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Below instructions go through the necessary steps to create a bootable B= lancco USB drive while using MacOS.
Note that the USB flash drive is not recognized by Windows due to USB fo= rmat type after completing this process.
Convert Drive Eraser ISO to .img format using the convert option of = hdiutil
hdiutil= convert -format UDRW -o /path/to/target.img /path/to/source.iso
MacOS tends to put the .dmg ending on the output file automatically.= Rename the file to remove this additional extension.
mv /Use= rs/blancco/Desktop/Drive_Eraser.img.dmg /Users/blancco/Desktop/DriveEraser.= img
Unmount the USB flash drive (replace N with the d= isk number from the last command - in the previous example, N= would be 2)
diskuti= l unmountDisk /dev/diskN
Convert and copy the image file to the USB flash drive (replace /pat= h/to/target.img with the path where the Drive Eraser .img file is located).= Running the command requires user password, when prompted provide the pass= word and press ENTER to continue.
sudo dd= if=3D/path/to/DriveEraser.img of=3D/dev/rdiskN bs=3D1m
If you see the error dd: Invalid number '1m', you are using GNU dd. = Use the same command but replace bs=3D1m with bs=3D1M.<= /p>
If you see the error dd: /dev/diskN: Resource busy, make sure the di= sk is not in use. Start the 'Disk Utility.app' and unmount (don't eject) th= e drive.
When completed, MacOS should ask to eject USB. If not asked to eject= , run the following command and remove your flash media when the command co= mpletes.
diskuti= l eject /dev/diskN