How to offline install MacOS from DMG file
This method works with both installed MacOS and blank SSD drive when the recovery is loaded. I suppose that you are already have a DMG file with OS, you plan to install
Create new partition
- Open
Disk Utility
,View
,Show All Devices
- Select your internal drive
- Use
Partition
command, press+
button to create new partition. The format of the partition must beMacOS Extended (Journaled)
, the size must be at lease 16GB and the name is optional, i chooseInstallationMedia
Mount DMG file
In Disk Utility
select File
, Open Disk Image
. Select the path to your DMG file, it can be in Downloads Folder or your external drive.
Now open the terminal
In Recovery it is available in Tools
, terminal
after closing the Disk Utility
. You need to run createinstallmedia
app from /Volumes/macOS\ %VERSION_NAME%/Install\ macOS\ %VERSION_NAME%.app/Contents/Resources
with vloume you created
For example:
/Volumes/macOS\ 10.13.6\ High\ Sierra/Install\ macOS\ 10.13.6\ High\ Sierra/.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/InstallationMedia
This will create a boot media on your internal hard drive
Install it
Just reboot your mac with [Alt/Option] button pressed and select installation drive