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Note: The “Startup Disk” of macOS Ventura (13.0), macOS Monterey (12.0), macOS Big Sur (11.0), Catalina (10.15), macOS Mojave (10.14), and macOS 10.13 High Sierra with SSDs (Solid State Drives) cannot be rebuilt with DiskWarrior as they are automatically pre-loaded with Apple File System (APFS).

How to install DiskWarrior 5 on macOS 13.0 (Ventura)

Note: For Intel Macs, the process is the same; however the Rosetta 2 Framework will not need to be installed.

For best results of not have any other applications open or a problem Volume connected.

To download a step-by-step PDF version of this guide, click here.

Note: For macOS 10.13 High Sierra & 10.14 Mojave, the process is the same; however only the Security Extension must be allowed.

For best results do not have any other applications open or a problem Volume connected.

How to create a bootable DiskWarrior USB Flash Drive.

To download a step-by-step PDF version of this guide, click here.

Note: for macOS 10.14 Mojave and earlier, the process is the same; however the Permission to access “'Removable Drives” will not appear. DiskWarrior Recovery Maker is compatible with OS X 10.7 Lion through macOS 10.15 Catalina.

For best results do not have any other applications open or a problem Volume connected.

How to Update DiskWarrior 5 on macOS & the DiskWarrior USB Flash Drive.

Note: On macOS 10.15 Catalina, you may need to allow access for the DiskWarrior 5 Updater to search for removable Volumes. DiskWarrior 5 Updater is compatible with OS X 10.7 Lion through macOS 10.15 Catalina.

For best results do not have any other applications open or a problem Volume connected.