{"id":45972,"date":"2018-09-25T11:08:41","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T16:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=45972"},"modified":"2019-07-23T10:58:37","modified_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:58:37","slug":"create-a-bootable-macos-mojave-install-drive-with-diskmaker-x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/45972-create-a-bootable-macos-mojave-install-drive-with-diskmaker-x\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Bootable macOS Mojave Install Drive with DiskMaker X 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s autumn again; the leaves are starting to fall, a new version of macOS has just shipped, and the team at DiskMaker has just released the newest version of DiskMaker X<\/a><\/strong>. What’s so exciting about that? DiskMaker X 8 is a quick and easy way to create bootable install disks, and many Rocket Yard readers have used the free utility over the years so they have a flash or hard drive they can use for a clean install of macOS. In this article we’ll show you how to create a bootable install drive.<\/p>\n

There are other ways to make a bootable installation disk that require familiarity with the Mac command line<\/a>, but DiskMaker X just makes the process much more \u201cMac-like\u201d and transparent.<\/p>\n

Download DiskMaker X 8<\/strong>
\nClick the link above to download a copy of DiskMaker X 8 to your Mac. DiskMaker X is free of charge, but sending the developers a donation to support their work is always a good idea.<\/p>\n

Install DiskMaker X 8<\/strong>
\nTo install DiskMaker X 8, find the installer disk image file. By default, it should be in the Downloads folder. Once you’ve located the disk image file, double click it to mount the disk image and a screen similar to the one below appears:<\/p>\n

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(DiskMaker X 8 Installer Screen.)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Drag the DiskMaker X 8 icon to the Applications folder alias as shown by the gray arrow on the installer screen. The app is installed…but wait to launch it because there is more work to do first…<\/p>\n

Download the macOS Mojave Installer<\/strong>
\nPerhaps you’ve already upgraded your Mac to macOS Mojave. If so, you probably won’t find the installer in your Applications folder. That’s not a problem since you can download it from the Mac App Store<\/a>. Note that if you have already installed Mojave, clicking the “Get” button in the Mac App Store will launch System Preferences > Software Update and you’ll see the following dialog (see screenshot below).<\/p>\n

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Still running macOS 10.13 High Sierra or earlier?<\/p>\n

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(Mojave page in the Mac App Store.)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click the Download link (it’s shown as “Downloading” in the screenshot above) and the Mojave Installer is downloaded into the Applications folder on your Mac.<\/p>\n

Have a USB Flash Drive, or USB, Thunderbolt or FireWire Drive Available<\/strong>
\nCreating your bootable install drive takes a drive with at least 8GB of capacity. USB flash drives are acceptable for this task, although quite slow. Some Mac owners purchase a new 8 or 16GB flash drive each year so they have a macOS installer archive for each version. The affordable OWC 16GB Dual USB Flash Drive<\/a> works perfectly as an installer drive.<\/p>\n

For faster installations, a USB 3.0 drive like the pocket-sized 1TB OWC Express<\/a> works perfectly. If you’re going to be doing a clean install of Mojave on a bunch of Thunderbolt-equipped Macs, take a look at the 1TB LaCie Rugged Thunderbolt<\/a> drive.<\/p>\n

DiskMaker X erases what ever is on the drive when you create the bootable macOS Mojave install drive. If you want to use the same drive to carry other utilities or troubleshooting tools or want to use it as a backup drive, that needs to be set up after you\u2019ve created the bootable install drive.<\/p>\n

Already running macOS 10.14 Mojave? READ THIS BEFORE CONTINUING!<\/strong>
\nmacOS 10.14 Mojave has a new Privacy Control mechanism built into it that will cause multiple alerts to appear on the screen. To bypass a few of the alerts, it’s necessary to give Accessibility authorization. Here’s how to do that:<\/p>\n