What you need
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Download the full installer file for MacOS Mojave
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Go here (http://dosdude1.com/mojave/) open the page for Mojave and download the patch tool (the download links are labeled "Direct" and "Mirror" on this page) *
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Start the Mojave patch application (it's possible that you'll need to avoid the Gatekeeper advertisement by right clicking on the application and selecting "Open")
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Open the "Tools" menu and choose "Download MacOS Mojave"
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Confirm that you want to download the complete 6.5 GB MacOS Mojave installer. then choose a destination to save it to (if you're planning to make a USB installer, it's necessary to put it in the Applications folder)
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Wait until the download is complete. There are few parts to the Dosdude tool that it incorporates into an appropriate installer.
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In the Get Info window for the file installer, there is the 20MB "stub" mini installer for Mojave MacOS that is incomplete:
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Also in the Get Info window for the complete size installer application, that downloads using the DosDude tool, this is where the complete XXX GB install application is. "Install MacOS Mojave.app":
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The last complete installation file is the only one that contains the createinstallmedia tool to create a start-up disc for Mojave MacOS.
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It is not completely clear why the small application installer downloads on some Macs and not on others. It could be related to the Mac OS / Mac OS X installed on or the hard drive space on the Mac that is being used. However, this is only speculation and if you have an exact answer (or theory) as to why some Mac users download the full installer and some the mini-installer, share that with us in the comments.
It is not completely clear why the small application installer downloads on some Macs and not on others. It could be related to the Mac OS / Mac OS X installed on or the hard drive space on the Mac that is being used. However, this is only speculation and if you have an exact answer (or theory) as to why some Mac users download the full installer and some the mini-installer, share that with us in the comments.
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