How to create a bootable macOS Ventura USB installation drive

How to Make a MacOS Ventura Installer Drive

Creating a boot installer requires a few steps:

1. Connect the USB flash drive that will become the boot installer to your Mac
2. Rename the USB drive to something obvious, such as "VenturaUSB" in Finder
3. Open the Terminal app on your Mac by pressing Command Spacebar to open Spotlight and then typing
   "Terminal ” and press Enter
4. Enter the following command string in the terminal, the following syntax assumes that you named the USB installer drive "VenturaUSB":
   sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Ventura.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/VenturaUSB --nointeraction
5. Click Enter and enter the administrator password
6. The macOS Ventura boot installer driver will be created , the Terminal will update based on progress and completion

Once completed, you can eject the USB installer and use Ventura on any compatible Mac by booting it like any other bootable drive.

The boot installer can be used to upgrade other Macs to macOS Ventura 13, or perform a clean installation.

How to Boot from the MacOS Ventura Installer Drive

Booting from the Installer depends on the system architecture of the Mac you are using it on.

Boot from the installer drive on your Mac using Apple Silicon (M1, M1 Pro, M2, etc.)

• Connect the USB boot drive to your Mac
• Turn off your Mac
• Hold the power button on your Mac with the USB drive connected and continue holding the power button until you see the Boot Options screen
• Select the macOS Ventura installer to boot from

Booting from the installer drive on Intel Mac (X86)

• Connecting the USB boot installer drive to the Mac
• Shut down or restart your Mac
• Hold the Option key as soon as the system boots, continue to hold it and you will see a menu of boot volumes to choose from, then from here select the macOS Ventura installer

Install from macOS Ventura Once the program launches, you can continue using the macOS Ventura installer to upgrade your Mac or perform a clean installation, use Disk Utility to perform tasks such as creating containers or partitions, use Time Machine for recovery, and more.

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