Create Bootable USB Installer For macOS Sierra. In this step, you have to download and create a.
Check compatibility
You can upgrade to macOS Sierra from OS X Lion or later on any of the following Mac models. Your Mac also needs at least 2GB of memory and 8.8GB of available storage space.
MacBook introduced in late 2009 or later
MacBook Air introduced in late 2010 or later
MacBook Pro introduced in mid 2010 or later
Mac mini introduced in mid 2010 or later
iMac introduced in late 2009 or later
Mac Pro introduced in mid 2010 or later
- The easiest way for Mac users can download and install macOS Sierra 10.12.6 is via the App Store: Pull down the Apple menu and choose “App Store” Go to the “Updates” tab and choose the ‘update’ button next to “macOS Sierra 10.12.6” when it becomes available.
- MacOS X 10.12 Sierra VMWare Image macOS Sierra v10.12 (16A323) Multilingual Image For VMware SadeemPC.rar Admin Password: 123 Instructions: 1) Install VMware Workstation Pro (Do Not Launch) 2) Now Run “win-install.bat” As Administrator From Vmware Unlocker Folder 3) Open VMware Workstation Pro & Click On FileOpen OR Press CTRL+O.
To find your Mac model, memory, storage space, and macOS version, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu . If your Mac isn't compatible with macOS Sierra, the installer will let you know.
Make a backup
Before installing any upgrade, it’s a good idea to back up your Mac. Time Machine makes it simple, and other backup methods are also available. Learn how to back up your Mac.
Get connected
It takes time to download and install macOS, so make sure that you have a reliable Internet connection. If you're using a Mac notebook computer, plug it into AC power.
Download macOS Sierra
For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macOS Catalina, the latest version of the Mac operating system.
If you still need macOS Sierra, use this link: Download macOS Sierra. A file named InstallOS.dmg will download to your Mac.
Install the macOS installer
Double-click the downloaded file to open a window showing its contents. Then double-click the file within, named InstallOS.pkg.
Follow the onscreen instructions, which will guide you through the steps necessary to install.
Begin installation
After installation of the installer is complete, open the Applications folder on your Mac, then double-click the file named Install macOS Sierra.
Click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions. You might find it easiest to begin installation in the evening so that it can complete overnight, if needed.
Allow installation to complete
Please allow installation to complete without putting your Mac to sleep or closing its lid. Your Mac might restart, show a progress bar, or show a blank screen several times as it installs both macOS and related updates to your Mac firmware.
Learn more
- If you have hardware or software that isn't compatible with macOS Sierra, you might be able to install the previous version, OS X El Capitan.
- macOS Sierra won't install on top of a later version of macOS, but you can erase your disk first or install on another disk.
- You can use macOS Recovery to reinstall macOS.
Apple macOS high Sierra was the 13 instalment of the Mac operating system. Like its predecessors, it brings so many new features including a brand new file system. Other major features upgrades include new photos app with better editing tools, faster and better safari with almost 80% fast javascript rendering than chrome (at the time of its launch). Apart from these feature updates macOS high sierra also includes many bug fixes and security enhancements.
Now in 2018 as macOS Mojave is released I would highly recommend you to install macOS Mojave on your mac because it contains many bug fixes, new features and also apfs file system is more stable as compared to macOS high sierra. But if your mac is not supported by macOS mojave then you can download macOS high sierra from these download links.
This article contains links which can be installed on a real mac as well as can be used to build a Hackintosh.
Download from the apple app store.
macOS high sierra can still be downloaded from the official app store, whenever Apple releases a new version of macOS they make the older version of macOS hidden but still they can be accessed and installed on a mac.
To download macOS high sierra from apple app store go to this link, it will automatically open the app store if you are opening the link on a mac.
Download using the macOS High sierra patcher tool.
Many have reported that the file downloaded from the official Apple app store is of only 20MB but the actual size of the setup of macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 is 4.9GB. The issue is not fixed till now and is still present. Those who have faced this issue you can use this method to download the full setup of macOS High Sierra from apple servers.
The patch tool is developed by Collin to install macOS high sierra on unsupported Macs. The primary job of the tool is to patch the installer so it can be installed on unsupported Macs but through this tool, you can also download the installer.
To download the full macOS high sierra installer simply download the tool from the developer’s Google drive then run the tool.
Now, from the toolbar click on “Tools” and then click the download option, then wait for the download to complete and the installer will appear in the Apps folder.
Download using torrent (Official .app).
If you prefer using torrents or have limited bandwidth per day then you can also download the installer using torrent. This is the official App present in the app store and not modified for Hackintosh, So you can use it to upgrade your mac.
Download from Apple’s server.
Download Macos High Sierra 10.12
The download links present in this section are from Apple’s server directly. You can download every version of macOS from the apple server directly. However you will not get a single .app format from it, they are in dmg format and are multiple files and cannot be used directly to upgrade your system to macOS high sierra. But you can use these images to make a bootable USB from these images use can restore the images from disk utility into a USB drive and try to boot with it. A more detailed guide can be found in insanlymac.com but it is Hackintosh focused but it will also work on a real mac.
The direct download links for macOS high sierra 10.13.6 from Apple’s servers are:-
Download macOS high sierra dmg for Hackintosh.
This dmg image is converted from the macOS high sierra 10.13.6 app. It is only for building Hackintosh. The dmg already includes clover bootloader, so you can restore the image and install the OS on your pc. Here in HackintoshPro, we have a much detailed guide on how to install macOS high sierra on pc.
Verdict
Download Mac Os High Sierra 10.12.6
While macOS Mojave is released macOS high sierra still can be download and installed from the app store. If you are looking for installing or upgrading to high sierra on a mac I highly recommend you to download the app from the Apple app store because it is the easiest method, but if in some case you are not able to download the app from app store then try downloading the dmg files from the Apple’s servers directly and create a bootable USB from it and then install it on your mac.