MacOS is one of the most popular operating systems which is developed and market by App Inc. since 2001. It is the second most widely used OS as per Wikipedia. If you are currently using MacOS older version then I have good news that you can upgrade your old OS with MacOS high sierra for free.
MacOS High Sierra is the fourteenth release of macOS which comes with a lot of upgraded features. You can download the MacOS high sierra from the direct download link for your Mac computer, VirtualBox or Vmware.
Features:
- This new upgraded version has improved the reliability of SMB printing.
- Bluetooth appeared as unavailable has been fixed.
- Added support for 70 new emojis.
- You can now unlock a FileVault-encrypted APFS volume using a recovery keychain file.
- It has improved the reliability of the Microsoft Exchange message sync.
May 18, 2019 In this tutorial we will perform a clean installation of macOS High Sierra on a Windows 10 P.C. Using VirtualBox. Unlike most tutorials which use a pre-built virtual hard disc file as their. MacOS Sierra and VMware Fusion 8 Hot off the heels of WWDC, Apple has made available the next major update to it’s flagship operating system for Mac. With a new name, macOS, Apple seems to be getting away from the OS X moniker and aligning with the rest of the OS’s that it has in it’s bag: tvOS, iOS, watchOS, and now macOS.
In this article, I am going to show you how to install macOS Sierra 10.12 on VMware Workstation on Windows 10. Apple announced the next version of Mac book’s operation system that is called by the name macOS Sierra at WWDC 2016. Oct 24, 2019 For the strongest security and latest features, find out whether you can upgrade to macOS Catalina, the latest version of the Mac operating system. If you still need macOS Sierra, use this link: Download macOS Sierra. A file named InstallOS.dmg will download to your Mac. How To Create A Mac OS X (macOS Sierra) VM In Your Windows PC With VirtualBox. And boot the Mac OS X virtual machine. If you followed the process properly, the VM.
How to download MacOS high Sierra
If you are a Mac user then you can easily download the iso installer (dmg file) from the official site of apple. click here (if you are a Mac user, else skip this).
AdvertisementsIf you are not a Mac user or you are a windows user (and want to install Sierra in VirtualBox, Vmware or any other virtual machine) then you can download the file from the below link:
Download MacOS High Sierra (from google drive link)
How to install MacOS High Sierra on Virtual Machine
- First of all, download and install VirtualBox or Vmware on your computer (Windows or any other)
- And then download the MacOS high sierra. This file will be in zip format. And so you need to extract it by using WinRAR or any other tool.
- Now, Launch the Virtual machine and then “Create a new machine”. And then do the following settings:
Name: macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Type: Mac OS X
Version: macOS 10.13 or 10.12
Memory size: 3GB to 6GB ( 65% of your Ram)
Virtual disk file: macOS high Sierra 10.13.vmdk - And now, you have to select “Use an exsting virtual hard disk file” and Open “macOS high Sierra 10.13.vmdk” File.
- And then follow the wizard.
- That’s it.
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Current macOS version: High Sierra (10.13), tested with VirtualBox 5.2.16 r123759
To build a VM running macOS, follow the directions below:
Download the installer from Mac App Store (it should be available in the 'Purchases' section if you've acquired it previously). The installer will be placed in your Applications folder. (Should work for Yosemite, El Capitan, Sierra and High Sierra, Mojave - 10.10-10.14.)
- Note: On newer hardware, you might not be able to download older OS releases that Apple doesn't support on the newer hardware (e.g. the 2016 MacBook Pro can only download 10.12 Sierra or later). In this case, you need to use an older Mac to download the older OS.
Make the script executable and run it:
chmod +x prepare-iso.sh && ./prepare-iso.sh
.If the script fails to find the installer you can specify its path as the first parameter. By default, the output is saved as <Yosemite|El Capitan|Sierra|High Sierra|Mojave>.iso on the Desktop. You can change this using the second parameter.Example:
Open VirtualBox and create a new VM.
Set:
- name: Choose a name
- type:
Mac OS X
- version:
Mac OS X (64-bit)
.
Follow the rest of the VM creation wizard and either leave the defaults or adjust to your liking.
Go into the Settings for the new VM you created and:1. Under 'Display', increase the Video Memory to at least 128MB, otherwise macOS might not boot correctly, and display performance will be abysmal.2. Under 'Audio', uncheck 'Enable Audio', otherwise the VM may display 'choppy' performance.
In Terminal, run the command
VBoxManage modifyvm VM_NAME --cpuidset 00000001 000306a9 00020800 80000201 178bfbff
(whereVM_NAME
is the exact name of the VM set in step 4) so the VM has the right CPU settings for macOS.Click 'Start' to boot the new VM.
Select the iso created in step 2 when VirtualBox asks for it.
In the installer, select your preferred language.
Open Disk Utility and format the volume:1. Go to
Utilities > Disk Utility
, select the VirtualBox disk, and chooseErase
to format it as:- For macOS < 10.13, choose
Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
- For macOS 10.13 and later, choose
APFS
.
- For macOS < 10.13, choose
Quit Disk Utility, and then continue with installation as normal.
Troubleshooting & Improvements
I've noticed that sometimes I need to go in and explicitly mark the iso as a Live CD in the VM settings in order to get the VM to boot from the image.
If you try to start your VM and it does not boot up at all, check to make sure you have enough RAM to run your VM.
Conversely, VirtualBox sometimes does not eject the virtual installer DVD after installation. If your VM boots into the installer again, remove the ISO in
Settings -> Storage
.VirtualBox uses the left command key as the 'host key' by default. If you want to use it for shortcuts like
command+c
orcommand-v
(copy&paste), you need to remap or unset the 'Host Key Combination' inPreferences -> Input -> Virtual Machine
.The default Video Memory of 16MB is far below Apple's official requirement of 128MB. Increasing this value may help if you run into problems and is also the most effective performance tuning.
Depending on your hardware, you may also want to increase RAM and the share of CPU power the VM is allowed to use.
When the installation is complete, and you have a fresh new macOS VM, you can shut it down and create a snapshot. This way, you can go back to the initial state in the future. I use this technique to test the
mac-dev-playbook
, which I use to set up and configure my own Mac workstation for web and app development.If for High Sierra you can not find the VirtualBox disk created inside the Disk Utility select
View -> Show All Devices
and format the newly visible device (Source: tinyapps.org).If for High Sierra you encounter boot / EFI problems, restart the VM and hit
F12
to get to the VirtualBox boot manager. Select EFI In-Terminal Shell and run:If keyboard and mouse do not work inside the VM:
- Ensure the VirtualBox Extension Pack is installed.
- In the VM settings, under
Ports > USB
, selectUSB 3.0 (xHCI) Control
.
Larger VM Screen Resolution
To control the screen size of your macOS VM:
Shutdown your VM
Run the following VBoxManage command:
Replace VM_NAME
with the name of your Virtual Machine. Replace N
with one of 0,1,2,3,4,5. These numbers correspond to the screen resolutions 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1440x900, 1920x1200 screen resolution, respectively.
The video mode can only be changed when the VM is powered off and remains persistent until changed. See more details in this forum discussion.
Notes
- The code for this example originally came from VirtualBox forums and especially this article.
- Subsequently updated to support Yosemite - Sierra based on this thread, and High Sierra and beyond based on the work of a number of contributors (thanks!).
- To install command line tools after macOS is booted, open a terminal window and enter
xcode-select --install
(or just try usinggit
,gcc
, or other tools that would be installed with CLI tools).
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This project was created in 2015 by Jeff Geerling.