11/10/2023 0 Comments Wintousb mac![]() ![]() Unfortunately, since some time, it became a bit more complicated to create this USB drive from macOS. The main reason for this is because macOS supports only FAT32 as filesystem that is compatible with Windows (and ExFat but that causes issues to boot from). FAT32 has a file size limit of 4GB while the installation ISO now contains one file that is larger. In case you’re looking for the instructions to create a bootable USB drive to install Windows 11 instead, have a look at the following article: Download the Windows 10 ISO Create bootable Windows 11 installation USB To overcome this, we will need to use a tool, Wimlib, which is able to split this file in two parts. Let’s start by downloading the ISO from Microsoft. ![]() iso file on your Mac: Prepare the USB drive When you open this link on macOS, it should show you the ability to download the ISO rather than the Media Creation tool, which is shown when opening the same on a Windows-based PC.Ĭhoose for Windows 10, then select the preferred language, go for the “64-bit Download” and wait for the download to complete to get the. While the ISO is downloading, we can prepare our USB drive. rufus icon Rufus you need to create USB installation media from bootable ISOs (Windows, Linux, UEFI, etc.) you need to work on a system that doesnt have an. In Disk Utility, choose to show all devices: Insert the drive in your Mac and start Disk Utility. Then I create the sources folder and copy all files from sources with the exception of install.wim: Prepare to split install.wim I. create a new Windows VM on my Mac, which takes at lest 30GB for installation files. Then, on the left side, select your USB drive from the list and click Erase on the top right menu. As a Windows To Go Creator Wizard alternative, WinToUSB (also called. In the dialog, enter a name for the drive (WINUSB here), choose to format as “MS-DOS (FAT)” and “Master Boot Record” as scheme. Finally click “Erase” to complete the process. As you can see, the sources folder contains one large file: install.wim which is over 4GB and will not fit on the FAT32-formatted USB drive: Once the ISO file is download as well, double click the ISO file to mount it.Ĭopy all smaller files to the USB driveĪfter the previous step, our USB drive is prepared. I want to uninstall this version of WinToUSB, and download the version used in the tutorial.Then I create the sources folder and copy all files from sources with the exception of install.wim: Prepare to split install.wim I typically start by copying all separate files and folders, except for the sources folder: We will take care of that later so for now, copy all remaining files to the USB drive using Finder. Obviously I screwed up somewhere, but I would like to know if anyone could help me undo what I have just done. This is what it looks like on my Windows screen. ![]() However, I ended up with two WinToUSB drives with different contents. I chose the middle option (Windows Installation USB) to download Windows into my external drive, and the process was similar to the video's so I thought there was no harm done here. Support All Windows OS WinToUSB Pro supports creating Windows To Go USB from Windows 10/8/7 and Windows Server ISO file. I downloaded WinToUSB version 7.5, which is a different version than the one used in the video. For Mac Seamlessly run Windows OS from USB drive on all modern Macs, including MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Pro. I followed this tutorial on YouTube ( How to install Windows 10 "Boot Camp" on a Mac External Drive the EASY way! (2020 edition)), up to the part where I had to use WintoUSB to install Windows on my external drive (I'm using a Seagate One Touch SSD). ![]()
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