Mac OS X
Q: How to make a boot up disk?
I would like to make a boot disk in case of main drive failure. 2009 iMac running El Capitan with a superdrive fitted.
Grateful for any help.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Using trackpad
Posted on Mar 12, 2016 8:47 AM
by leroydouglas,Solvedanswer
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If that is what you are trying to do, i.e. create a bootable installer, 8GB flash is all you need.
Easy enough to do with the createinstallmedia terminal command:
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction
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Posted on Mar 14, 2016 5:09 PM