Whenever new OS X release comes to Mac users, it is important to create a Bootable USB as a backup option to clean install. Most of the time upgrade works well, but there are chances your battery performance go poor or OS X corrupt due to apps installed on the computer. That is when we need to perform Clean Installation of OS X as the final troubleshooting method.
Download OS X El Capitan only from Mac App Store which is available right now. Simply launch App Store on your mac computer and you will see El Capitan already featured with free download button.
To create bootable USB installer for Mac to Install Mac OS X El Capitan on Windows, on Mac or VirtualBox, you have to create bootable USB flash drive. Let’s get started on how to do it. First, you have to download TransMac software for Windows and install it on your computer. Install El Capitan. Now that the installation USB drive is ready, let's install OS X El Capitan! Boot from the USB Drive. Restart your computer and boot from the USB drive (Press Esc/F8/Del to access the boot selection menu). Use the arrow keys to select Boot OS X Install from Install OS X El Capitan (It should be. Now it is the time to create a bootable USB installer using TransMac, To install Mac OS El Capitan on VirtualBox on Windows 10 you need a Bootable USB.
Create El Capitan Usb Installer
OS X El Capitan featured with tons of new features and improvements to existing features. I have installed it on my iMac and Macbook Pro, and so far it is great. As i mostly use my macbook pro at desk, didn’t notice any battery performance problems. There are reports from Macbook Pro and Macbook Air users who have upgraded to El Capitan regarding battery issues.
Another important step to do after downloading the OS X El Capitan is taking backup of the installation file. By default the location of the file set to /Applications folder and the file automatically deleted after completing the OS X upgrade. So it is very important for you to take a backup of the file named “Install OS X El Capitan” from “Applications” folder to create bootable USB or use it later.
Go to Applications folder by opening Finder once the download completed and OS X El Capitan installation wizard pop up comes on your desktop screen.
Oct 01, 2015 Here's how you can create a Mac OS X El Capitan bootable USB flash drive. OS X El Capitan is finally here, and if you're looking to install Apple's new desktop OS fresh from the ground up, then. These instructions work to create a bootable install disk for all versions of macOS from macOS 11 Big Sur back to OS X El Capitan 10.11. What’s needed to create a bootable install disk A USB flash drive or other secondary volume formatted as Mac OS Extended, with at least 14GB of available storage.
At this point, copy the file “Install OS X El Capitan” and paste it any folder on your hard disk drive. Now you have the copy of latest OS X released by Apple and you can use it whenever you want and share it with your friends saving 6 gigabytes of bandwidth for them.
Create OS X El Capitan Bootable USB
We are now ready to create the bootable usb disk drive of OS X El Capitan. All you have do is, follow the couple of steps suggested here and you are ready to install El Capitan on any mac computers.
Step 1: Connect USB Disk Drive to your mac computer and Open “Disk Utility” by typing it on Spotlight (CMD + Space Bar) or by going to “Applications – Utilities – Disk Utility”.
Step 2: Select the USB Drive from the list and on the Right side, select “Erase” tab and rename the USB drive as “Untitled” and click on Erase to perform the operation.
Step 3: Now the USB Drive is ready for OS X El Capitan installation. Make sure the copy of “Install OS X El Capitan” is there on /Applications folder.
Step 4: Launch “Terminal” and copy, paste the following command in Terminal then press Enter.
Step 5: Terminal will prompt for Root password, enter the root password and press enter. USB Disk formatting will start now followed by the copying of files required to create bootable os x el capitan usb drive.
It will take 5 to 10 minutes maximum and the Bootable USB Disk of OS X El Capitan will be ready for use.
Create El Capitan Install Usb File
If you don’t want to follow these steps and looking for an app to automate all these tasks and get the USB ready with OS X El Capitan then consider using, DiskMaker X which is compatible with OS X El Capitan as well. Download DiskMaker X 5 which comes around 7 MB and create the bootable usb drive easily.
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