A bootable Mac OS X thumb drive comes in handy when you need to troubleshoot OS issues for yourself, your family, or your friends. It’s also extremely useful for keeping your basic setup consistent ...

Is your Mac about to crash? Here's how to create a bootable USB flash drive with a working version of macOS, so you can access your hard drive in the event of a glitch. Lance is an experienced writer ...

You can still make an external macOS bootable drive, but Apple's tighter security procedures mean you have to prepare for it ...

While I understand the utility of a USB installer, it should be mentioned that macOS Internet recovery has been around since Lion. You can choose to install latest ...

While it's lightweight and has all the bells and whistles of the other models, the MacBook Air does have limitations. One is that its drive space is at a premium. Plus, it is a computer, and prone to ...

How to create a bootable USB installer drive for macOS Your email has been sent Your new Mac doesn't include an installation media. With the help of a GUI, Jack ...

If you use Windows, it is always a good idea to have a Windows 11 or Windows 10 Bootable USB around. My new Windows setup crashed, and I had no way to use Advanced Recovery. So I had two options—find ...

Apple wants you to use the internet recovery method. Which works pretty well these days. The typical user of Macs will not need to install from USB. Click to expand... I got three Macs and one 6 Mbit ...