GoKawiilIn this hands-on guide, I’ll show you how to transform a USB drive into a macOS Golden Gate USB installer. Having access to a macOS Golden Gate USB installer is useful for upgrading from macOS Tahoe or earlier versions of macOS across multiple Macs, among other use cases. Have a look at my full hands-on video walkthrough, and be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Mac guides and tutorials.
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Before we begin, please remember that a USB installer is not a requirement to install macOS Golden Gate. Upon its release, and even in beta, you can use macOS Software Update to download and install it. As noted at the outset, one of the main benefits of creating a macOS Golden Gate USB install drive is that it lets users install macOS across multiple Macs and/or speeds up the process on a Mac with a slower Internet connection.
Selecting a USB drive
You’ll need a blank USB drive with at least 16GB of storage to follow this tutorial. Almost any drive, including an SSD, will work, but I’m using a portable SanDisk flash drive with both USB-C and USB-A connections for added flexibility. You can purchase the same USB flash drive, with 128GB of storage, for a very reasonable price.
macOS Golden Gate USB installer video guide
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Download the macOS Golden Gate installer
You can download the macOS Golden Gate installer in several ways, but I prefer utilizing Terminal’s softwareupdate command. To do so, open a new Terminal window and do the following:
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