macOS 11.4 brought major changes to the way M1 Macs handle external bootable disks. This explains how this works during the boot process.
Category Archive: Macs
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macOS 11.4 has finally fixed all the problems with installing current and older macOS on external disks, and booting an M1 Mac from them.
