{"id":73499,"date":"2021-04-12T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=73499"},"modified":"2021-04-09T16:41:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T21:41:01","slug":"create-external-bootable-startup-disk-m1-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/73499-create-external-bootable-startup-disk-m1-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an External, Bootable Startup Disk\/Drive for an M1 Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"92\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/all-m1-macs-284x92.png\" alt=\"all apple m1 macs \u2013 M1 Mac mini, M1 MacBook Air, M1 MacBook Pro 13-inch\" class=\"wp-image-69446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/all-m1-macs-284x92.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/all-m1-macs-190x62.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/all-m1-macs.png 1528w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/all-m1-macs-284x92@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/all-m1-macs-190x62@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><figcaption><strong><em>The M1 Mac Family<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Have an M1 Mac? You can create an external, bootable drive for it \u2014 but the disk won\u2019t work with Intel Macs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are benefits to having an external, bootable drive. For example, it allows you to continue working on a different computer or helps you fix a Mac that\u2019s having problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-preparation\"><strong>Preparation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To create an external, bootable M1 Mac drive, you\u2019ll need (in addition to an M1 Mac, naturally) a Thunderbolt 3 SSD and a copy of the macOS Big Sur 11.2 (or later) installer app (you could perhaps try 11.0-11.1, but most reports say this isn\u2019t reliable).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OWC offers several great Thunderbolt SSDs. Two I recommend are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-envoy-pro-fx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/envoy-pro-fx-front-right-gray-284x164.png\" alt=\"OWC Envoy Pro FX\" class=\"wp-image-73053\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/envoy-pro-fx-front-right-gray-284x164.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/envoy-pro-fx-front-right-gray-207x120.png 207w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/envoy-pro-fx-front-right-gray-190x110.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/envoy-pro-fx-front-right-gray.png 600w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/envoy-pro-fx-front-right-gray-284x164@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/envoy-pro-fx-front-right-gray-207x120@2x.png 414w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/envoy-pro-fx-front-right-gray-190x110@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/item\/OWC\/TB3ENVPFX02\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OWC Envoy Pro FX<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-envoy-pro-ex-thunderbolt-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OWC Envoy Pro EX<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"footnote\"><em>Note: you could use a drive other than a Thunderbolt 3 SSD, but I\u2019d recommend this option as it\u2019s fast and reliable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-you-can-obtain-the-installer-app-from-the-app-store\"><strong>You can obtain the installer app from the <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/macos-big-sur\/id1526878132?mt=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">App Store<\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/macos-big-sur\/id1526878132?mt=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"123\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/big-sur-installer-icon-123x120.png\" alt=\"macOS Big Sur Installer Icon\" class=\"wp-image-73528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/big-sur-installer-icon-123x120.png 123w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/big-sur-installer-icon-284x277.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/big-sur-installer-icon-190x186.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/big-sur-installer-icon.png 600w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/big-sur-installer-icon-123x120@2x.png 246w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/big-sur-installer-icon-284x277@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/big-sur-installer-icon-190x186@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-creating-the-drive\"><strong>Creating the drive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Connect your external drive.\u00a0<\/li><li>Use Disk Utility to erase the drive completely, then format it in APFS without encryption. (Disk Utility is located in the Utilities folder in the Applications folder).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mac-backup-disk-utility.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mac-backup-disk-utility.png\" alt=\"Disk Utility for creating a big sur installer dick\" class=\"wp-image-73529\" width=\"723\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mac-backup-disk-utility.png 1446w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mac-backup-disk-utility-284x118.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mac-backup-disk-utility-190x79.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mac-backup-disk-utility-284x118@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mac-backup-disk-utility-190x79@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Launch the Install macOS Big Sur app.<\/li><li>You\u2019ll be asked to choose the drive\/disk on which to install macOS Big Sur.\u00a0<\/li><li>Select your external disk. If it\u2019s not showing up, click on the button to show all available disks. Then select your formatted drive, and click Continue.<\/li><li>Follow the installation process.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When your Mac restarts, it will boot from the newly created external drive to complete the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-after-the-external-drive-is-created\"><strong>After the external drive is created<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To get back to your internal drive as the startup volume, open the Startup Disk preference pane while macOS is running on the external drive and select the internal drive. Then click Restart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection.png\" alt=\"macOS Startup Disk selector\" class=\"wp-image-73530\" width=\"657\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection.png 1314w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-214x120.png 214w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-284x160.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-190x107.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-750x421.png 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-548x308.png 548w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-364x204.png 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-230x129.png 230w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-214x120@2x.png 428w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-284x160@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/start-up-disk-selection-190x107@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 657px) 100vw, 657px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll have to unmount the external drive after the restart is complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-related-links\">Related Links<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/71244-create-bootable-install-disk-for-big-sur\/\">How to Create a Bootable USB Installer Disk for macOS Big Sur<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/68484-thunderbolt-on-the-m1-mac-mini\/\">Thunderbolt on the M1 Mac mini \u2013 When 2 Actually Does Equal 4<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/68218-teardown-m1-mac-mini-macbook-pro-air\/\">Video Teardown &amp; Benchmark Extravaganza! 2020 M1 Mac mini, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/50878-how-to-create-a-bootable-macos-catalina-installer\/\">How to Create a Bootable macOS Catalina Installer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/68112-m1-macbook-air-benchmarks-and-review\/\">M1 MacBook Air: Benchmarks and Hands-On Review<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have an M1 Mac? You can create an external, bootable drive for it \u2014 but the disk won\u2019t work with Intel Macs. There are benefits to having an external, bootable drive. For example, it allows you to continue working on a different computer or helps you fix a Mac that\u2019s having problems. 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