Would you rather not change the command? Then you can also give the USB stick the name ‘ BIGSUR‘. Now adjust the command, make sure you type exactly the same name as the name of your USB stick instead of ‘ USB‘ (spaces are not supported). Paste the command in a text document ( command⌘ + V).Now copy the command below ( command⌘ + C).
Choose ‘ Show info‘, you will now see the full name of the USB stick at the top, you need it. Create a Big Sur installation USB stick via TerminalĪttach the USB stick to your Mac, open Finder, and secondary click (right mouse button) on the USB stick in the sidebar. The Install Disk Creator may not work yet, you will have to wait for the support to be added or use the command below to manually create a boot disk. Then click on ‘ Create installer‘ to create the bootable USB stick. Click ‘ Open‘ to add macOS Big Sur to the app. Now navigate in Finder to the installation file (often in the Applications / apps folder).
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MacOS Big Sur is now available for free download from the Mac App Store.