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10.7.4 Install to USB ERROR Could not restore - invalid argument. ISSUE

When I try to install 10.7.4 to a usb using the steps found in google that work in all previous versions of 10. I get errors now. I tried a different USB Drive and then I tried a older version of lion and the older version restores to the USB but 10.7.4 keeps giving me " Could Not Restore Invalid Argument".

I tried different usbs and also redownloaded lion three seperate times. Its the Original Installer 10.7.4 causing the issue.

Only thing I didnt try was moving the 10.7.4 to an unencrypted drive and then trying the restore to usb......

Posted on May 10, 2012 8:15 AM

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Sep 9, 2012 1:29 PM in response to Lady Engineer

Exactly right.

Thanks Lady Engineer & vikgupta07

Article on same re bootable mountain lion:

http://www.macworld.com/article/1167857/how_to_make_a_bootable_mountain_lion_ins tall_drive.html

Sep 9, 2012 2:03 PM in response to Jastro

Unfortunately, this results in a volume that can't be selected as the startup disk. Trying to select it results in this message: "The bless tool was unable to set the current boot disk."

You can install from it, but you can't boot from it. Lame.

Jan 15, 2013 8:42 PM in response to Lady Engineer

Thank you, your solution solved this annoying problem.

Dec 21, 2013 11:43 AM in response to Lady Engineer

Thanks for the post 'Engineer, it saved me serious aggrevation.

Dec 21, 2013 3:10 PM in response to Maury Markowitz

Thanks glad to be of help, all we have is each other in here....

10.7.4 Install to USB ERROR Could not restore - invalid argument. ISSUE