the Catalina.app file. Also the terminal command (to install the OS for this) is not working. I suspect, the Big Sur has block the operation. I am new to MAC platform, if you know how to get over this, please let me know.
It looks like if you can us a older OS (before big sur) you can do it, ie I have seen several demo in YT channel using old iOS before Big Sur.
Thanks a lot. It helped do the clean install. So many other videos are not talking about what have done here. Cheers.
Awesome, actually I didn't now myself that Apple had changed the process that much, it used to be very simple on the older Macs, but now with T2 security chip it can be quite confusing at first. Glad the video was useful.
hi I have iMac i7 27inch 2013 procesor 3.5 ' question is I have only bluetooth keyboard and mouse when I will start to boot from USB it will work my keyboard ??? how to doit ??? tanks
Hello can I download the Mac os on my android phone and then shift in usb and later on flash it in my MacBook air 2012 ?
This video is very helpful, Thank you.
Very informative. I have both M1 macs and Intel Hackintosh, so I am used to installing from USB, but this guide was very helpful. I did not realize that Macbooks now require that many steps, good to know!
Glad it helped! It was confusing to me as well in the beginning, I did not think about it much since I was used to the "old" way of installing from USB.
It’s a trade-off, the newer Macs have more security, which adds complexity, Apple calls the USB-Stick method “advanced” and "primarily for system administrators, or other experienced users”, so clearly they don’t expect you to do a fresh install.
OMG THANK YOU. I spent hours trying to figure out why after deleting the file off the computer why I couldn’t re boot the computer.
According to Apple you can install macOS like this:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Additional infos in the video description.
@@ReviewTechTV How do you download with out a current mac os installed ?
Very usefull and helpfull, thanks for the video!!
Thank you very much, it help me great.
Extremely helpful, thanks
Glad it helped!
Thank you for your video! That Startup security Utility wouldn’t allow me to fully restore a time machine back up causing an error sign at the end of the restoration. I wasn’t Allowed to do a clean install because the system notice Big Sur was the current operating system And my MacBook Pro shipped with Catalina. Hence me watching this video….
@review tech tv , kindly reply how we can save this image (dmg) file to save it for later , i mean i would like to know its location when we press Get in app store and it downloads i just want to copy the downloaded file to save
Simple and direct. Thanks.
You're welcome!
thank you for putting very useful content
Glad you think so!
i am using mid 2011 and recently i have updated Catalina using Patcher but i am not able to enable airdrop option even i have tried to use defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser BrowseAllInterfaces 1 in terminal but still no shows. please help me if any one have ideas.
i´m downgrading from big sur to catalina, and my disk is not appearing as destination install, only appears the bootable usb. I tried to format the ssd but utility disk it doesn't let me either, so frustrating. thanks.
great video..everything worked perfect
Great to hear!
GR8 VID< Cheerz
great 👍 Very Helpful 👌 ...
Thanks much!!! I have a MacBook Pro Late 2011. Could it be possible to change DosDude1 Catalina to Official Catalina?
Only if your Mac supports it, older models like the MacBook 2011 are too old.
hello, do you have a copy of sierra 10.12 ? this file isn't available on internet now. thank you
Unfortunately I don’t have a copy, but according to Apple you can download it from them directly:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT211683
This has been massively helpful. Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
I realize this video was created 2.5 years ago... but has anyone run into the problem where they do not have internet access and want to clean install? I get to the step at time stamp 10:45, but when selecting the boot device the laptop just hangs on the choose a network screen.
can that be bypassed?
Please also read the summary in the video description.
I'm having an issue - Once I'm in recovery mode, when I select Utilities > Startup Security Utility, it's not displaying the full menu options to adjust my security boot options, so I can't change them to allow external bootup? The only thing that comes up is the firmware password option.
Did ya ever figure this out?
Hello, what key to show the boot selector, u say press hold command but on may macbook pro toucbar 2019 cannot show, iam already change the allow instalation from removable disk. Thanks
Mac startup key combinations ➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT201255
Ok thanks, so then i press option button if i want instal from bootable disk?
Yes, exactly!
does this work if you have catalina installed already? im upgrading the HDD to an SSD
Sure, once you have created a bootable USB install drive you can use it to do a fresh install, more details see video description.
You are very good amazing it helped me a lot
Glad to hear that
hi there , how to create big sur bootable usb on windows ?
how can I do this and still save some files? I already backed up using time machine to an external hard drive and am confused about losing my files if I wipe my computer.
There are different ways to do it, you can also use macOS Recovery without deleting/formatting your drive ➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Creat and thank you. Just wanted to add this info: in your case find my mac (my my iDevice) not turned on with earlier owner/user. That's why you didn't face iCloud activation lock (also known as hello screen), otherwise you wouldn't be able to fresh install this OS as you showed on this video. Creat video and explain. Thank you.
You saved me, thanks man.
Glad I could help
Thanks so much for the information. Was fairly easy to install. If I have to do it again it will be a breeze.
You're welcome!
Basically it is similar to installing in the past, only the newer MacPro's have an additional step because of security reasons.
For people confused see case A and B in the video description, as well as the listed Apple support article.
Amazing explanation because I have MacBook Pro 16 i have this problem cannot boot from usb
Yes, Apple has made the newer Mac much more secure, the T2 chip will lock down the system and prevent boot from USB-Media unless it is specifically enabled.
It’s a trade-off between security and ease of use, see video description for a detailed overview.
My battery had swollen so i got the battery out. Now i am not able to install the macos via usb bootloder. The message that it shows is cannot connect to the server.
My 2011 macbook pro is now vintage and battery is not available. Is there any other way to install macos on my system?
According to Apple you can install macOS via USB like this:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
You are superb bro I spend so much time that why ssd not detecting but anyhow its detected via your guidelines thanks
Happy to help
I created the bootable usb, however when I click the installer on the start up, it just brings up an image of a circle with a line crossed out. Please help.
How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Additional info on installing macOS Catalina in the video description.
U failed to mention (for the older models) that u need to format the drive to MacOS (Journaled).
When you already have Catalina on your hard drive, but it’s not a fresh install, and you want to fresh install it, how do you wipe both partitions that Catalina has created when it was updated? I can wipe HD Data partition, but not system partition.
Question was already answered in part 3 of the video fresh install at around 11:55
could you please share with me some direct links to download the macos Catalina 10.15.7 not from appstore
Please download from the App-Store, you can create a USB-Stick like this:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
thanks a lot.
Most welcome!
Can you use a hard drive in place of a usb drive? And then boot from the hard drive?
Sure, of course a usb hard drive will work as well, see video description for more info.
my computer is saying "Your Mac needs a firmware update in order to install to this volume." How can I proceed on this with this error?
Ok, firmware update can be made by downloading macOS from the App Store, more here:
➜ support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/how-do-i-get-firmware-updates-mchlp2609/mac
Is there anyway to get the catalina since it is no longer available from Apple store. My old MacMini has a old HD failure and I want to change it to a SSD. I can't find the Catalina anymore despite this great video teaching me how to do it. Please help if anyone has the file.
I did download it recently, Catalina is still available:
support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
Very useful
Glad to hear that
Is there a specific format (apfs or mac extended journaled) that I should format my external drive? When I put my password in terminal, this came out: Usage: createinstallmedia --volume
Arguments
--volume, A path to a volume that can be unmounted and erased to create the install media.
--nointeraction, Erase the disk pointed to by volume without prompting for confirmation.
--downloadassets, Download on-demand assets that may be required for installation.
Example: createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled
You can easily create a USB install stick buy using this Apple support article:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
Only SSD and NVMe drives should use the new AFPS file system, if you follow the steps in the support article it should format it automatically before copying over the data.
Thanks brother
Any time
Quick note if you guys want to install Mac OS on a portable usb drive you have to partion it first leave at least 12 gb for the “install Mac OS” and the rest for the actual Os
Thank you very much
Any time
Thank You
You're welcome
best explanation
Glad you think so!
How do you download with out a current mac os installed ?
How to reinstall macOS ➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
SIR WHEN I AM BOOT FROM USB DRIVE SCREEN SHOWS MACOS RECOVERY HOW I CAN SETTLE IN DISK UTILITY PLS EXPLAIN ME THANKS
You can use startup key combination to boot into recovery mode:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Once in recovery mode you can access Disk Utility to format the drive:
➜ support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/erase-and-reformat-a-storage-device-dskutl14079/mac
If you is interested in the greatest results that ive had was with the Mels Speed Method (i found it on google) definately the most useful resource i've followed.
Sir! Everything went good until formatting the ssd. and I can able to click on that install MAC OS but after few mins my macbook screen hanged at Apple logo, plssss help
Additional infos in the video description.
Create Success TV thanks I turn off and On the Mac and all okay! Thanks
@@kanchris2005 The old and new Macs are different, I put a short summary/overview in the video description.
Create Success TV thanks a lot for the tutorial! Great job
Thanks!
No problem!
Will I lose my data When Reinstalling Catalina? Because my Macbook isn't restarting right now.
Only if you delete the SSD/drive before reinstalling. You can also look at this Apple support article:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
Thank you sooo much...
Welcome!
Am I supposed to install the OS Catalina in my USB or it doesnt matter?
Please look at the video description.
Very halpful. I updated my OS to bigsur and it bricked my macbook. I re-installed catalina by referring your video. Thank you very much. :)
Great to hear!
if I aint use a ssd hard drive but a normal had..which format should I use to fresh install os?
If you still have an old hard disk drive “macOS Extended Journaled” should already be preselected:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496
@@ReviewTechTV Ok thank u
@@ReviewTechTV I upgrade to Catalina and see Macintosh HD and Macintosh HD - Data...is this the right way it should show?
Hi I am trying to erase as shown on 12 minutes and 18 seconds, I keep pressing the "Erase" button but it is not taking the command and erasing the hard drive. Does someone know why? Please if anyone can help. Thanks
Ok, according to Apple you can format like this:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496
More details in the video description.
R u from germany?
I’ve been stuck for a week at 11:01, the best thing happened only tonight where I selected Install macOS Catalina and it seemed to be working but for the seventh or so time I got “Install macOS Mojave”... do you have any idea why this is happening? Know that I followed your instructions 100%. Also, I’m using the exact same Samsung USB on a 2019 mbp 15
All new Mac's have the T2 security chip, that's why USB boot has to be enabled before, by default the system prevents starting an OS from an external media.
Create Success TV thanks! However, I enabled “Allow External Media” through the Startup Disk Utility. It was not an access issue... regardless, the point is moot now. Apple gave me a 1:1 swap for the 16 in mbp which solved my larger issue of Catalina auto-waking from sleep.
12:20 I am unable to erase the drive - when I click erase nothing happens and I'm still stuck on that screen. Any ideas?
Hard to say, Apple keeps changing the process:
Chase A - Older Intel Mac Computers
Chase B - Newer Intel Mac Computers
Chase C - Apple M1 Computers
Since the introduction of the T2 Security Chip things are pretty much locked down, chances are you will need an internet connection, and your Apple ID to unlock it.
Thank you very much, great video.
You are welcome!
Can I do this with a new ssd instead of usb stick? I want to replace my hdd from my iMac and install new ssd with Catalina instead.
More details on how to install macOS Catalina in the video description.
Review Tech TV it says to use Mac OS extended format but it only shows afps
Ok, according to Apple you can format like this;
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT208496
APFS is used for SSD and NVMe drives, so it's normal.
While "Mac OS Extended" filesystem is only used for older hard disk drives.
great menn i newer use a mac and i make allll thx
Glad I could help
What year did you graduate from USC Law? I graduated in 2017
Oh, I am from Europe, was just visiting several universities, bought it as a souvenir, corner store Green/Main St, I miss the US, my time there was awesome, would love to live there one day, but visa seems to be hard to come by.
On the flip side, I love the fact that there are high standards, especially for the EB-5 investor visa, which makes me feel very motivated, that's what I love about the US.
LEGEND!
Read the description if you are running into trouble, working on a current macOS Big Sur tutorial, will be shorter and more concise, release this week, stay tuned.
New updated video for macOS Big Sur:
➜ th-cam.com/video/9OKUkZLzQdg/w-d-xo.html
Hello :) Did you try to install the Catalina on your Mac Pro 5.1
There are two ways to do it, either using the Dosdude1 patcher, or recently I discovered there seems to be a second option even without the patcher:
forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-you-need-to-do-to-make-catalina-work-with-macpro5-1.2183978/
Main reason would be trying the new Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 ➜ geni.us/yCWxvc
Which apparently you need Catalina because older OS like Mojave don’t have the drivers for it.
I will probably end up testing on a separate SSD with my current RX580 GPU to see if Catalina can be used reliably, only then I would switch from Mojave to Catalina.
@@ReviewTechTV Thanks! Please share your experience.
Says it has to verify with apple and then says An error occurred while preparing the installation
Ok, more details in the video description.
If You have already macOS Catalina installed in MacBook ? What are the steps ?
It is explained in the video, for summary look at the video description.
Stop at volumes or MyVolume?
Details and support article are listed in the video description.
Does it requires internet connection when installing from usb drive?
More details in the video description.
@@ReviewTechTV I already downloaded macos catalina and created the bootable usb drive. Now I don't have an internet connection. Can I still go thru the installation process?
@@marlowemariano1632 Ok, according to Apple you can install macOS via USB:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
This was great - got the old girl up and running.
thx so mustttttttttttttttttttt
Thanks man!!
You are welcome!
Was very informative, would have been better if it was short and sweet
More details on how to install macOS Catalina in the video description.
I tried this but here is what i get, *Install macOS **Catalina.app** does not appear to be a valid OS* installer application. i downloaded the files from appstore. i am using el capitan any idea?
You can double check each step here:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
Before upgrading to Catalina please confirm your Mac supports the operating system:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT210190
Same thing just happened to me. Using a mid 2012 macbook pro, should be fully supported. Please help
@@frankgtn If you can download the latest OS from the App Store your Mac is supported.
@@frankgtn If you are running into trouble creating the bootable USB-Stick please refer to the step by step guide above.
Why it takes forever to Format the USB? Almost like 6 hrs.
For me it worked quickly.
when i get to utilities it says no administrator found
According to Apple you can re-install macOS like this:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
More infos and updated macOS Big Sur tutorial in the video description.
When do you remove USB drive
I am not sure I understand your question, but I guess after you finish doing the fresh install.
i was trying to avoid terminal makes me nervous
Don't miss the video description, support article, and overview listed there, also I made an updated video.
It is taking my computer an incredibly long time to install the new OS. Like, 8 hours. Is this normal? Could I have done something different?
You can also do a fresh install of macOS from the recovery mode, there the speed depends on your internet connection, the OS should be several gigabytes of data:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
To clean install macOS Catalina from a bootable USB drive, follow these steps:
1. First, create a bootable USB drive containing macOS Catalina by following Apple's official instructions.
2. Connect the bootable USB drive to your Mac and restart the computer.
3. Press and hold the "Command + R" keys during startup to enter Recovery Mode.
4. In Recovery Mode, navigate to the "Disk Utility" option and select it.
5. Choose your Mac's main hard drive from the list of available disks and click "Erase." Format it as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
6. Quit Disk Utility and go to the "Reinstall macOS" option.
7. Choose the hard drive you erased earlier and follow the installation prompts.
8. Once the installation is complete, your Mac will restart with the freshly installed macOS Catalina.
I officially give up, I’ve tried everything and every time the installer finishes it says ( An error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again )
Can anyone please help 😔
Newer Macs have an enhanced security feature that prevents doing a fresh install from USB, see video description!
On the one hand that’s great because if you loose you MacBook or somebody steals it they can literally do nothing with it, on the other hand it makes it more cumbersome to do a fresh install from an external media such a USB-Stick.
I mean even Apple calls the USB-Stick method “advanced” and "primarily for system administrators” and "other experienced users”, so no hard feelings, I would’t beat myself up about it.
If this method doesn't work for you have a look at the Apple support article called "Reinstall macOS”, as it may be easier:
➜ support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/reinstall-macos-mchlp1599/mac
can I use ssd to boot??
Sure, the process was described in the video and there is a summary in the video description.
i hit tab key nothing happend
Additional infos in the video description.
MAC os fans when they discover that a functionality from BIOS 1998 can be added to mac os. But seriously that clarified things for a non-apple dude
Thanks for the tutorial but it keeps taking me to online recovery menu
Let me check
macOS Catalina install depends on your MacPro model, see case A and B in the video description.
You can also refer to this Apple support article:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
@@ReviewTechTV 2019 model I am trying to install Mojave via a USB drive still d same don't know if Catalina will work
you mean hit the option key?
The process differs depending if you have an old or new MacPro.
See video description for explanation and key commands.
when it's asking password where do we type the system password
The password should be the same as your user account, when you turn on your Mac and login.
Details see video description.
Alternatively you can try to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery:
➜ support.apple.com/en-us/HT204904
@@ReviewTechTV I get a pop up saying that an Admin couldn't be found when trying to update the security settings. Any thoughts?
@@zyppoo3 The password should be the same as your user account.
I erased all macos from macos utility how can i install new macos
I depends, there are several ways to install macOS, have a look at the video description, or this article:
➜ support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/reinstall-macos-mchlp1599/mac