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MAKE EXTERNAL BOOTABLE MAC USB OS X HOW TO
MAKE EXTERNAL BOOTABLE MAC USB OS X MAC OS X

Drag the BaseSystem.dmg over to the Source text box.

Go back to Disk Utility and click on the newly formatted USB Drive in the menu, then click on the Restore tab.

dmg file and locate the hidden BaseSystem.dmg ( Figure F)

Navigate the file structure Contents | Shared Support and double-click the InstallESD.dmg file mount OS X Install ESD on the desktop ( Figure E).

Right-click the file and select Show Package Contents ( Figure D)

MAKE EXTERNAL BOOTABLE MAC USB OS X MAC OS X

Upon completion of the USB formatting, locate Install Mac OS X Mavericks.app (downloaded in step #1 to the Applications folder, by default).Launch the Terminal.app by selecting it from the /Applications | Utilities folder and execute the following command ( Figure C)*:.Click on the Options button, select the radio button for GUID Partition Table, and click OK ( Figure B).Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for the format-type from the drop-down menu ( Figure A).Click the drop-down menu, selecting 1 partition.Click on the USB drive from the left-hand menu and select the Partition tab.Insert the USB drive into the Mac and launch Disk Utility.Using a Mac with at least OS X 10.6.8 installed, access the Mac App Store and download the Mavericks (10.9) app installer.User Account with Administrative privileges.Apple computer with Mac App Store (OS X 10.6.8+).Install OS X Mavericks.app (installer downloaded from Mac App Store).Creating a USB Installer for Apple OS X 10.9īefore proceeding, you’ll need the following items to complete the process: However, the focus of this article is the change in the process for creating a working, bootable USB drive.

The latest iteration of OS X, version 10.9 (aka Mavericks), marks not only 200+ changes in the OS, but also does away with the fabled “big cat” naming scheme.

MAKE EXTERNAL BOOTABLE MAC USB OS X HOW TO

In April, I wrote an article on TechRepublic about how to create a bootable USB to install OS X. Jesus Vigo goes over the steps to create a bootable USB to install OS X 10.9 (aka Mavericks). How to create a bootable USB to install OS X Mavericks