Type disk utility into Spotlight. This will search your Mac for the Disk Utility app. Click Disk Utility. It's below the Spotlight search bar. Doing so will open Disk Utility. Select your USB drive. Click the USB drive's name in the upper-left side of the window. Click the Erase tab. It's near the top of the window.
A pop-up box will appear. Click the "Format" drop-down box. You'll find this in the middle of the pop-up box. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu. This will set your USB drive's file system to that of your Mac. Click the "Scheme" drop-down box. It's below the "Format" drop-down box. This option is in the "Format" drop-down menu. Click Erase. Doing so will reformat your USB drive to your Mac's file system. Click Done when prompted. You can now proceed with creating your installation drive.
Part 5. Open the Unibeast folder. Double-click the Unibeast folder to unzip and open it. Click Open when prompted. Doing so will open the Unibeast setup window. If your Mac is currently running macOS Sierra or higher, you'll have to verify the Unibeast installation before continuing.
Click Continue four times. It's in the bottom-right corner of the first four pages of the Unibeast setup window. Click Agree when prompted. It's at the top of the window. Select your USB drive, then click Continue. Click the USB drive's name to select it. Select High Sierra , then click Continue. You should see High Sierra in the middle of the page. Select a motherboard type. Select a graphics card option if necessary, then click Continue.
Check the box next to Inject [card name] for your preferred graphics card settings. If your graphics card supports macOS High Sierra by default, skip this step. Click Continue. It's in the bottom-right corner of the page. Doing so will prompt you to enter your Mac's password. Enter your Mac's password. Type in the password you use to log into your Mac. Click OK. This will prompt Unibeast to begin installing to the USB drive.
While the Unibeast installation finishes up, you should change your Windows computer's boot order. Part 6. Unplug any USB items from your Windows computer.
Make sure that you don't have any USB drives, in particular. This process varies from computer to computer, but you will typically restart your computer and then repeatedly press a key e. Locate the "Boot Order" section. This section is normally on the main page of the BIOS, though you may need to use the arrow keys to navigate over to the "Boot" or "Advanced" tab. Select Removable Devices.
Use the arrow keys to move the blinking bar down to Removable Devices. On some pages, this section may instead be called USB Devices or something similar e. Move your selected location to the top of the list.
You can double-check the key that you're supposed to use in the legend that's usually on the right side or the bottom of the BIOS page. Save your settings and exit the BIOS. Look for the key you're supposed to press to save and exit in the legend on the right side of the page, then press it.
Doing so will shift your Windows computer's boot priority so that installation USB drive will be selected as the boot point once you plug it in. You may have to press another key to confirm this choice. Part 7. Place Multibeast on the USB drive. Open the USB drive's folder, then drag the Multibeast file into the folder. You'll need to use Multibeast later, so having it on the flash drive will make using it when necessary as simple as possible. After doing so, you can remove your USB drive.
You should make sure that the Unibeast installation is complete before doing this. Shut down your Windows computer. Press and hold the Power button on your Windows computer until your computer shuts down completely. This will usually occur one or two seconds after the computer's display turns off.
Plug both the Unibeast USB drive and the blank hard drive into your computer. These should both fit into USB ports on your computer. Start your Windows computer. Press the Power button to start the computer. Once the computer has a chance to begin booting, it should select your plugged-in USB drive as a place from which to boot. This will begin the macOS installation process. Doing so takes you to the next page of the installer.
Click Continue twice. It's in the bottom-right corner of the pages. You'll see this at the top of the screen. Click the Utilities menu item.
This menu item is in the top-left side of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. It's in the drop-down menu. Select the blank hard drive. Click the blank hard drive's name on the left side of the page. It's near the top of the page. Format the blank hard drive.
Doing so will reformat your blank hard drive for macOS' file system. Click Done when prompted, then close the Disk Utility window. You can now proceed with installing macOS High Sierra on the hard drive. Click the blank hard drive's name, then click Continue. This will both select the hard drive as the installation point and begin installing macOS High Sierra.
Wait for macOS High Sierra to finish installing. This process should take around 15 minutes. Follow the on-screen prompts. You'll be prompted to enter specific information, such as your name, a password, your preferred language, your location, and so on. Once you complete this setup process, macOS' software will be completely set up on your Windows computer. Part 8. Open your flash drive. Double-click the Multibeast file. Doing so will open the Multibeast window. Click the Bootloaders tab. Select the proper bootloader.
Click the Drivers tab. You'll find this option at the top of the window. Click Audio. It's on the left side of the window. Select audio drivers. Click the current audio item's heading in the middle of the window to expand it, then check the box next to your computer's audio provider's name.
Click Misc. This option is on the left side of the window. Check the "FakeSMC" box. You'll find it near the top of the window. Click Network. Select an Internet driver. Click the name of your Internet card, then check the box next to the driver's name. Click the Customize tab. Select the proper graphics options.
Check the box next to your computer's graphics card name, then check the "Fixup" box for your graphics card's manufacturer. Leave the "Inject" options blank.
Click System Definitions. Select a Mac which most closely resembles your computer. Click the heading of the type of Mac e. Click the Build tab. Select a drive. Click the "Select Install Drive" box on the right side of the window, then click your macOS drive's name in the resulting drop-down menu. Install the drivers. Once you complete this process, you should be able to use your macOS PC with minimal trouble: Click Install in the bottom-right corner.
Enter your Mac's password when prompted. Click Install Helper. Not Helpful 4 Helpful This is very much dependent on the hardware you are using. It may be that the Windows PC you are using has lower specs or has other software which is slowing it down. Not Helpful 7 Helpful You can; VMware will be the best for using it because it provides for functions and runs smoothly on Windows. Not Helpful 3 Helpful 7. Posted by 2 hours ago.
Or will I need access to a computer that has windows? Save hide report. Instead of using the system installer disc that came with your Mac, create a system installer flash drive, like the one that comes with the MacBook Air.
It's smaller than an optical disc, more. There are many reasons that could point you to this radical decision. To begin with, some of your apps may not be working properly or simply crash on newer operating systems.
This includes not just space for the OS itself but also space for other applications and your user data. The chart below tells you how much free space is needed. Note, that it is recommended that you install OS on a clean drive. Next, you will need enough disk space available, for example, to create Recovery Partition. Here are some ideas to free up space on your drive:. It deletes system junk, old broken apps, and the rest of hidden junk on your drive. Normally, it is assumed that updating OS is a one-way road.
The main challenge is to download the OS installation file itself, because your Mac may already be running a newer version. The purchased section lists only those operating systems that you had downloaded in the past. But here is the path to check it:. This method allows you to download Mavericks and Yosemite by logging with your Apple ID — only if you previously downloaded them from the Mac App Store. If you are signed with an Apple Developer account, you can get access to products that are no longer listed on the App Store.
If you desperately need a lower OS X version build, consider creating a new Developer account among other options. Nevertheless, keep in mind that if you visit developer.
Buy a boxed edition of Snow Leopard The email edition comes with a special download code you can use for the Mac App Store. So, here are main steps you should take:. Update to Download El Capitan here. If you have a newer Mac, there is no physical option to install Mac OS versions older than your current Mac model. But as it often happens, workarounds are possible. There is still a chance to download the installation file if you have an access to a Mac or virtual machine running that operating system.
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