

While that is downloading plug in your external drive and open Disk Utility. Start by opening the App Store and searching for MacOS High Sierra and proceeding to download it.
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The first part of this guide is to install MacOS onto an external drive. I would also like to thank Miguel from the comments section of Part 1 for the inspiration for Part 2. I also recommend reading Part 1 to familiarise yourself with the process that will be followed here, though it is not identical it is similar. I highly recommend making a backup of your system before starting (assuming your hard drive isn’t so far gone you can’t do that). The faster this storage, the better! USB 3.1 (and USB C) and Thunderbolt drives will work best.Īs with Part 1 this guide is aimed at more advanced users.

This is because you will be installing MacOS onto an external drive and booting your Mac from it. In order to proceed with this you will need an external hard drive or USB drive with at least 20 GB of space available on it. So much for removing the drive so that you can run SpinRite on another computer! This post will guide you through the process of running SpinRite on your Mac’s internal storage using your Mac! However, what if you want to run SpinRite on your Mac’s internal drive? If you’re running a fairly modern Mac your storage will be soldered to the motherboard making it impossible to remove. The first part of this guide focused on running SpinRite on your Mac to scan an external drive.
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