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How to set Default Boot Drive [Clover/OpenCore]
This guide describes how to set the default boot drive for Clover and OpenCore. By following this guide, you'll be able to set the desired boot volume when booting through Clover or OpenCore bootloader. To set the default boot drive, follow the steps below.
Clover
If you're using Clover as a bootloader, follow the steps below to set the default boot drive.
1. Mount your ESP
2. Open your
3. Enter the name of your desired boot drive in
4. Save your
5. Restart your system. Now, your desired volume will be always selected by default.
OpenCore
If you're using OpenCore as a bootloader, follow the steps below to set the default boot drive.
1. Mount your ESP
2. Open your config.plist using any XML editor from the
3. Enable
4. Save your config.plist
5. Restart your system.
6. From the OpenCore picker, select your desired Boot volume and press
QUICK INFO:
When you reset NVRAM, the default boot drive will be reset.
This guide describes how to set the default boot drive for Clover and OpenCore. By following this guide, you'll be able to set the desired boot volume when booting through Clover or OpenCore bootloader. To set the default boot drive, follow the steps below.
Clover
If you're using Clover as a bootloader, follow the steps below to set the default boot drive.
1. Mount your ESP
2. Open your
config.plist using any XML editor from the EFI/Clover directory.3. Enter the name of your desired boot drive in
Default Boot Volume option in Boot section of your config.plist. If you're using High Sierra or later, use Preboot as Default Boot Volume.4. Save your
config.plist.5. Restart your system. Now, your desired volume will be always selected by default.
OpenCore
If you're using OpenCore as a bootloader, follow the steps below to set the default boot drive.
1. Mount your ESP
2. Open your config.plist using any XML editor from the
EFI/OC directory.3. Enable
AllowSetDefaultoption in Misc>Security section of your config.plist4. Save your config.plist
5. Restart your system.
6. From the OpenCore picker, select your desired Boot volume and press
CTRL+Enter key together and it will boot from the desired boot volume. When you restart the system next time, your desired volume will be always selected by default.QUICK INFO:
When you reset NVRAM, the default boot drive will be reset.
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