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When finished, it puts them in the Applications folder. OS installers are all called 'Install OS X OS Name' which might not be what you expected, if you're looking alphabetically for instance for El Capitan. Prior to completion they are squirrelled away deep inside /private/var/folders & not easy at all to find. Therefore, in macOS Mojave, the option of installing apps from anywhere is not missing; it is just hidden. With just a few clicks you can find it and make use of it. Remember that using this method may risk your security. Only install applications from developers you trust. When sharing the Mac with other people hide the allow apps from.
How to access Windows Apps folder in your PC in Windows 10: – It’s your system, if you develop a desire to know what’s hidden from you by your system, I wouldn’t blame you. Have you ever wondered where every installation file is kept by windows? Well, what if I say that am going to tell you the big secret and give you access to everything? Wouldn’t you be willing to take up the offer? Yes of course, right? It’s the WindowsApps folder that we should be looking out for. Read on, to learn how to access WindowsApps folder by following a very few number of steps.
Also see:– How to change default installation folder of windows 10 apps
STEP 1 Thumbtack app for macbook.
- Firstly, open My Computer and double click on C drive.
STEP 2
- Now find out the folder named Program Files and double click on it. This is the folder which houses WindowsApps folder.
STEP 3
- Now if you look at the name of the folders starting with the letter “W”, you will not find WindowsApps there. This is because it is a hidden folder. Let’s discover it first.
STEP 4
- Click on the Viewtab. Now look for a cell named Hidden items. Check the cell corresponding to it to view the hidden folders and files.
STEP 5
- You will now see that WindowsApps folder has been revealed, congratulations on that part. But if you execute a double on the WindowsApps folder, you will be faced with a Permission Denied message. Let’s get to solving this issue.
STEP 6
- Right click on WindowsApps folder and from the context menu that opens up, choose Properties by clicking on it.
STEP 7
- This results in the opening up of a new window named WindowsApps Properties. Down at the bottom, you will see a button named Advanced. Click on it, to change the folder permissions.
STEP 8
- Find the link named Change and click on it to change the owner of the folder.
STEP 9
- Now you will see that the owner is listed as TrustedInstaller. Click on Change once again.
STEP 10
- A new window named Select User or Group opens up. Type-in the user account name which you want to give the ownership of the WindowsApps folder, under the text filed named Enter the object name to select. Once you are done, click on Check Names.
STEP 11
- Clicking on Check Names button will change the entered user name into the object name of the user account as shown in the below screenshot. Click on OK button once you are done.
STEP 12
- Do not forget to check the cell corresponding to Replace owner on subcontainers and folders before clicking on the OK button of Advanced Security Settings for WindowsApps window.
STEP 13
- Sit back and relax. Windows will do the job of changing the ownership of the folder and it’s contents.
STEP 14
- Once the ownership is changed and if you open the WindowsApps folder from the Program Files again, you will be able to view the contents in it.
Well, you are done. Doesn’t it feel great to have found out the big secret? Feel free to come back, there is always more waiting. Mac apps not updating. Hope you found the article useful.
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What you need to create a bootable installer
- A USB flash drive or other secondary volume, formatted as Mac OS Extended, with at least 12GB of available storage
- A downloaded installer for macOS Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, or El Capitan
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Download macOS
- Download: macOS Big Sur, macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave, or macOS High Sierra
These download to your Applications folder as an app named Install macOS [version name]. If the installer opens after downloading, quit it without continuing installation. To get the correct installer, download from a Mac that is using macOS Sierra 10.12.5 or later, or El Capitan 10.11.6. Enterprise administrators, please download from Apple, not a locally hosted software-update server. - Download: OS X El Capitan
This downloads as a disk image named InstallMacOSX.dmg. On a Mac that is compatible with El Capitan, open the disk image and run the installer within, named InstallMacOSX.pkg. It installs an app named Install OS X El Capitan into your Applications folder. You will create the bootable installer from this app, not from the disk image or .pkg installer.
Use the 'createinstallmedia' command in Terminal
- Connect the USB flash drive or other volume that you're using for the bootable installer.
- Open Terminal, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
- Type or paste one of the following commands in Terminal. These assume that the installer is in your Applications folder, and MyVolume is the name of the USB flash drive or other volume you're using. If it has a different name, replace
MyVolume
in these commands with the name of your volume.
Big Sur:*
Catalina:*
Mojave:*
High Sierra:*
El Capitan:
* If your Mac is using macOS Sierra or earlier, include the
--applicationpath
argument and installer path, similar to the way this is done in the command for El Capitan.After typing the command:
- Press Return to enter the command.
- When prompted, type your administrator password and press Return again. Terminal doesn't show any characters as you type your password.
- When prompted, type Y to confirm that you want to erase the volume, then press Return. Terminal shows the progress as the bootable installer is created.
- When Terminal says that it's done, the volume will have the same name as the installer you downloaded, such as Install macOS Catalina. You can now quit Terminal and eject the volume.
Use the bootable installer
After creating the bootable installer, follow these steps to use it:
- Plug the bootable installer into a Mac that is connected to the internet and compatible with the version of macOS you're installing.
- Press and hold the Option (Alt) ⌥ key immediately after turning on or restarting your Mac.
- Release the Option key when you see a dark screen showing your bootable volumes.
If you can't start up from the bootable installer, make sure that the External Boot setting in Startup Security Utility is set to allow booting from external media. - Choose your language, if prompted.
- Select Install macOS (or Install OS X) from the Utilities window, then click Continue and follow the onscreen instructions.
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For more information about the
createinstallmedia
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- Big Sur: /Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
- Catalina: /Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
- Mojave: /Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
- High Sierra: /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia
- El Capitan: /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia