Q: How to update to El Capitan skipping Mavericks
I am on 10.9.5 and trying to upgrade to El Capitan and it will not work. Any ideas anybody?
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)
Posted on Dec 16, 2015 2:51 AM
Hi,
Have you tried OS X Recovery. About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
First, when you open the Recovery window, choose Disk Utility and run First Aid on your startup disk -- usually called Macintosh HD. If it is OK try Reinstall OS X.
If everything fails, you may try creating a bootable copy of the El Capitan installer on an external flash drive. For this you need a copy of the El cap installer in your Applications folder. You can find out how to download it here. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/os-x-el-capitan/id1018109117?mt=12
Once you have it in your Applications folder, learn how to create a bootable external drive installer here. Create a bootable installer for OS X - Apple Support
You will need a flash drive with at least 8 gb capacity.
You will have to be careful using the Terminal and make sure you get the paths right.
Once you have the bootable installer, boot up from that and install El Cap on your internal disk.
Posted on Sep 8, 2016 3:51 AM