So now you've got a fresh install of Sierra. What about your apps and data that were supposedly backed up? Would it have been easier if one had a Time Machine backup of Sierra, to have done a restore from that instead?
This just seems like a last ditch effort to get back to Sierra with tons of work involved putting the pieces back together.
Or that pesky 200 GB Photos album you have on an external that was updated by High Sierra both locally and on the cloud.
Frankly, the silly names, with marginal variations, that Apple has for its long line of MacOS Xs is getting a little long-in-the-tooth. And a bit too cutesy.
I prefer the numbering system, myself.
They use a numbering system, as well as the cutesy names, for what 17 years now? What difference does it make what it's called?
Um.. it’s annoying? After 17 iterations. (By far the largest number and for the longest time, IIRC, for any Apple software offering).
IAfter copying and pasting your command into terminal, I did not get past entering my password.
The message I got was argument - volume a path to a volume that can.............., Example createinstallmedia -volume
I did not have anything copied to the USB drive. Any other way to download Sierra:?
The command in the text is incomplete. You can see the full version in the screen capture just below it. Here's what I used (same meaning, slightly different syntax):
For step "Select your startup disk, which is usually named Macintosh HD. Just formatting the drive won't do, as it will allow only APFS for SSD-based machines.
Instead, hit Cancel and click Partition. Change the format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and then click Apply." I didn't get the screen shown. In Disk Utility I have the following options Internal Macintosh HD Disk Image OS X Base System
When I select Macintosh HD, I get a window titled "Apple File System Space Sharing" with the following verbiage (typing in just the first few lines, the rest of it is a bit of a pain to type in) "APFS volumes share storage space within a container occupying a single container........" and the only options I have are "partition", "cancel" and "add volume". When I select "partiion", it takes me back to the screen showing Disk Utility. Unfortunately I cannot take a screen shot
I've not been successful following the instructions. It doesn't allow me to select the USB flash drive as startup disk. Does anybody know if this can be done on a iMac Pro or am I just wasting my time?
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The message I got was argument - volume a path to a volume that can.............., Example createinstallmedia -volume
I did not have anything copied to the USB drive. Any other way to download Sierra:?
sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Sierra --applicationpath "/Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app"
Instead, hit Cancel and click Partition. Change the format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and then click Apply." I didn't get the screen shown. In Disk Utility I have the following options
Internal
Macintosh HD
Disk Image
OS X Base System
When I select Macintosh HD, I get a window titled "Apple File System Space Sharing" with the following verbiage (typing in just the first few lines, the rest of it is a bit of a pain to type in)
"APFS volumes share storage space within a container occupying a single container........" and the only options I have are "partition", "cancel" and "add volume". When I select "partiion", it takes me back to the screen showing Disk Utility. Unfortunately I cannot take a screen shot
Help.