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I could probably copy the contents from the package, but what is the best way to create an install Flash Drive for Mavericks?
Of course ideally the drive should be bootable.
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This question already has an answer here: I could probably copy the contents from the package, but what is the best way to create an install Flash Drive for Mavericks? Of course ideally the drive should be bootable. |
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marked as duplicate by bmike♦ Oct 30 '15 at 14:55This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question. |
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Edit: this also should work for El Capitan with a 6.33GB+ partition Currently the best way seems to be through First create a
then in the terminal use the Replace
The output should be along these lines:
The setup should take few to few dozens minutes depending on your USB drive. To create a USB installer for multiple OS X versions you can to go through the following procedure:
From experience here is the data usage for each OS X version :
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The absolute easiest way (Trust me on this) is to download this application LionDiskMaker and it will do everything everyone have said, only it will do it all automatically (feel free to donate (I'm not the creator of the app, however it works perfectly)) |
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Assuming that you have a USB flash drive plugged into the computer that has the name "Untitled", my preferred method to create a bootable Mavericks install disk would probably be:
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From this Gist Creating a bootable OS X Mavericks USB installer:
With that volume in place, and with the Mavericks installer sitting in
You should see output like the following—it might take a while to finish.
To boot from the installer, reboot your Mac and hold down the |
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Just copy the installer to the flash drive. When the flash drive is mounted all you need to do is double click it to install. It will install faster if you move it from the flash drive to the /Applications folder on your boot drive. It should also clean up the installer when it is finished. |
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