DiskMaker X Reviews

Social recommendations and mentions

• im stuck in windows (on a mac pro)

  Use the MacBook to create the installer https://diskmakerx.com/. - Source: Reddit / about 2 months ago

• I can’t enter to restore mode MacBook Pro 2009 13”

  Try with this for the bootable USB. You can download the image of OS X El Capitan from apple. - Source: Reddit / about 2 months ago

• RIP 2013 27" iMac Fusion drive

  Then use another mac to create a MacOS Catalina installer USB - https://diskmakerx.com/ can help you do that easily. Plug that into the iMac too. - Source: Reddit / 3 months ago

• Help installing MacOS

  I would use this (https://diskmakerx.com) to make a bootable USB thumb drive Installer. - Source: Reddit / 3 months ago

• 2012 macbook errors?

  I supplied a link to Apple’s instructions, you can alternatively use the DiskMaker X Utility. - Source: Reddit / 4 months ago

• Problem re-installing Mac OS after system erase

  This what I use to make bootable USB sticks, much simpler as it an Apple Script in a utility. https://diskmakerx.com/. - Source: Reddit / 4 months ago

• Need some OS advice

  But alternatively, if you don't want to touch Terminal, you can use this app (after you download the macOS installer) to create the USB drive. - Source: Reddit / 5 months ago

• Help! My old 2011 A1311 that I bought for $60 keeps giving this message when I try to reinstall OS X!

  I used to use this to make the drive. - Source: Reddit / 9 months ago

• Can't unmount

  I believe you can use Diskmaker X thats what I used to use... https://diskmakerx.com/. - Source: Reddit / 10 months ago

• -2002F error while rebooting

  Internet Recovery is likely trying to pull down the version the Mac shipped with, which is 10.8, only Apple doesn’t host that version anymore. Assuming you have access to a newer Mac, you would be better off making a bootable installer of Mojave (10.14), Catalina (10.15), or Big Sur (if it’s a late 2013 model) using these instructions or DiskMakerX if you don’t want to bother with Terminal/command-line. - Source: Reddit / 11 months ago

• I need help finding a download of mavericks and help making a bootable drive on usb

  There is also the torrent route and Disk Maker X for creating a USB stick. Since Mavericks is free I do not know how the rules apply to "pirating" it since Apple does not seem to offer it anymore. - Source: Reddit / 12 months ago

• Using a bootable installer file to install Big Sur over Mojave

  For the ease of use https://diskmakerx.com. - Source: Reddit / 12 months ago

• Can’t login to MacBook

  So even though you are able to login with your Apple ID now, if you don’t have 10.7 in your purchases, it can’t move forward. Your options right now are as follows: download this or one of the versions here using a different Mac then make a bootable installer using Terminal or this software, and use that as your basis for reinstalling. If you only have access to a Windows PC, you may be able to use TransMac to... - Source: Reddit / 12 months ago

• Can I install a newer version of macOS via usb on an old (wiped) MacBook Pro?

  I've used this more than once and it has always worked for me. Diskmaker X. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• Stuck in El Capitan install loop

  Did you make the installer using Terminal or a utility like DiskMakerX? - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• Old 2009 Macbook stuck with Linux - Mac OS Installation

  That 2009 system doesn’t support Internet Recovery, but I think that the problem is that the Apple silicon system is too new to be used to create a bootable installer. You could try using DiskMakerX but if that doesn’t work either, an Apple Store or Authorized Service Provider may be able to help, though the latter may charge a fee. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• Mac os x recovery not working

  Try an offline/bootable installer made with Terminal or DiskMakerX. If you used a Windows PC or you obtained the installer from somewhere other than Apple it may have been created wrong or the signing certificate has been revoked/expired. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• 2011 Macbook Air

  The signing certificate for the installer file you used to make the bootable installer may have expired. Did you try changing the date through Terminal? Or remaking the installer the Apple way or with DiskMakerX? - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• Disk Utility cannot mount internal hard drive

  If you have access to another working Mac, the links on this page Can be used to create a bootable installer. You can also use DiskMakerX. The date can be set using Terminal while in OS X Recovery without requiring a restart. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• We lost one today

  For that hardware you should download DiskMakerX (https://diskmakerx.com/) and create a USB boot media. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago

• Is high Sierra still usable in 2022?

  Download High Sierra from the App Store and make a USB installer (with a USB installer maker app) before switching the drives. - Source: Reddit / about 1 year ago