The Ultimate Guide to macOS High Sierra VMDK Download and Installation
Using QEMU: You can use the qemu-img tool on Windows or Linux to convert a DMG to VMDK with the following command:qemu-img convert -O vmdk -o compat6 BaseSystem.dmg macos-recovery.vmdk.
Official Installer (App Store): You can still access High Sierra through Apple Support which provides a direct link to the Mac App Store.
- Open Terminal and run:
(Replace /Volumes/MyUSB with the mounted target volume.)sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyUSB --nointeraction - Optionally convert the USB installer to an ISO using hdiutil:
hdiutil create -o /tmp/HighSierra -size 8g -layout SPUD -fs HFS+J hdiutil attach /tmp/HighSierra.dmg -noverify -mountpoint /Volumes/install_build sudo /Applications/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/install_build --nointeraction hdiutil detach /Volumes/Install\ macOS\ High\ Sierra hdiutil convert /tmp/HighSierra.dmg -format UDTO -o /tmp/HighSierra.cdr mv /tmp/HighSierra.cdr /tmp/HighSierra.iso
To run High Sierra smoothly in a virtual environment, your host PC should meet these minimum requirements:
System Settings: Give the VM at least 4GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores. Video Memory: Crank this to 128MB.