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- [Solved] APFS Disks May Not Be Used As Bootable Install Media - iBoysoft
Read to know the causes and solutions for the 'APFS disks may not be used as bootable install media' error
- APFS Disks May Not Be Used as Bootable Install Media: Why and What to Do
However, APFS disks cannot be used as bootable install media This is because APFS disks are not compatible with the older boot loaders that are used to install macOS If you’re trying to install macOS on a new machine, you’ll need to use a bootable USB drive that is formatted with HFS+
- APFS disks may not be used as bootable install media
"Using Disk Utility, I created a volume" I think that was the issue You didn't create a new partition, you just created a new volume within the existing APFS Container
- Bootable flash usb drive exfat or ntfs? - Apple Community
That is not accurate when creating a bootable installer If you try to use createinstallmedia and point to a volume that is formatted as APFS, you will get an error that the filesystem cannot be APFS
- APFS disks may not be used as bootable install media.
You can use a USB flash drive or other secondary volume as a startup disk from which to install the Mac operating system These steps are primarily for system administrators and other
- How to Fix Could Not Create a Preboot Volume for APFS install Error
When trying to install macOS, the error “ Could not create a preboot volume for APFS install ” usually shows up after selecting a target disk, stopping the installation This error means the installer couldn’t set up the necessary APFS preboot volume on the disk
- APFS disks may not be used as bootable install media. Help
With full installer of 20B29 it appears that install app now needs to be initiated from within Big Sur although the app could reside on another hard drive partition as opposed to a USB installer
- Trying to install Ventura to new SSD - APFS disks may not be used as . . .
In my case, I of course don't want my Catalina drive altered, don't want to disrupt that system, I just want to try and install Ventura to a new SSD that I haven't formatted yet
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