

That's because Mac OS Extended has higher compatibility among different OS versions and the OS installer requires such storage space to load.īy the way, to format a USB drive or partition a volume on a USB drive, go to Disk Utility. Prepare a clean USB flash drive or other secondary volume formatted as Mac OS Extended and with at least 32GB of storage (For macOS Big Sur, 64GB is better). A bootable USB drive should be created on a healthy Mac.Ģ. Here are what you should do before creating a bootable USB drive:ġ. So, you'd better follow this part carefully.

The preparations listed below are very important as they decide whether you can create a USB installer successfully or not. What do you need to prepare for making a bootable USB for Mac?
