Note that you need to select the drive and not the volume. In Disk Utility, select your USB drive from the list of drives on the left of the window, being careful to select the correct drive if you have multiple devices connected to your Mac.
When you’re ready, connect the USB drive to your Mac and launch Disk Utility, which you can find located in the Applications > Utilities folder, or by searching for it with Spotlight. Our creation process will wipe the USB drive so unless you’re using a brand new drive, make sure you back up any important data currently stored on it. You can use a cheaper USB 2.0 drive or, if your Mac supports USB 3.0, a faster USB 3.0 drive like the SanDisk Extreme, which will make both the installer creation process and the actual OS X El Capitan installation much faster. To create an OS X El Capitan USB installer, you’ll need a USB drive with at least 8GB of capacity. However, make sure not to move this installer out of the Applications folder, as the Terminal commands referenced later on require it to be in this default location. Just press Command-Q on your keyboard to quit the app, as we’re not interested in installing El Capitan as an upgrade. Once you’ve redeemed your developer code from the Mac App Store, the OS X El Capitan installer app will download to your Mac’s Applications folder and automatically launch the installer app. We’ll have updated instructions available for the public beta and final version when they launch later this year. Note, however, that the steps in this article work only with the El Capitan installer for the Developer Beta due to changes in the way that Apple names the installer files.
Currently, this installer is only available to registered members of the Apple Developer Program, but it will soon be available to the public when the OS X El Capitan public beta program launches in July. Your first step, of course, is to obtain the OS X El Capitan installer from the Mac App Store. Step 1: Download the OS X El Capitan Installer Here are the steps to create an OS X El Capitan USB installer.
OS X EL CAPITAN DOWNLOAD WINDOWS UPDATE
We’ve previously covered the steps for making your own USB installer for Mavericks and Yosemite, and now that OS X El Capitan is available for developer testing, it’s time to update those instructions.
OS X EL CAPITAN DOWNLOAD WINDOWS HOW TO
How to Make an OS X El Capitan USB Installer for the Developer BetaĪpple has made digital distribution and in-place upgrades of OS X incredibly easy thanks to the Mac App Store, but sometimes nothing can beat the convenience and flexibility of a physical OS X USB installer.