Please note: Disk Drill does not provide any option to create bootable CD/DVD drives due to them becoming less popular and accessible in modern computers. (The name of the disk needs to be Untitled, if the Terminal commands below are to. This ensures the maximum amount of data stays intact during the recovery process, and other background processes or the operating system itself do not overwrite any recoverable pieces of information. Connect it to any Mac, run Disk Drill and use the 'Create Boot Drive' option on the main toolbar.ĭisk Drill let's you run all its data recovery algorithms via a bootable Mac USB drive.

Make sure you have an extra storage device, which is at least 2GB in size. Starting with Disk Drill 3, anyone can create a bootable Mac OS X drive in a matter of minutes. It'll make your Mac boot from USB in just a few clicks. Follow these steps: Using a Mac with at least OS X 10.6.8 installed, access the Mac App Store and download the Mavericks (10.9) app installer Insert the USB drive into the Mac and launch. Disk Drill is by far the most convenient and up-to-date macOS bootable file rescue solution. Set it aside, calm down and download a bootable data recovery app using any other computer. You can turn your computer off, remove the drive in question from the docking station, do whatever may be required to prevent any further utilization of that drive. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.The initial recommendation given to anyone who lost important data and would like to proceed with the data recovery is always to stop using the drive where the data was stored as soon as possible.

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

After the volume has been erased, you may see an alert stating 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.

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