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Q: Creating a bootable usb stick

Hello,

I've followed the directions in the article here

Create a bootable installer for OS X

 

This creates an install OS X icon on the flash drive but that drive isn't bootable. When I start the machine holding down the C key it never uses the USB drive and if I go into the system preferences and go to Startup Disk the USB drive with the Install OS X icon isn't an option to select. Shouldn't there be an OS on the drive for it to be bootable?

macbook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Nov 29, 2015 11:37 AM

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