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If you want to use it for shortcuts like command+c or command-v (copy&paste), you need to remap or unset the "Host Key Combination" in Preferences -> Input -> Virtual Machine. VirtualBox uses the left command key as the "host key" by default. Go to Utilities > Disk Utility, select the VirtualBox disk, and choose Erase to format it as: In the installer, select your preferred language.ġ.
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Select the iso created in step 2 when VirtualBox asks for it. In Terminal, run the command VBoxManage modifyvm VM_NAME -cpuidset 00000001 000306a9 00020800 80000201 178bfbff (where VM_NAME is the exact name of the VM set in step 4) so the VM has the right CPU settings for macOS. Under 'Audio', uncheck 'Enable Audio', otherwise the VM may display 'choppy' performance. Under 'Display', increase the Video Memory to at least 128MB, otherwise macOS might not boot correctly, and display performance will be abysmal.Ģ.
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