Finally, copy that app ("Install macOS Sierra") from your Applications folder onto that USB drive. Next, use Apple's current installer to put the updated version of "Install macOS Sierra" (with the valid certificate but apparently a non-working createinstallmedia) back into your Applications folder of your computer. There are a bunch of "hidden" files that will boot the USB drive. Although it will seem like the USB drive is now blank, it isn't. Once created, open the USB drive and move the installer app "Install macOS Sierra" from the USB drive into the trash and empty trash. Use createinstallmedia on the OLD installer (the one with the expired certificate) to create your bootable USB drive. Posted elsewhere on another thread was a suggestion by "rickysuper" which I tried and works. Volumes/MyVolume is not a valid volume mount point. I changed the name of my flash drive to MyVolume to exactly match the syntax. Sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/MyVolume -applicationpath /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app Specifically, this command is being copied and pasted into Terminal: I am using the method from the official Apple site here: Never say die, so I decided to use Terminal to make the installer drive. I tried to make a new bootable installer with Install Disk Creator but it keeps giving me "error encountered". I just got the " “This copy of the Install macOS Mojave.app application is damaged, and can’t be used to install macOS.”Įrror when trying to install OS 10.12.6 off a bootable installer.Īfter doing some reading, the solution that appealed to me most was downloading a new installer from the App Store that didn't have an expired certificate.
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