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Q: how to make a dvd from the mavericks form the app store

hi all need step by step on how to make a dvd from the mavericks osx i downloaded from app store .

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Oct 28, 2013 6:14 PM

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Q: how to make a dvd from the mavericks form the app store

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  • by SteveKir,

    SteveKir SteveKir Nov 5, 2013 10:42 AM in response to baltwo
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    Nov 5, 2013 10:42 AM in response to baltwo

    baltwo wrote:

     

    Only if you have a bootable system installed on the ext FWHD. To make the 8 GB stick a bootable installer, see http://osxdaily.com/2013/10/23/create-os-x-mavericks-install-drive/

    Thanks. I will do that. However, would it not be possible to simply run the Mavericks installer.app and specify the internal hard drive as the target? ! would loose all settings of course, but that would be be what I wanted if the system had got corrupted and I needed a clean installation.

  • by tywebb13,

    tywebb13 tywebb13 Nov 5, 2013 12:41 PM in response to SteveKir
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    Nov 5, 2013 12:41 PM in response to SteveKir

    Running the installer from the app only installs the system.

     

    A bootable USB or DVD will do more. It also gives you options to:

     

    - restore from backup

     

    - run disk utilities (to for example format the whole drive)

     

    - perform a clean install

     

    I would suggest making a bootable USB instead of DVD because the USB will:

     

    - boot up faster than DVD, and

     

    - also install a recovery partition (provided you use the method I posted at https://discussions.apple.com/message/23586368#23586368 )

  • by baltwo,

    baltwo baltwo Nov 5, 2013 3:16 PM in response to SteveKir
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    Nov 5, 2013 3:16 PM in response to SteveKir

    You need to be booted into an OS X volume to run the installer.

  • by SteveKir,

    SteveKir SteveKir Nov 6, 2013 7:48 AM in response to baltwo
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    Nov 6, 2013 7:48 AM in response to baltwo

    baltwo wrote:

     

    You need to be booted into an OS X volume to run the installer.

    Yes, that's what I did this morning. Usually I do a clean installation (by that I mean erase the HD to scour out glitches, of which there were many in the two Lions) but this time, forgetfully, I just ran the installer downloaded from the App Store. All my emails, desktop, applications (including Adobe ones), utilities, documents, pictures, iPhoto and its photos, music, every single thing were preserved. Saved a great amount of re-installing all that. Hopefully, my mouse problems will have been left behind but I'm not optimistic.

     

    A very few utilities don't work, including Roxio Toast which has been sold to Corel who say it will be upgraded "in a few weeks".

  • by baltwo,

    baltwo baltwo Nov 6, 2013 1:38 PM in response to SteveKir
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    Nov 6, 2013 1:38 PM in response to SteveKir

    thumbsup.gif  There you go. Thanks for the feedback.

  • by Slorigan,

    Slorigan Slorigan Feb 24, 2014 3:44 AM in response to tywebb13
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    Feb 24, 2014 3:44 AM in response to tywebb13

    Here's the error I'm getting, can you tell me what I'm doing wrong?  I did make a dvd install disk even with the error and it seems to work, though. 

     

    "users-MacBook-Air:~ user$ hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app

    hdiutil: attach failed - No such file or directory

    users-MacBook-Air:~ user$"

  • by lengjaihk,

    lengjaihk lengjaihk Jul 15, 2014 7:11 PM in response to tywebb13
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    Jul 15, 2014 7:11 PM in response to tywebb13

    Hi tywebb13,

     

    To make it a little easier for anyone trying to create a DVD iso with the commands you provided, I created a simple Automator app to run all the commands at once.

     

    Download here:

    https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/73006549/Create_OS_X_Mavericks_DVD_iso.zip

     

    Unzip the folder and open the app and it'll run the commands. Check the Desktop for the ISO file.

     

    Thanks, tywebb13!

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