Can I just download disk image of mavericks?

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dawa106 Author

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Can I just download disk image of mavericks?

Is there a way to download a disk image without installing the software, Mavericks?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.5)

Posted on Jan 9, 2014 11:06 PM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Jan 9, 2014 11:08 PM in response to dawa106

You can download OS X Mavericks and you do not need to install it.

Simply open the Mac App Store and download OS X Mavericks. When the download finishes, the OS X Mavericks installer will appear, so close it. Now you can copy the OS X Mavericks installer to an external drive, or you can create a bootable OS X Mavericks install drive with DiskMaker X.

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Answer 2

Jan 31, 2014 7:30 PM in response to mende1

I'm having the same problem as dawa106. The problem is that when you click the gray "download" button on OS X Mavericks in the App Store, it changes to a green "install" button without actually downloading anything. I already have Mavericks installed on my iMac and want the file to create a bootable USB drive.

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Answer 3

Jan 31, 2014 7:34 PM in response to dawa106

Go to System Prefernces, App Store and make sure all of the auto install boxes are unchecked.

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Answer 4

Jan 31, 2014 7:53 PM in response to Ralph Landry1

Sorry, but that doesn't fix the problem. I unchecked everything in the App Store system prefs, and it still switches to the green install button without downloading.

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