System -> Processor -> change CPU to two, optional: set execution cap to 80% (this value is up to you and your host system configuration).System -> Motherboard -> Boot Order: deactivate Floppy.Virtual hard disk size: ~20 GB (an empty installation of macOS High Sierra takes about 11,4 GB).Version: Mac OS X (64-bit) or macOS 10.13 High Sierra (64-bit).Name: macOS (or whatever you want to call it).Open a Terminal window, create a 'virtual USB flash drive'/disk image:.The version of the 'Install macOS High Sierra.app' has to be 13.0.66 or above. Apple made some changes to the previous released version, especially to the installer, which are important to get this VM running. Hint: if you have downloaded macOS High Sierra before the 5th of October, delete it and redownload it.

Download macOS High Sierra from the Mac App Store.

You also need ~20 GB disk space for the virtual machine, as well as ~18 GB free space temporarily for the creation of the install media.Ĭreate a macOS install ISO file for VirtualBox You will need at least 4096 MB RAM of host memory, more is better. MacOS Sierra 10.12.6, VirtualBox 5.1.28 with installed VirtualBox Extension Pack It's always a struggle to get macOS as a guest system running on macOS as the host system, but today was my lucky day and after several failures I managed to get it running! So here is how I did it. So I have a MacBook Pro running macOS Sierra (10.12) and I wanted to run a virtual machine (VM) of macOS High Sierra to try out the new operating system. Click “New” to create your new virtual machine.8Okt/17 0 VirtualBox: How to create a macOS High Sierra VM to run on a Mac host system

Install VirtualBox on your Windows PC by following the instructions in the installation wizard.

This is an easier, and hence preferred, method for getting access to Apple software. However, the amount of technical knowledge you need for this is way less. There are plenty of sites that have them, but downloading an ISO from an unofficial site does come with a level of risk. You will still need to convert this APP file to a DMG and then convert it from a DMG to an ISO in order to be able to install it in VirtualBox.Īn easier but also less secure option is to search for an ISO of your desired version of macOS online. Regardless of the macOS version your Mac is running, open the App Store page of the latest macOS version – Monterey – and download the installer from there. Even if you have access to a Mac, you won’t be able to download a copy of the OS you already have installed.

Getting hold of an ISO is actually more difficult than you might expect. You’ll also need an ISO image of the macOS version you want to install. First, you’ll need to download a copy of Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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