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Requirements:: 3. Type The Following Command To Open Diskpart and Press Enter

This document provides instructions for creating a bootable Mac OS X installation USB drive using a Windows 10 computer. It recommends making the USB drive when the Mac is still working. The steps include using Diskpart to convert the USB drive to GPT partition format, downloading and installing TransMac software for a trial period, selecting the USB drive in TransMac to restore a Mac OS X DMG file to it, and waiting 1-2 hours for the process to complete. Once ready, the bootable USB can be used to reinstall Mac OS X on a Mac not booting properly by selecting the USB drive during startup.

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Requirements:: 3. Type The Following Command To Open Diskpart and Press Enter

This document provides instructions for creating a bootable Mac OS X installation USB drive using a Windows 10 computer. It recommends making the USB drive when the Mac is still working. The steps include using Diskpart to convert the USB drive to GPT partition format, downloading and installing TransMac software for a trial period, selecting the USB drive in TransMac to restore a Mac OS X DMG file to it, and waiting 1-2 hours for the process to complete. Once ready, the bootable USB can be used to reinstall Mac OS X on a Mac not booting properly by selecting the USB drive during startup.

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If you’re still using a Mac OS X the time will come when your computer won’t boot, or a problem

may arise where you can’t take control of the device, and booting from an OS X installation media
will be required.

This is why it’s recommended that you make a Mac OS X bootable USB when your Mac is in working
conditions. However, if you find yourself on a scenario where your device (iMac, MacBook Pro, Air,
Mac Pro or Mini) is not responding and you happen to have a Windows 10 device, then you can still
be able to make a USB bootable installation media for your Mac OS X to reinstall the operating
system using the Recovery Assistant.

These instructions will also work for Windows users who are running Mac OS X on a virtual machine
and need to upgrade to the latest version. For instance, to OS X Yosemite.

Requirements:
Before you dive into this guide, you’ll need a few things:

A broken Mac computer with Mac OS X.

A trial copy of the TransMac software.

One high quality USB flash drive with 16GB of storage.

A copy of Apple’s macOS (DMG file).

Now that you have all the necessary ingredients, you’re ready to make a Mac OS X bootable USB
using the DMG file of the operating system with the steps below.

Create Mac OS X bootable USB installation media

Before you can use TransMac, you first need to partition your USB flash drive with a GPT partition, as
a normal MBR partition may not work. To do this, you’ll need to use the Diskpart command-line
utility on Windows 10.

Setting up GPT partition

Use these steps to set up a USB drive with a GPT partition:

1. Open Start on Windows 10.


2. Search for Command Prompt, right-click the top result and select the Run as Administrator
option.
3. Type the following command to open Diskpart and press Enter:
diskpart
4.  Type the following command to determine the USB flash drive and press Enter:
list disk
5. Type the following command to select the storage and press Enter:
select disk 1
6. Type the following commands to delete everything from the USB thumb drive and press
Enter:
Clean
7. Type the following command to convert the drive into a GPT partition and press Enter:
convert GPT
8. Type the following command to select the new partition and press Enter:
create partition primary

After you complete the steps, the USB flash drive from MBR to GPT format you can use the steps
below to:

create a bootable USB installation media to install Mac OS X.

Create USB install media

Use these steps to create a bootable media to install Mac OS X:

Download and install a copy of TransMac.

Quick note: TransMac is a paid software, but it has a 15-day trial solution, that give us more than
enough time to move the DMG files to the USB drive from Windows. (If you want to support the
developer, you can purchase the full version.)
Insert the USB drive that you’ll use to fix your installation of OS X. (Remember that all the data in
the USB will be erased. Make sure you take off any important documents.)

Right-click the TransMac software icon and Run as administrator. (You’ll be prompted to Enter Key
or Run, because we’ll be using it once, click the Run option.)

On the left pane, you’ll see all the Windows PC drives listed, right-click the USB drive that you’re
intending to use to reinstall Apple’s OS X and select the Restore with Disk Image option.

In the warning dialog box, click the Yes button.


Use the Restore Disk Image to Drive dialog box to browse for the DMG file with the installation files
for Mac OS X Yosemite in this case, and click the OK button to create a bootable USB of the
operating system.

Now, you’ll have to wait a long time. No kidding. It could take one or two hours to complete the
process depending on your computer and other variables.
Once your bootable USB installation media is ready, remove it and insert it into your Mac, power it
on, holding down the Option key, and select the USB you just created to reinstall Mac OS X.

If you’re having issues trying to create a bootable media, you can get a USB flash drive that comes
with Mac OSX ready to install.

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