# First, we need to find our device. BEFORE inserting your USB drive, run the # following: diskutil list # This will output a bunch of info about all of the disk drives connected to # your Mac. Each entry will have a header in the form "/dev/diskX", where X is # some number starting at 0. Now, insert your USB drive and run the command # again. You should see a new entry. Make note of the name (ie, /dev/diskX). diskutil list # Now we need to format the drive for MS-DOS and include a Master Boot Record. # In the command below, replace "diskX" with the identifier of your USB drive. # WARNING: this will delete everything on the USB!! diskutil eraseDisk MS-DOS WIN10 MBR diskX # In the command above, MS-DOS is the format of the partition that will be # created on the USB. WIN10 is the name of that partition (it'll appear in # Finder as the name of your USB). MBR tells diskutil to create a Master Boot # Record, which is necessary for the USB to be bootable. # # Now, "open" the Windows ISO: open Win10xxxx.iso # Your Mac will "mount" the ISO as if it was a drive. A Finder window will open # to show the contents of the ISO. Close the Finder window; you don't need it. # Back in the terminal, let's find the mounted ISO: diskutil list # You should see a new entry. This time, we're looking for what's in the NAME # column. You should see something funny like CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9. The name # will differ depending on which ISO you downloaded. Make note of the diskX # identifier as well. Now, let's cd to the ISO: cd /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9 # And copy all the files over to our USB: sudo cp -r . /Volumes/WIN10/ # This will take a while; there's a lot of data (4+ GB). Grab a drink; relax. # # Once it's done, you can eject both the USB and the ISO. First, cd to another # directory otherwise OSX will not allow you to unmount the ISO (since being in # the directory means the ISO is "in use"): cd ~ # Eject the USB using the diskX identifier from the second step above: diskutil eject diskX # Eject the ISO using the diskX identifier from the fifth step above: diskutil eject diskX # Now insert the USB into your computer, (re)boot, and select the USB from the # boot device menu (you may need to press some key to show the boot device menu # - on my machine it's F12). # #Depending on how new your computer is, you may see the USB twice: once with # UEFI in front of the name, and the other without. If you see the UEFI option, # select that.