Terminal Archives

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

How to format a Mac Drive in Terminal

Here is a few sample examples of how to format a drive in Terminal.

Click Applications > Utilities > Terminal.

Always run Diskutil list. This will show you the list of the drives on that computer which will help you identify which drive name is needed to for the DiskNoteID at the end of the terminal command.

Formatting a Disk to Mac OS Extended Journaled (JHFS+) from Terminal in Mac OS X

diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ DiskName /dev/DiskNodeID

December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

How to setup file share using terminal

Here’s a detailed article you can use — written in a clear, professional style — about File Sharing for Macs Using Terminal Commands:

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

How to create a Bootable installer for macOS Tahoe

With the release of Apples new macOS Tahoe on the 15th September 2025 their website has not been updated with the new terminal command for creating a bootable USB stick for this version of the Operating System.

Let us dive into how to download and run the build through terminal.

July 28, 2025July 28, 2025

How to setup sleep and wake schedule on your Mac using Terminal

This will work with any macOS from Catalina and above.

June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

How to install Google Chrome on Catalina

In this video we will show you how to install Google Chrome on Catalina. So Chrome will only allow the installation of its software if you are running macOS 11 or higher. (Big Sur)

May 23, 2025June 5, 2025

Install Legacy version of Google Chrome on Catalina macOS

Here is a new update of the Google Chrome Legacy version for Macs.

So Chrome will only allow the installation of its software if you are running macOS 11 or higher. (Big Sur) Anything before that unless you had installed Chrome before Google pulled its support you won’t be able to install Google Chrome.

There is however a few options for you.

April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

How to format a Windows Drive to Mac in Disk Utility

If you have a Windows hard drive that needs formatting for a Mac then this short video will show you how to do that. Before watching the video you will need to take the hard drive out of the Windows machine and place it in a hard drive caddy plugged into your Mac.