El Capitan Usb Bootable Installer

I will show you how to download macOS Beta, and then create a bootable macOS Monterey USB Installer Flash Disk!

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Official OS X El Capitan Installer from the Mac App Store. Un-archive the zip archive and you will get the app Installer. A bootable ISO or bootable USB can be made from this installer. Instructions on how to do that are on the Internet/Youtube. NOTE: If you get a damaged message when launching, no need to worry.

  1. If I press option after power on its not boot too šŸ™ I used El Capitan 11.6 image and Transcend USB 3.0. Faiz Orz October 14, 2016 at 10:07 PM. Try to boot with the USB Installer and before that apply this recommended settings. If again you are unable to Boot into USB installer then Create a Bootable Installer again with a different USB drive.
  2. Bootable USB Stick - macOS X El Capitan 10.11 - Full OS Install, Reinstall, Recovery and Upgrade SANDISK USB FLASH DRIVE 2.0/3.1 - 16GB - 5 years warranty Latest certificate (expires These USBs are NOT produced by Apple. Installing or upgrading your software from an USB is a quick process and can take 10-15 minutes to complete.

If you want to install and test macOS Monterey, creating macOS 12 USB installer is the way to go! This will allow you to quickly install the OS on Intel and M1 Macs.

Step 1 ā€“ Enroll in Apple Developer Program

Iā€™ll show you how to enroll into macOS Monterey Beta program. 3 different ways are listed below.

1. developer.apple.com = Developer Beta Profile ā€“ $99

2. beta.apple.com = Public Beta Profile ā€“ Free

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3. Seedutil Binary = Pick between Public, Developer & Customer Seed ā€“ Free

Step 2 ā€“ Download macOS 12 Beta

You can go over to my macOS 12 Full Installer Database to grab the latest InstallAssistant.pkg file

Step 3 ā€“ How to create macOS Monterey Beta USB Installer

I have the steps listed below but if you want to watch a short video on the process, here it is.

Step 3 ā€“ Install InstallAssistant.pkg

You will now see InstallAssistant.pkg in your Downloads folder. Double click to install it. This package puts the ā€œmacOS 12 Install appā€ into your Applications folder.

Step 4 Erase & Format your USB Flash Drive

Now that you have the macOS 12 Beta app in your /Applications folder you can create your USB Installer! The USB Flash Drive needs to be at least 16GB because the installer is about 12-14GB.

Plug in your USB Flash Drive

Open up Disk Utility and erase your USB Flash drive. Be sure to use Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format.

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Step 5 Install macOS 12 Beta to your USB Drive

Open up the Terminal.app from /Applications/Utilities

2. type in Sudo then space

3. Drag your macOS 12 installer app to the terminal window

4. the full path is sudo /Applications/Install macOS 12 Beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia

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5. Add the ā€“volume option then drag your USB Flash Drive to the terminal window.

The final full path will look like this sudo /Applications/Install macOS 12 Beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled

Hit enter and then enter your account password.

From here the files will start to copy to your USB flash Drive. The total time should be about 5-10 min depending on your USB Flash drive speed.

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Jul 24, 2015 Jesus Vigo shows you the easiest possible way to create a bootable USB installer for OS X El Capitan. At this year's WWDC, Apple announced the next iteration of OS X, version 10.11. Jun 20, 2015 Step 1: Connect the flash drive to your Mac Step 2: Download and install the latest version of DiskMakerX Step 3: Run DiskMakerX Step 4: Click Yosemite (10.10) since there is no option available for El Capitan currently Step 5: Click Select an Install file Step 6: In the Applications folder.

Sep 30, 2015 Once you've obtained all of the necessary materials, connect the USB drive to your Mac and run the Diskmaker X app. The app will offer to make installers for OS X 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11, and it. Create Bootable USB for Mac OS X El Capitan with TransMac A new pop up box will appear, click on the three-dots, and then select the macOS X El Capitan.DMG file from Windows. Then click on OK. Choose Mac OSX El Capitan DMG file. Sep 13, 2018 Bootable USB Installers for OS X Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra. First, review this introductory article: Create a bootable installer for macOS. Second, see this How To outline for creating a bootable El Capitan installer. Simply replace the Terminal command with the one from the preceding article by copying it into the Terminal.

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First, review this introductory article: Create a bootable installer for macOS. Second, see this How To outline for creating a bootable El Capitan installer. Simply replace the Terminal command with the one from the preceding article by copying it into the Terminal window. You will need an 8GB or larger USB flash drive that has been partitioned and formatted for use with OS X.


Drive Partition and Format

  1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities' folder.
  2. After Disk Utility loads select the drive (out-dented entry with the mfg.'s ID and size) from the side list.
  3. Click on the Erase tab in the Disk Utility toolbar. Name the drive, 'MyVolume'. <---- IMPORTANT!
  4. In the drop down panel set the partition scheme to GUID. Set the Format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
  5. Click on the Apply button and wait for the Done button to activate. When it does click on it.
  6. Quit Disk Utility.


Create Installer

Open the Terminal in the Utilities' folder. Choose the appropriate command line (in red) depending upon what OS X installer you want. Paste that entire command line from below at the Terminal's prompt:


Command for macOS High Sierra:

sudo /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app

Command for macOS Sierra:

sudo /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app

Command for El Capitan:

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sudo /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app

Command for Yosemite:

sudo /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app

Command for Mavericks:

Microsoft word for catalina mac. sudo /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app


Press RETURN. You will be asked for your admin password. It will not echo to the Terminal window. Then press RETURN again. Wait for the return of the Terminal prompt signifying the process has completed. It takes quite some time to finish. Be patient.

Sep 13, 2018 1:16 PM

It was 2009 when Apple last released a new operating system on physical media. Things have proceeded remarkably smoothly since version 10.7 switched to download-only installers, but there are still good reasons to want an old, reliable USB stick. For instance, if you find yourself doing multiple installs, a USB drive may be faster than multiple downloads (especially if you use a USB 3.0 drive). Or maybe you need a recovery disk for older Macs that don't support the Internet Recovery feature. Whatever the reason, you're in luck, because it's not hard to make one.

As with last year, there are two ways to get it done. There's the super easy way with the graphical user interface and the only slightly less easy way that requires some light Terminal use. Here's what you need to get started.

  • A Mac that you have administrator access to, duh. We've created El Capitan USB stick from both Yosemite and El Capitan, but your experience with other versions may vary.
  • An 8GB or larger USB flash drive or an 8GB or larger partition on some other kind of external drive. For newer Macs, use a USB 3.0 driveā€”it makes things significantly faster.
  • The OS X 10.11 El Capitan installer from the Mac App Store in your Applications folder. The installer will delete itself when you install the operating system, but it can be re-downloaded if necessary.
  • If you want a GUI, you need the latest version of Diskmaker X app. Version 5 is the one with official El Capitan support.
  • Diskmaker X is free to download, but the creator accepts donations if you want to support his efforts.

The easy way

Once you've obtained all of the necessary materials, connect the USB drive to your Mac and run the Diskmaker X app. The app will offer to make installers for OS X 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11, and it should run on OS X versions all the way back to 10.7ā€”support for 10.6 was dropped in the most recent release.

Diskmaker X has actually been around since the days of OS X 10.7 (it was previously known as Lion Diskmaker), and it's still the easiest GUI-based way to go without intimidating newbies. If you're comfortable with the command line, it's still possible to create a disk manually using a Terminal command, which we'll cover momentarily.

Select OS X 10.11 in Diskmaker X, and the app should automatically find the copy you've downloaded to your Applications folder. It will then ask you where you want to copy the filesā€”click 'An 8GB USB thumb drive' if you have a single drive to use or 'Another kind of disk' to use a partition on a larger drive or some other kind of external drive. Choose your disk (or partition) from the list that appears, verify that you'd like to have the disk (or partition) erased, and then wait for the files to copy over. The process is outlined in screenshots above.

The only slightly less-easy way

If you don't want to use Diskmaker X, Apple has actually included a terminal command that can create an install disk for you. Assuming that you have the OS X El Capitan installer in your Applications folder and you have a Mac OS X Extended (Journaled)-formatted USB drive named 'Untitled' mounted on the system, you can create an El Capitan install drive by typing the following command into the Terminal.

Mac does not have enough space for mojave. sudo /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app --nointeraction

The command will erase the disk and copy the install files over. Give it some time, and your volume will soon be loaded up with not just the OS X installer but also an external recovery partition that may come in handy if your hard drive dies and you're away from an Internet connection.

Whichever method you use, you should be able to boot from your new USB drive either by changing the default Startup Disk in System Preferences or by holding down the Option key at boot and selecting the drive. Once booted, you'll be able to install or upgrade El Capitan as you normally would.