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 ...

Apple has released Mac OS X Lion in the Mac App Store for $30. Separately, Apple will also begin offering Lion on a USB thumb drive in Apple stores come August. Right now, you can grab Lion from the ...

How to use Rufus to create a bootable USB drive to install (almost) any OS Your email has been sent After last week’s article, ” Pro tip: How to create a bootable ...

I think the reason we haven't heard many complaints about the doing away of physical media is exactly this. As long as power users can make their own offline media, there's nothing to complain about.

Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac Turn any USB Drive into a Yosemite installer! There are plenty of reasons why you might need to make an OS X bootable drive. Maybe you’re updating numerous Macs in your ...

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 ...

Making a bootable macOS Big Sur USB drive is a quick and clean way to install a fresh copy of macOS on your Mac. This hands-on tutorial is valid for both the public and developer beta versions of ...

If you want the ability to perform a fresh and clean install of macOS High Sierra, then you should consider creating a bootable macOS High Sierra USB install drive. Not only will this walkthrough work ...

You'll need a Mac, an 8GB USB drive or SD card, and a little patience. So you can't simply 'burn' the ESD DMG inside the installer to USB anymore? I've done that on ...