STLVNUB Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 (edited) Just done one of the easiest install What made it so easy was running the installer I used to force quit the installer when it wanted to restart So Let the installer finish as that is when it makes the destination bootable Edit: Apple Way TIMES ARE FROM RUNNING INSTALLER APP UpGrade: Reboots: 2 DeskTop: 11 minutes Edit1: Apple Way Full Install: Reboots: 3 DeskTop: 54 minutes ( Migration was big, 20 minutes to Migration screen) Edit2: USB Way UpGrade: Reboots: DeskTop: Full Install: Reboots: DeskTop: Edited April 25, 2022 by STLVNUB Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351519-installing-the-apple-way/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted April 24, 2022 Share Posted April 24, 2022 If I understand you correctly then you just started OsxInstall.app and follow all steps proposed by Apple? I've been doing this for a long time. We just need existing macOS installation on this computer. I did this having Mojave to install BigSur on the second partition. 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351519-installing-the-apple-way/#findComment-2780978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 5T33Z0 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) Usually, the only time you need to create a USB installer is if the disk is either new/empty or if you want to format the disk from within the installer for a clean install. If everything is working normally, updating/upgrading via the Installer App has been working for I don't know how long - 10 years?. I remember a friend of mine got excited about that he now could install system updates directly via the "Software Update" feature which seemed to be an innovation back then. I can't speak on that since I was rocking a MacBookPro at that time. But that must have been in 2010/11. Edited April 25, 2022 by 5T33Z0 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351519-installing-the-apple-way/#findComment-2781003 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slice Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 2 hours ago, 5T33Z0 said: or if you want to format the disk from within the installer for a clean install. "format the whole disk" Else we may format only a partition and make clean install here. Moreover we may create the partition during the installation. 2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351519-installing-the-apple-way/#findComment-2781011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndungu6678 Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 (edited) The last time I ever used a USB installer was like 3 years ago- yes I am serious!-and that was to rebuild Big Sur from scratch after a long break from hackintoshing cause I had no old Mac OS installation to upgrade from- now I just use a combination of backup clones (created using 'SuperDuper' or 'Carbon Copy Cloner' from that original installation) or software update to create new installations e.g. Big Sur11.5->Big Sur 11.6-> Monterey 12.1-> Monterey 12.4- this method I learnt from the Moderators and other members of this site ages ago-big thanks to you all!. Most of the time I just use software update and after two or three reboots Im done- occasionally if that fails -then download the full installer (use the Installscript app by CrazyBird available in downloads section of this forum) and run the installer directly from existing MacOS to upgrade and your through after a few reboots!- surprised cause I thought everyone does it that way? NB: Thanks to you Moderators for introducing me to 'SuperDuper' -which I find to be better than 'Carbon Copy Cloner' these days for creating quick clones Build 1: iMac20,2, i5-9400F, Samsung 16GB DDR4 RAM, MSI Z390 Gaming Plus , Radeon RX580 8GB, OC 0.8.1 Edited April 25, 2022 by ndungu6678 1 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/351519-installing-the-apple-way/#findComment-2781019 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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