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Choosing APFS as the format results in the error "APFS disks may not be used as bootable install media." when creating install media.
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aareet authored and osy committed Mar 6, 2022
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Expand Up @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Note all data on the USB drive **will be erased**.
3. Open up Disk Utility to format your USB drive:
1. Find your USB drive in the left sidebar under External \(if there are multiple sub-drives under your USB drive, select the top-most one\). You may need to choose **View** -> **Show All Devices** in order to see the full disk.
2. Press the "Erase" button on the top toolbar.
3. Give the name **Installer** and make sure to select **GUID Partition Map** as the Scheme.
3. Give the name **Installer** and make sure to select **MacOS Extended (Journaled)** as the Format and **GUID Partition Map** as the Scheme.
4. Press Erase, wait until it completes, and quit Disk Utility.
4. Open up Terminal and create the installer
1. Run the following command `sudo "/Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia" --volume /Volumes/Installer` and type in your password when prompted.
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