For better overview on osx service sticks with multiple boot partitions
Changing the OSX Boot Stick Labels shown on boot on holding ALT:
- rename partition label to something like „osx 10.10 install“
- sudo bless -folder „/Volumes/osx 10.11 install“ -label „osx 10.11 install“
info: bless — set volume bootability and startup disk options
Update 2026
macOS 26.4.1 @ MACmini M4:
# bless -folder /Volumes/AI -label "da AI Sys" bless: For Apple Silicon Macs, the 'folder' option is only supported for external devices
fix:
bless -mount /Volumes/AI -label "da AI Sys" Password for user: