Tip: before reading the rest of the article, it’s recommended to navigate to the Required File section of this post and download macOS Catalina 10.15 then you’ve time to read the item until the downloading gets complete.
Steps to Install macOS Catalina on VirtualBox on Windows
Important Note
Before we get started, make sure your system can support Virtualization Technology (VT), and it is enabled from BIOS so that you should be able to run Virtualization software like Virtualbox or VMware. Also, you should have a 64-bit Windows operating system with at least 2 GB RAM and 20 GB of free storage. We recommend you 4 GB of RAM or higher and more room so you can store more files and install more apps on macOS Catalina disk. Furthermore, if you have an SSD, it’s highly recommended to use it as storage because SSD is much faster then mechanical hard drive (HDD) and macOS run on SSD very smooth. Anyway, it is not 100% compulsory but if you have don’t hesitate to use it.
Download the Prerequisites
All the necessary files are linked in the article below, and you should be able to download them without any issues.
Download macOS Catalina ISO VirtualBox Code Virtualbox 6.1.10 Setup (Direct Link) Download Virtualbox 6.x Setup Download Virtualbox Extension
Step 1: Download macOS Catalina ISO
You’ve to download macOS Catalina ISO from the link provided. If you’ve not downloaded, you should download the macOS Catalina ISO image. We’ll be using the ISO image of macOS Catalina in this guide. Please read the guide step by step. If you miss any step, then the installation might not work. So read all the steps because all of them are important. Recommendation: It’s highly recommended to create a new drive on your Windows PC and install macOS Catalina on a separate drive.
Step 2: Install VirtualBox on Windows PC
From the “Required File” section of this post, you should have downloaded VirtualBox and if you didn’t, download VirtualBox latest version and install it on your Windows system. If you’ve already installed VirtualBox, then you can skip this step. Other than that, follow the steps below.
Step 3: Install & Update VirtualBox Extension
This step is not 100% necessary but it’s highly recommended to do this step because macOS Catalina might not be compatible with VirtualBox and for this reason, it might cause problems during the installation. Go to the Virtualbox download page. Under VirtualBox 6.1.10 Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack section, click All supported platforms to download the latest version of Virtualbox Extension Pack. Once you’ve downloaded the Extension pack. Now, Follow the steps below to update the Virtualbox extension pack. Finally, you should see something like the screenshot below.
Step 4: Create a New Virtual Machine & Customize it
Creating a virtual machine for macOS Catalina is kind of the same as you create a virtual machine for the Windows Operating system or Linux but with some minor changes. In this post, I’ll show those changes. Follow the steps below to create a new virtual machine for macOS Catalina using ISO file.
Step 5: Run VirtualBox Code Via Command Prompt
Once you’ve created and customized your virtual machine, it’s time to run some codes in order to install macOS Catalina on VirtualBox. First, you should notice your virtual machine name because later on, we will use it. Open the VirtualBox code which you should have downloaded from the Required File section of this post. If you’ve not downloaded doesn’t matter. Just use the following code.Note: Before, you execute the code by command prompt. You should read the following steps.
Step 6: Start the Virtual Machine
Starting macOS Catalina with the older version of the Mac Operating system was a bit different, but with new macOS Catalina still, it’s easy to set it up. #1. Open the VirtualBox app then click the Start button. A black screen with a few yellow & white text will appear on the screen. #2. Once you’ve started your virtual machine, you might have to choose which ISO to select. If you’ve attached only one ISO image. You probably not see the window below. Just make sure, you’re using the right macOS Catalina ISO.
Step 7: Create macOS Catalina Bootable Disk
Step 8: Perform a Clean Installation of macOS Catalina
Fix Common Errors
The issue regarding “[EB|#LOG:EXITBS:START] (AND CURRENT DATE/TIME)”. Use the command below. Please comment your problem and solution if you’ve then we will add in this section for other visitors.
Summary
Basically, in this article, I’ve shown you the step by step pictorial guide on how to install macOS Catalina on VirtualBox on a Windows computer. After reading and following this guide, you should have done the following;
Download macOS Catalina ISO Install VirtualBox on Windows Installed & upgraded VirtualBox extension Created a new virtual machine for macOS Catalina Customized macOS Catalina VM Executed the VirtualBox code via CMD Start the Virtual Machine Create macOS Catalina Bootable Disk And finally performed a clean installation of macOS Catalina.
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