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clean install OSX Mavericks

Hi All,


I want to upgrade from my current Mountain Lion to Mavericks, but I am one of thise who prefer to do a clean install instead of upgrading from my existing OS.

I read some articles online and I think I have a general idea on how to deal with this (USB stick and terminal), but I would like to know if anyone has tired this before, maybe I can get some more pointers.

Thank you.

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Nov 4, 2013 3:57 AM

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Nov 5, 2013 11:52 AM in response to eliehajj

FYI, Before upgrading to Mavericks you should have a full backup of your data and verify/repair the system disk.


Kappy Tampa, FL and Vancouver, BC


Boot to the Recovery HD: Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND and R keys until the menu screen appears. Alternatively, restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.


Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions: Upon startup select Disk Utility from the main menu. Repair the Hard Drive and Permissions as follows.


When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the main menu.


Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.

Dec 22, 2013 5:07 AM in response to eliehajj

I don't know if I understood correctley your question, but yesterday I clean and install my OSX Mawericks this way...


PS. You need a internet conection and DO A BACKUP BEFORE


1º - Restart your mac and press Comand+R (until the icon showing)

2º - Clique in the Repair the HD and permissions and there you can use the option delete (you need to select your HD and click and select, You need to do your backup before)

3º- Click in Restart OSX or Reinstall OSX (I didnt' remember)

4º - Waiting a lot of time


Não sei se entendi bem sua pergunta, mas ontem eu formatei meu mac OSX Mawericks da seguinte forma...


Obs. Você precisa de uma conexão com a internet e FAÇA O BACKUP ANTES


1º - Reinicie seu mac e pressione comand+R (até aparecer o ícone da maça)

2º - Clique em Reparar HD e permissões e lá você pode usar a opção delete (você precisa selecionar seu HD)

3º - Clique em Reinstalar o OSX ou Restart OSX (não lembro)

4º - Espere muito tempo.

clean install OSX Mavericks

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