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My iMac crashed and it wants a disc to reinstall Big Sur, that was in stalled at a computer store and I don't have a disk, can I download Big Sur to a thumb drive to install on my desk top?
how do I download Big Sur to a thumb drive on my laptop, it want to update my laptop and that is not what I need
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iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.6
You may reinstall macOS to the iMac by rebooting from Recovery and following the instructions found in this article >
How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support
If you prefer to download the Big Sur installer and create a usb bootable drive, those instructions can be found in this support article > How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support
If you wish to upgrade macOS on your laptop, this is the way > Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support
You may reinstall macOS to the iMac by rebooting from Recovery and following the instructions found in this article >
How to reinstall macOS - Apple Support
If you prefer to download the Big Sur installer and create a usb bootable drive, those instructions can be found in this support article > How to get old versions of macOS - Apple Support
If you wish to upgrade macOS on your laptop, this is the way > Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support
Please refer to Create a bootable installer for macOS.
You do not need to have the insta;;action file on either a CD or a flash drive. You can download Big Sur directly to your desktop and install it.
How to install Big Sur on iMac?
