This tutorial shows you how to create a bootable macOS Big Sur USB installer drive, which can be handy for performing fresh installs on your Mac.

Once the process is finished, you’ll have a working macOS High Sierra bootable USB install disk that can be used to install macOS High Sierra beta on any Mac that supports it.

(Note: This guide is adapted from one I found buried in Google's cache, so I thought Ars might appreciate a more accessible, updated version.)IntroductionWe all know that OS X is pretty damn ...

Booting from a OS CD or USB stick runs your computer without a hard drive, allowing you to format prior to installation.

Though you can install Mountain Lion directly from your Mac's hard drive, a bootable installer drive can be more convenient for installing the OS onto multiple Macs. And if your Mac is ...

There are a few reasons why you might want to reinstall macOS (or even Mac OS X). Perhaps your Mac is working erratically and you think that a clean install of the operating system might fix the ...