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| From | ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.apps |
| References | <H_2dnctJHtnflZnFnZ2dnUU7-TPNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <slrno08mk3.vce.g.kreme@snow.local> |
| Message-ID | <7NSdnT1qZ9ZC55nFnZ2dnUU7-cGdnZ2d@earthlink.com> (permalink) |
| Date | 2016-10-17 02:16 -0500 |
Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
> In message <H_2dnctJHtnflZnFnZ2dnUU7-TPNnZ2d@earthlink.com>
> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
> > Hello.
> > Is it possible to put Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive
> > to boot and use? Basically for basic usage and testing purposes. If so,
> > then how like with the brand new Sierra v10.12?
> It is trivial. Simply install Sierra onto a USB thumb drive as you would
> on any other drive.
> Of course, most USB thumb drives are excruciatingly slow, and booting
> off one may take many minutes.
It has to be faster than the optical discs for live boot discs that I
used for Windows and Linux. ;)
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