

- #Software good for mac making image to usb mac os x#
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- #Software good for mac making image to usb windows 7#
Here things start to get a little tricky.įirst of all you have to flash the image on a USB drive, I recommend etcher, that works on everything (Mac, Linux and Windows too) it's extremely easy to use and you just need to select the drive and the image and etcher will do everything by itself, plus it's free here.
#Software good for mac making image to usb mac os x#
In this case, you have to download the dmg file, that can be found on the web, for example, one websites that provides some macOS and Mac OS X is this (for El Capitan, if you need another version, I'm sorry but you have to search for it).
#Software good for mac making image to usb install#
In most of the new mac computer, you can just press cmd+r while booting and the mac will automatically download everything you need to install the system, but the oldest does not have this tool. The first thing you have to do is make sure what model you have (the year when your computer has been released) then check on the official apple website to see what is the latest macOS or Mac OS X version available for you computer. I had this problem with a friend computer, it was an old iMac and I'll tell you it is not going to be easy. So basically, the USB drive cannot have any high level formatting, the Windows system should detect the drive as "not formatted" for this to work, which it will if prepped right with Diskpart. When I tried to inject the image, Transmac told me that the drive was "write protected". Note: I use "Rufus" for all other USB writing and formatting for Windows systems, it's a great app, but I had previously tried to format the drive as GPT using that, as a Fat32 partition. DISKPART> convert gptĭiskPart successfully converted the selected disk to GPT format. DISKPART> cleanĭiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk. (Find the disk number) DISKPART> select disk x (from result of List Disk)ĭisk x is now the selected disk. Here are the Diskpart commands used to prep the Flash Drive, just to have them here in case my Link does not work: diskpart I've been trying to post this to confirm that it works for some time, I just hope it helps someone else, because it is a very easy solution.

Someone had reported that the method for using DISKPART did not work, but I have done this twice and it works remarkably well, and it's the only method I could find to create a Mac-Bootable Flash.
#Software good for mac making image to usb windows 7#
I used TransMac on Windows 7 to restore the image file I had to the Flash Drive, it created a bootable Mac image on my flash drive. Dryden's Link, I was able to use the Diskpart command to clean and prep a GPT partition on a flash drive for an OSX Mavericks install image. I was never able to write a Mac installer image to my Flash Drive and have it bootable, unless I did it on a Mac. For example, if it says “EasyRE for Windows 7.iso” make sure you leave the “.I know this question is old but it is still valid. If you see an extension, don’t change it.
#Software good for mac making image to usb iso#
EasyBCD can’t load an ISO image that has spaces in its name, so you need to rename it from (for example) “EasyRE for Windows 7” or “EasyRE for Windows 7.iso” to “Windows_7_Recovery_Disc” or “Windows_7_Recovery_Disc.iso” You’re almost ready to add the new entry to EasyBCD. Locate the file in My Computer or My Documents, then copy and paste it to the USB drive (do not put it in a folder on the USB!): Copy the ISO image to the USBĪt this point, you need to copy the ISO image you created or downloaded from to the USB drive. Or just search for EasyBCD in the start menu. Open the start menu, go to the programs menu, expand the “NeoSmart Technologies” folder, expand the “EasyBCD” folder, and then click the EasyBCD entry. Just click “next” on all the prompts, and you’ll be good to go.

Make sure you insert or connect your USB drive to the computer before you install and run EasyBCD in the next steps!Īssuming you don’t already have EasyBCD installed, you’ll need to run the setup file you downloaded earlier. If you’ve bought the disc online, you’ll need to go to your order page (check your email!) and download the ISO image – make sure to save it to disk (and not run) if/when you’re asked! Getting Started You’ll need to have the ISO image you purchased for download from. Obtaining the Windows XP/Vista/7 Recovery CD ISO image If you’re using this at work or for commercial purposes, you’ll need to buy an EasyBCD license.
