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I recommend checking the contents, and then formatting the drive as macOS Extended Journaled (HFS+) via Disk Utility. Make sure that there’s nothing important that you need on the drive, because the full contents will be deleted. Not only is it super-affordable, but it comes both USB-A and USB-C connections, which allows the drive to connect to any Mac with ease. I still recommend this SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C Flash Drive.

Of course, having more storage won’t hurt. The second thing to keep in mind is that you’ll want to get a USB drive with at least16GB of storage space. Because every modern Mac supports USB-C, and some Macs only feature USB-C, I recommend purchasing a USB drive with a USB-C connector. USB Flash driveīefore you begin, you’ll need to acquire a USB flash drive. Simply follow our step-by-step guide for the full details. This hands-on tutorial is valid for both the public and developer beta versions of macOS Big Sur, and will also work with the final version of Big Sur upon its release later this year. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.Making a bootable macOS Big Sur USB drive is a quick and clean way to install a fresh copy of macOS on your Mac.

When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Monterey.

After the volume is erased, you may see an alert that Terminal would like to access files on a removable volume.

Terminal shows the progress as the volume is erased.

When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return.

Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type.

When prompted, type your administrator password.

If the volume has a different name, replace MyVolume in the command with the name of your volume.

Each command assumes that the installer is in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using.

Type or paste one of the commands below into Terminal, then press Return to enter the command.

Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.

Plug in the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer.