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sudo: /Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia: command not found

Hi everyone I tried many times to enter this keysudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ Big\ Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume

BUT I keep getting this message!!

sudo: /Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia: command not found

My Mac is 15"mid 2010 i7 processor 8 GB Ram Please help thank you.

Posted on Mar 24, 2023 5:39 PM

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Posted on Mar 24, 2023 7:56 PM

Excerpted from Create a bootable installer for macOS - Apple Support:


"Download from a Mac that is compatible with the macOS you're downloading."


My Mac is 15"mid 2010 ...


That Mac is not compatible with Big Sur.


macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers - Apple Support

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sudo: /Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia: command not found

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