
- #HOW TO COPY DVD ON MAC TO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE HOW TO#
- #HOW TO COPY DVD ON MAC TO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE PC#
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#HOW TO COPY DVD ON MAC TO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE HOW TO#
If you don’t know the password for the root user, follow this Apple support page (Opens in a new window) to learn how to change this password. Rather, it’s the password for the root user on your Mac. This is not the password for the account that you use to log in. OS X El Capitan: sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/ MyVolume -applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app MacOS High Sierra: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/ MyVolume MacOS Mojave: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/ MyVolume MacOS Catalina: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/ MyVolume MacOS Big Sur: sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/ MyVolume Replace the string My Volume with the volume name of your USB drive. At the Terminal prompt, type one of the following commands, depending on your version of macOS. Return to the Utilities folder on your Mac and open the Terminal app.

Make sure the USB drive is still connected to your Mac.
#HOW TO COPY DVD ON MAC TO EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE PC#


