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Apple script: How to boot to other volume

I need snippet to boot to other volume such as 'TEST'

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I need Apple script snippet to boot to other volume such as 'TEST'.
For example, I am in volume '10.5' and want to boot into volume 'Test'.

Eoin OSullivan

Are you talking about changing the startup disk?

In the System Preferences, Startup you can select an alternative volume if it has a valid OSX system and when you reboot it will boot from this volume.

Do you want an Applescript to change the Startup Disk to an alternative Volume?

You'll need to use a Shell script as this is pretty core functionality in OSX.

Assuming your alternative Volume is ready you want to run a command like

sudo systemsetup -setstartupdisk /Volumes/< name of drive you wish to boot to >/System/Library/CoreServices

This will prompt for root/admin password
Then when you reboot the selected Volume will be the boot system.

For more info and options .. in Terminal type

man systemsetup
man bless

myang999

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I ran following script and get "Set Startup Disk to Path : /Volumes/Restore/System/Library/CoreServices" message from Terminal.

tell application "Terminal"
do script "sudo systemsetup -setstartupdisk /Volumes/Restore/System/Library/CoreServices"
end tell

How can I set Startup disk path?

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myang999

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You are the Champ!