How to make a bootable USB drive If you're trying to install a new operating system or flash your BIOS, you're going to need a bootable USB drive - here's how to make one.

If you’d rather make your own, however, this guide will show you two different ways to create a USB flash drive that works just like a Windows 10 DVD.

A bootable USB drive is a convenient disk for installing an operating system. Some modern computers don't have a CD/DVD drive for installing or upgrading an operating system.

Create a bootable Linux USB from macOS Plug the USB drive into your Mac system and open the Terminal app (just search for Terminal in Spotlight).

A bootable Mac OS X thumb drive comes in handy when you need to troubleshoot OS issues for yourself, your family, or your friends. It’s also extremely useful for keeping your basic setup ...

Use these free software to create an exact copy of bootable flash USB drive or Clone one USB drive to another USB. Useful to create multiple copies.

I've even heard of success stories involving making the USB media then burning the partition itself to a double-layer DVD disc - and thus having a bootable optical disc version for your older Macs.

A bootable USB key is a convenient way to install operating systems on netbooks without optical drives, or carrying around a Live OS with you at all times. It especially makes sense if you're ...

Has anyone tried dragging the “Install OS X Mavericks” App from the bootable USB Flash Drive w/ Recovery Partition, as outlined by TyWebb, back to the Mac’s Applications folder?