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

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.hardware.storage, comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.software
Subject	Re: Mac OS (X) on an external 32 GB USB3 flash drive to boot and use?
Date	2016-10-17 01:48 +0000
Organization	People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID	<e6iov2Fh5poU2@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References	<H_2dnctJHtnflZnFnZ2dnUU7-TPNnZ2d@earthlink.com> <1mv84ut.18hu8g06alb1lN%nmassello@yahoo.com>

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On 2016-10-17, Neill Massello <nmassello@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> El Capitan (10.11) installs on a 16GB USB flash drive

It'll fit on a 8GB USB flash drive too.

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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? 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

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