
Mojave: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/MyVolume Monterey: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Monterey.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/MyVolumeīig Sur: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/MyVolumeĬatalina: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/MyVolume Here are the commands for the correct macOS version:

You will need to use the “createinstallmedia” command.


You may receive this error message if you do not have the installer for the applicable macOS version downloaded on your system.

You may sometimes run into a command line error message saying “command not found” in Terminal while trying to follow the steps necessary to create a bootable installer of the Mac operating system, macOS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Sierra, High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur and Monterey.įor example, you may receive this message: You may want to create a bootable installer drive for macOS.
