Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use?

From	Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject	Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use?
Followup-To	comp.sys.mac.system
Date	2016-10-17 04:58 +0000
Organization	Miskatonic U
Message-ID	<slrno08mk3.vce.g.kreme@snow.local> (permalink)
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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.

-- 
'We'll never make it alive!' CORRECT. --Small Gods

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Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-16 18:07 -0500
  Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-16 19:24 -0400
    Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-17 14:48 -0500
      Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-10-17 16:57 -0400
        Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-17 16:37 -0500
          Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? MalcolmO <user@domain.invalid> - 2016-10-18 20:43 -0400
  Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? nmassello@yahoo.com (Neill Massello) - 2016-10-16 18:29 -0600
    Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2016-10-17 01:48 +0000
      Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-17 05:00 +0000
      Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-17 01:58 -0500
      Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? FPP <fredp151@gmail.com> - 2016-10-17 07:33 -0400
  Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2016-10-17 04:58 +0000
    Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2016-10-17 02:16 -0500

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