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1. CREATE BOOTABLE USB MAC OS SIERRA APP FROM WINDOWS INSTALL
2. CREATE BOOTABLE USB MAC OS SIERRA APP FROM WINDOWS UPGRADE

You can disable FileVault temporarily to get around this problem.

CREATE BOOTABLE USB MAC OS SIERRA APP FROM WINDOWS INSTALL

It seems to work fine otherwise, but is just begging for a clean install of Sierra to resolve this issue.

CREATE BOOTABLE USB MAC OS SIERRA APP FROM WINDOWS UPGRADE

My wife's laptop has a copy of Yosemite that got stuck 99% of the way through the FileVault encryption process, and thus has never been willing to accept an upgrade to El Capitan. Thanks, Andrew - this is just what the doctor ordered. Just remember to disassociate your hardware from your Apple ID before you wipe it and sell it. Bundle in an 8GB USB stick with an installer as a bonus. If you get fresh installers for each major release on a regular basis, then you can even use this method to do a "clean" install of the OS and leave it at the registration prompt for the next owner. The OS updates are listed, and download and install properly. Doing a clean install from a backup image created using the command line method listed here, I run the install, say "no" to the Apple ID prompt, set up the system, then launch App Store and go to Updates, declining Apple ID when prompted for it. I regularly do installations of old and new versions of the OS, and don't even need an Apple ID for OS-related updates. Applications are tied to the app store account, but not OS releases.ĮDIT: Apparently, Internet Recovery does the "downgrade" automatically. I don't believe this has ever been the case with OS releases. It's so annoying to have to go back and downgrade an old Mac fix or six OS versions if you want to sell it on Craigslist because otherwise the person you sell it to won't be able to restore it later unless they have a valid liscense in the App Store. I really wish Apple would start tying the OS upgrades to the hardware instead of my Apple Store account.