You just created a bootable Mavericks installer DVD. Once the disc image has been created (Install OS X Mavericks.cdr) click on the disc image from inside of (still running) Disk Utility.
You may place this disc image where you please. You are creating a disc image from the installer HD partition and….
Click on File from Menu and choose New Disk Image from Install OS X Mavericks”. Click on the Install OS X Mavericks drive that appeared in the drive list on left in Disk Utility.ħ. This will create an Installer Drive and name it “Install OS X Mavericks” when finished.Ħ. Sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/Untitled -applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app (you will need to type in an admin password, simply follow the instructions) Paste the following into Terminal followed by the Return key. Launch Terminal from the Utilities Folder.Ĥ. (Name is Very Important, creating a partition is very simple just click the + (plus) at lower left in the Partition window)ģ. Create an 8 GB GUID partition with Disk Utility on any hard drive and name it Untitled. Install OS X Mavericks.app must be located in your Applications folder.Ģ. ***(failure does not occur on usb or drive partition installers, only DVD and only with Mavericks)ġ. This much simpler method IS the solution to that 1% failure. The 1% ***failure is, the DVD installer would not create a Recovery Partition and no solution was ever found. There is a Terminal method for creating an installer DVD for Mavericks and it works, but only works 99%. Now that OS X Yosemite is available, many users may wish to create a bootable installer drive from something like a USB flash thumb drive or another disk. Mavericks is a unique story because it had a unique flaw. The CD, DVD, and Blu Ray have saved me time, money, and heartbreak.ĪLL versions of OSX that I use have Bootable DVD installers including High Sierra. I have had drive failures of ALL kinds, "all" means ALL. (mine are over 30 years old with zero failures) The optical disc remains the most reliable solution to long term data storage. It installs an app named Install OS X El Capitan into your Applications folder. On a Mac that is compatible with El Capitan, open the disk image and run the installer within, which has the name InstallMacOSX.pkg.
#How to create os x install disk mac os x
If you once had purchased an old version of Mac OS X from the App Store, open it and go to the Purchased tab. Download: OS X El Capitan This will be downloaded as a disk image called InstallMacOSX.dmg.
#How to create os x install disk how to
How to download older Mac OS X versions via the App Store. Those who demand use of of flash drives are not technically competent. If you succeed in downloading the OS installation, your next step is to create a bootable USB or DVD and then reinstall the OS on your computer.
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