

Go to Section 4 and click on Download OS X El Capitan. This downloads InstallMacOSX.dmg to your Downloads folder. That and an installation window will open, this does not install El Capitanīut converts the InstallMacOSX.pkg to the Install OS X El Capitan.app which When downloaded open to InstallMacOSX.pkg, double-click on The next section can only be done on a mac that is capable of running El Capitan,Ī mac that came preinstalled with an OS later than El Capitan will refuse to do the next bit. (If the installation window asks which disk you want to install to, you must pick You will find in your Applications folder, it should be 6.2GBs in size. You want to eventually install El Capitan on, that is for later.) The disk that you are booted to at the time. The copy of the install app self deletes after installing El Capitan, so make sure you keep a copy of the InstallMacOSX.dmg To start the installation of El Capitan double click on the Install OS X El Capitan.app. If you need it in future, or you could just make a copy of the Install OS X El Capitan.app prior to installing and moving it toĪn external drive for safe keeping.

It is also possible to create a bootable USB installer disk using the Install OS X El Capitan.app In the Applications folder and the createinstallmedia command in the Terminal app.

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First of all, download OS X El Capitan onto your Mac from this link. If you have a newer Mac that supports USB 3.0, then we highly recommend that you source yourself a drive that supports that standard.ġ. How To Create OS X El Capitan Bootable USB Flash Driveīefore we begin, make sure that you have a 16GB (at least) USB flash drive at hand, although 8GB will do as well. In this guide, we'll walk you through the entire process on how you can create a bootable OS X El Capitan USB flash drive in no time. 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 you'll be needing a bootable USB flash drive to get started with the process. Here's how you can create a Mac OS X El Capitan bootable USB flash drive.
