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#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN MAC OS X#
#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN MAC OS#
#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN INSTALL#
#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN UPGRADE#
#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN PASSWORD#

#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN INSTALL#

If you have multiple computers that need the El Capitan upgrade, then a bootable install flash drive will make the process easier and faster, since the install file is over 6 GB in size (about a gig larger than Yosemite was!) and could take some time to download on each computer individually.

The new OS features Split View mode for better multitasking, a cleaner Mission Control, smarter Spotlight, a way to mute Safari tabs playing audio, enhanced Mail and Notes apps, and more.

#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN MAC OS#

You should now have a bootable USB drive from which you can boot your Mac and perform a fresh install of the Max OS X operating system.Apple's latest update to Mac OS X, 10.11 El Capitan, is currently available in the Mac App Store for everyone to download and install at no cost. If you wish to continue type (Y) then press return: YĮrasing Disk: 0%. To continue we need to erase the disk at /Volumes/Yosemite. Marks-MacBook-Pro:~ Mark$ sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/Yosemite -applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app Sample logīelow is a log of the terminal screen from when I created my bootable USB drive containing the Yosemite OS X installation files. The time it takes will vary depending on the speed of your Mac and the USB drive write speed.

Even though it may appear to have locked up, put your worries aside and your patience will be rewarded. This process can take upwards of 30 minutes or more without any indication on the screen it is still processing.

#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN PASSWORD#

To kick off the process, type in your user password when requested.

Sudo /Applications/ Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/ ElCapitanUSB -applicationpath /Applications/ Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app You will also notice the command (createinstallmedia) used to create the installable USB drive is actually contained with Yosemite.app file that was downloaded.Type (paste) the following commandįor Yosemite: sudo /Applications/ Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/ YosemiteUSB -applicationpath /Applications/ Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app The –applicationpath attribute specifies the OS X source installation file that was downloaded earlier. The –volume /volume/YosemiteUSB attribute of the command specifies the target drive, the USB drive in this case.

The following command is used to make the USB drive bootable as well as copying the necessary OS installation files on the USB drive.A couple quick points to help make sense of the command below.

This located in the Applications > Utilities folder. Be sure the USB drive does not have multiple partitions (that can happen, so use to the Partition tab to verify and correct this). This is performed using the Erase tab within the Disk Utility app. I suggest not using any spaces to keep a future step simple.

Format the USB drive, using Disk Utility, as a Mac OS Extended (Journaled) drive, named Yosemite.

Backup any files that may be stored on it before you proceed because this USB drive will need to be completely reformatted. For Yosemite, the file name will be Yosemite.app. You just needed the Install OS X Yosemite application, which should now be in the Applications folder on your computer.

Once the download completes, you will see the OS X Install window for Yosemite (or other version), but do not proceed with the install you need quit the install. You can search for the OS, “OS X Yosemite”, in the App Store (or using this link) to access it in the App Store directly. To create a bootable USB drive for OS X, you first need to download the desired operating system setup file from Apple, such as OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

The OS X installation file from Apple (i.e.

And, this does not require downloading any third-party tools or paying for extra utilities.

#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN MAC OS X#

The process is easy and any Mac user who considers themselves to be semi-technical will be capable of creating a bootable USB drive containing the Mac OS X installation files. This should also provide is little context around this being a standard process that is supported by Apple.

This is becoming especially convenient as newer Macs don’t have (or need) an internal DVD drive.įor reference, Apple has a page that covers how to create a bootable USB drive with the OS X 10.9 Mavericks installation files, but leaves out a few of the details discussed here. When doing this I prefer to use a bootable USB drive instead of a DVD. However, there are times when OS X needs to be installed on a new (blank) hard drive, or, we simply want to perform a “clean install”.

#BOOTABLE USB OS X EL CAPITAN UPGRADE#

Most people will upgrade their Mac over the top of their existing OS, which is perfectly fine. In this case it is Mac OS X 10.10, or what is better known as Yosemite. It’s Mac OS X season again and with that is a new version of Mac OS X.