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            <h1>Create Almost Any MacOS Installation Media [Developer Betas | Old Versions]</h1>
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          <h2>Things You Will need</h2>

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	<li>An existing MacOS Device or VM</li>
	<li>30-40 GB of free disk space</li>
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<h2>Downloading MacOS Installers</h2>

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	<li>Download gibMacOS <a href="https://github.com/corpnewt/gibMacOS" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Extract the downloaded .zip file</li>
	<li>Double click the gibMacOS.command file &gt; Click Open to confirm</li>
	<li>If prompted to install Python, type Y &gt; Press Enter</li>
	<li>Use the keyboard and on screen instructions to navigate the menus and download the desired version of MacOS</li>
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<h2>Creating USB Installation Media</h2>

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	<li>Input a USB flash drive, 16GB or larger</li>
	<li>In Finder, navigate to the gibMacOS folder /</li>
	<li>Double click the InstallAssistant.pkg file to install it</li>
	<li>Follow the prompts of the installer to complete the setup</li>
	<li>Start LaunchPad from the dock</li>
	<li>Search disk utility &gt; Click Disk Utility to launch it</li>
	<li>Select the USB flash drive on the left side</li>
	<li>Select Erase &gt; Set the Name to MacOSUSB and the Format to ExFAT &gt; Click Erase</li>
	<li>Start LaunchPad from the dock</li>
	<li>Search terminal &gt; Click Terminal to launch it</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in terminal, altering the MacOS Installer name as needed
	<div class="codeBlock CMD"># write the installation files to USB flash media<br />
	sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura\ beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MacOSUSB</div>
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	<li>When prompted, enter your password</li>
	<li>Type Y and press Enter to confirm the action</li>
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<h2>Creating a Bootable .iso</h2>

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	<li>Start LaunchPad from the dock</li>
	<li>Search terminal &gt; Click Terminal to launch it</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in terminal, altering the MacOS Installer name as needed
	<div class="codeBlock CMD"># create temporary disk image, make sure its larger than the downloaded installer<br />
	hdiutil create -o /tmp/macOS -size 13800m -volname macOS -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J<br />
	# mount the temporary disk image<br />
	hdiutil attach /tmp/macOS.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/macOSISO<br />
	# use createinstallationmedia utility to copy files<br />
	sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura\ beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/macOSISO --nointeraction<br />
	# unmount the temporary disk image, alter the OS name as needed<br />
	hdiutil detach -force /Volumes/Install\ macOS\ Ventura\ beta<br />
	# convert the disk image to .iso<br />
	hdiutil convert /tmp/macOS.dmg -format UDTO -o ~/Desktop/macOS.cdr<br />
	# change the extension from .cdr to .iso<br />
	mv ~/Desktop/macOS.cdr ~/Desktop/macOS.iso</div>
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