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FreeBSDNews July 11, 2026 3 min read

bsdinstall Gains Guided Root-on-ZFS Support, Years After ZFS Itself Landed

ZFS arrived in FreeBSD's base system in the late 2000s, but installing directly onto a ZFS root without manual command-line setup took years longer to become a guided installer option.

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macOSHow-To July 9, 2026 3 min read

How to Create a Bootable macOS Installer on a USB Drive

A complete walkthrough using the built-in createinstallmedia tool to build a bootable USB installer for a clean install or major troubleshooting.

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WindowsHow-To July 9, 2026 3 min read

How to Create a Bootable Windows USB Installer

A complete walkthrough using the official Media Creation Tool, plus how to verify the resulting USB actually boots before you need it in an emergency.

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