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Method 1: Create macOS Catalina Bootable USB on Windows 10 via DMG Editor There are more than one solutions to create macOS Catalina Bootable USB on Windows 10 and we will go with easy one first. DMG Editor, a popular app developed by UUByte, is a multi-functional and cross-platform image burning tool that works on Windows, Linux and macOS. Here’s how you can create it. Make sure the USB drive is at least 8GB in size, and nothing else is stored on it. Download the macOS Catalina installation file using this link. Turn off the Mac and then insert the bootable USB drive. Now turn the Mac back on while holding the Option key. It will take you to the boot menu where you can select. Before getting to download macOS Catalina dmg file. Get ready to create a Bootable USB for macOS Catalina to install it on PC-Hackintosh. Also, the same you get macOS Catalina from Mac App Store using your developer account. But I think that is a bit difficult, we solved the issue of downloading the file of macOS Catalina. The USB flash drive should then appear after a few seconds. Select the “Install macOS Catalina” (with left/right arrow keys) and hit the “return/enter” key to boot from the USB flash drive. It may take 5-10 minutes to load the installer from the USB flash drive. A macOS Catalina USB install drive is a great tool to have on hand to for quick and easy macOS 10.15 reinstalls. We show you how in this video tutorial.

I purchased a used 2018 Mac mini desktop and wanted to put a fresh installation of the latest macOS 10.15 Catalina on it. Below are the steps I took.

Note: The instructions below are the same for macOS 10.13 High Sierra and macOS 10.14 Mojave.

Download macOS Catalina

You will need a Mac to download macOS Catalina; you can download Catalina from The Mac Go. (The Mac mini came with macOS 10.14 Mojave so I used it to download Catalina.)

Go to the Mac App Store, search for “macOS Catalina”, and download it. It will be saved to the “/Applications/Install macOS Catalina” location. If the installer automatically launches, just close it.

Note: If you plan to run the installer first to update your current macOS version to Catalina, you will want to move the “Install macOS Catalina” application out of the “/Applications” directory; otherwise, the installer will delete itself from the “/Applications” directory when the upgrade completes. For example, you can move the “Install macOS Catalina” application to the “~/Downloads” directory and run it from there.

Format USB Flash Drive

Because macOS Catalina is 8.4GB in size, you will need a 16GB USB flash drive. You don’t need to delete the existing content on the drive because we will blow it all away in a subsequent step.

If the USB flash drive is not already formatted as “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)”, format it like so:

  1. Plug the USB flash drive into your Mac.
  2. Launch the “Disk Utility” application.
  3. On the left-hand pane, select the USB drive (not the partition under it, if any).
  4. Click on the “Erase” tab (or button at the top).
    1. Input a name like “Catalina” (this name will be overwritten later).
    2. Select “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” for “Format”.
    3. If available, select “Master Boot Record” for “Scheme”.
    4. Click the “Erase” button at the bottom. Click the “Erase” button in the warning popup dialog if you get one.
  5. The format operation may take several minutes to complete. (USB 2.0 and large capacity drives may take longer.) After the format completes, the partition will be mounted under “/Volumes/Catalina” (or whatever name you selected above).
  6. Close the “Disk Utility” application.

Write macOS Catalina to USB Flash Drive

To create a bootable USB macOS Catalina installer, run the “Terminal” application and this command:

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# The --volume value is the mounted USB flash drive partition; in this case, named /Volumes/Catalina
sudo/Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume/Volumes/Catalina
# You will be prompted for your user's administrative password.

Note: If the createinstallmedia command returns a “Failed to start erase of disk due to error (-9999, 0)” error, then your current Mac OS X version does not fully support the createinstallmedia tool. Use a more recent macOS version (at least Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan) or manually create the USB installation drive using instructions from Bootable USB Flash Drive to Install Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

The “createinstallmedia” program will erase the USB flash drive, create a new partition named “Install macOS Catalina”, and copy the installation files to that partition. The output will look like:

Erasing disk: 0%... 10%... 20%... 30%... 100%
Copying to disk: 0%... 10%... 20%... 30%... 40%... 50%... 60%... 70%... 80%... 90%... 100%
Making disk bootable...
Copying boot files...
Install media now available at '/Volumes/Install macOS Catalina'

The above process took 20-30 minutes using my Kingston USB 2.0 flash drive.

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Boot From USB Flash Drive

Note: Apple’s How to create a bootable installer for macOS page suggest using the “Startup Disk” configuration (under “System Preferences”) to select the USB flash drive as the startup drive. Then on restart, the Mac should boot from the USB flash drive. Unfortunately, the “Startup Disk” did not list my USB flash drive as a startup option, so I was not able to use this method.

To boot a Mac with the USB flash drive:

  1. Insert the USB flash drive.
  2. While holding the “option” key down, turn on the Mac to display the Startup Manager.
  3. You should see one or more icons, one of which should be called “Install macOS Catalina” for the USB flash drive. (The internal hard drive may not be visible if it does not have a valid, bootable partition installed.)
    • Note: If you don’t see the USB flash drive’s “Install macOS Catalina”, try removing and re-inserting the USB flash drive while viewing the Startup Manager screen. The USB flash drive should then appear after a few seconds.
  4. Select the “Install macOS Catalina” (with left/right arrow keys) and hit the “return/enter” key to boot from the USB flash drive.

It may take 5-10 minutes to load the installer from the USB flash drive. Sometimes the progress bar may appear to be frozen or the screen will go black for a minute or two. Be patient.

External Startup Disk Not Allowed

On a newer Mac with the T2 security chip, booting from an external drive may be disallowed by default. Attempting to boot from a USB flash drive will result in a “Security settings do not allow this Mac to use an external startup disk” warning message.

To allow booting from the USB flash drive, do the following:

  1. Hold down “Command-R” (hold down both the “Command ⌘” and “R” keys) when you start the Mac to launch macOS Recovery. You can release the keys when you see the Apple logo.
    • Tip: An easier alternative is to hold the “Option/Alt” key on boot to launch the Startup Manager. Then just click and release “Command-R” keys to launch macOS Recovery.
  2. The macOS Recovery screen contains a top-level “macOS Utilities” menu.
  3. Click on the “Utilities” menu and select “Startup Security Utility”. Input your administrator password when prompted.
  4. In the Startup Security Utility, under “Allowed Boot Media”, select the “Allow booting from external or removable media” option.
  5. If the Mac won’t have access to the Internet (either by wire or wirelessly) when installing macOS Catalina, make sure to select either the “Medium Security” or “No Security” option under the “Secure Boot” section. (You can change the option back to the default “Full Security” afterwards.)
  6. Quit the macOS Utilities to restart the Mac.
  7. On restart, follow the directions in the previous section to boot from the USB flash drive.

Erase the Internal Hard Drive

When the installer finishes loading, you will see a “macOS Utilities” screen appear. It looks the same as the “macOS Recovery” screen with one difference. In the “macOS Utilities” window, the second option will say “Install macOS” instead of “Reinstall macOS”. In “macOS Recovery”, the “Reinstall macOS” option would just re-install the same version of macOS. The “Install macoS” option will install the macOS Catalina version on the USB flash drive.

Before installing macOS, I wanted a clean slate so I erased the internal hard drive like so:

  1. Select the “Disk Utility” option and click the “Continue” button on the bottom to launch the “Disk Utility” application.
  2. On the left-hand pane, select the internal hard drive (not the partition under it, if any).
  3. Click on the “Erase” button at the top.
    1. Keep the default “Macintosh HD” name or input a new one.
    2. Select “APFS” for “Format”.
    3. Click the “Erase” button at the bottom. The SSD (Solid State Drive) format took less than a minute to complete.
  4. Close the “Disk Utility” application.

Install macOS Catalina

Warning: If your Mac has a T2 security chip and you left the “Full Security” option configured in the Startup Security Utility, make sure that Internet access (wired or wireless) is available before starting the macOS Catalina installation. You can configure the wireless network by clicking on the wireless icon at the top-right corner of the macOS Utilities screen.

Back at the “macOS Utilities” window, do the following to start the macOS Catalina installation:

  1. Click on the “Install macOS” option and click the “Continue” button.
  2. The “macOS Catalina” installer’s splash screen will appear. Click the “Continue” button.
  3. Click on the “Agree” button to agree to the license. A popup confirmation window will appear; click on the popup’s “Agree” button.
  4. Select the internal hard drive and click the “Install” button.

My Mac mini took 20-30 minutes to complete the macOS Catalina installation. I think there were a couple of reboots in-between. And a few times, the screen would go black for a minute or two. Be patient and give the process an hour or more to complete.

If you run into problems installing macOS Catalina, check the “What Does Giving Up Mean?” section (at the bottom) of Install macOS Sierra Using Bootable USB Flash Drive for possible solutions.

Note: macOS Catalina seems to have an issue with my Dell 24in U2410 monitor. During the initial bootup screen, the monitor shows a blank screen with a message, “The current input timing is not supported by the monitor display”. Thankfully, the monitor works correctly after the bootup completes. And later, this warning message no longer appeared on bootup.

Enjoy your fresh installation of macOS 10.15 Catalina.


Before getting to download macOS Catalina dmg file. Get ready to create a Bootable USB for macOS Catalina to install it on PC-Hackintosh. Also, the same you get macOS Catalina from Mac App Store using your developer account. But I think that is a bit difficult, we solved the issue of downloading the file of macOS Catalina. The main challenge is to download the OS installation file itself, because your Mac may already be running a newer version. If you succeed in downloading the OS installation, your next step is to create a bootable USB or DVD and then reinstall the OS on your computer. How to download older Mac OS X versions via the App Store.

Apple’s new product macOS Catalina officially here. Ready to download and install on your PC Mac. Apple has released the first major update to the sixteenth version of macOS Catalina. Released on “October 2019” there first update to OS. Apple held there latest iPhone version 11 to the public in the event 11 September 2019. Indeed macOS Catalina released in July 2019, but with the release date of the iPhone 11 released the new update that surprised us. Can you believe that listening to music, watch movies, and past download. If you want to keep all your kinds of stuff in the same place then upgrade to macOS Catalina. Download macOS Catalina 10.15 ISO DMG VMDK.

Let’s dig in once again to the history of Apple’s new product macOS Catalina. Apple’s first advanced OS introduced at the “WWDC” July 2019 Worldwide conference in San Jose, California United States. Apple’s introduced many fresh features to the table, the most incredible feature in macOS Catalina is to second-generation iPad as second screen display. After macOS Catalina comes out with the latest update, and ready to download from App Store or update directly to it. Also, this latest OS comes out with a feature called “Project Catalyst”. This OS will allow the user to have easy work with iOS 13. It means to have an easy environment in macOS Catalina. Unbelievable changes that you can use your favorite Apps now on your computer. Download macOS Catalina 10.15 ISO DMG VMDK

  • Related:Download macOS Catalina Torrent Image – Latest Version

Alongside a few things remain to be introduced in the macOS Catalina feature part. That is after this we don’t need to have iTunes, the replacement is we can use a new Mac-flavored Music App, besides that Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. The below Mac’s can support macOS Catalina.

  • MacBook 12-inch (2015 or later)
  • MacBook Air (2012 or later), MacBook Pro (2012 or later)
  • Mac Mini (2012 or later)
  • iMac (2012 or later)
  • iMac Pro (2017)
  • Mac Pro (2013 or later)

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When the macOS Catalina was in a beta mode, but again thanks to the Apple’s that they released for the developer to install macOS Catalina on VirtualBox, or install on VMware Workstation to complete their experience. After installing it you can check or unbox all the unseen features too. As in the subheading, I give a hint on the introduction of macOS Catalina features. That Apple’s latest features include Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple TV, a huge replacement with iTunes App. Use your favorite App in macOS Catalina in place of using on your mobile devices. Turn the iPad screen as a secondary screen display on macOS Catalina using SideCar.

  • SideCar turn your iPad screen display on macOS Catalina: One of the biggest significant updates to the macOS Catalina feature is SideCar. Turn your nearby iPad, screen display to Mac’s PC with wired or wirelessly. This is good news for iPad users that freely they can iPad screen display on their Macs. Probably it is a good chance for designers those who design on the iPad. For example, those who are using Final Cut Pro, or Adobe products on their Apps for drawing or designing. The SideCar can support the below-listed iPad.
  • iPad Pro All models
  • iPad (6th generation or later)
  • And iPad Mini (3rd generation or later), iPad Air (3rd generation)

Also, the following Mac apps can supports SideCar according to Apple’s suggestion.

  • Adobe products: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effect, Premiere Pro
  • Cinema 4D
  • CorelDraw
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Maya Painter
  • Sketch
  • ZBrush

Download macOS Catalina ISO File

However, there are two different ways to download the macOS Catalina ISO file from the Mac App Store. But there are some confuses steps to handle with it, after downloading you have to create the ISO file by yourself. But we did that and uploaded it in different safe places, and you can download it from there. You can also download macOS Catalina Torrent Image.

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Creating the macOS Catalina ISO is easy, also installing macOS Catalina is much easy. Whether you install it on VMware or VirtualBox in different methods. You can visit the article with new methods of installation using the ISO file. And also, there aren’t any worries we take you directly to the point of installation after downloading the ISO file. Download macOS Catalina 10.15 ISO DMG VMDK.

Download macOS Catalina DMG File

Before getting to download macOS Catalina dmg file. Get ready to create a Bootable USB for macOS Catalina to install it on PC-Hackintosh. Also, the same you get macOS Catalina from Mac App Store using your developer account. But I think that is a bit difficult, we solved the issue of downloading the file of macOS Catalina. Download macOS Catalina 10.15 ISO DMG VMDK

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  • Installing macOS Catalina on PC-Hackintosh is easy, just need to prepare the dmg file without any error. But to download the dmg file from Mac App Store you need to have an Apple ID too. It is difficult that the App Store allows reaching into the download file. But you can download macOS Catalina from the bellow download link.

Download macOS Catalina VMDK File (Virtual Machines File)

The “VMDK” is abbreviated it is used to be “Virtual Machine Disk File“. For the purpose of installing macOS Catalina on VirtualBox, in VMware. We use the VMDK file. To perform installation of an OS on VirtualBox, or VMware we need whether ISO file or VMDK file. Otherwise, the other files can’t be suitable for virtual machines. Due to that, we downloaded an created the macOS Catalina VMDK and uploaded it in a sure place.

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