Making a USB OS backup?
Before I upgrade to Yosemite on my mid-2012 Macbook Pro I decided to make a backup of Mavericks OS 10.9.5 on to a 16gb USB flash drive. I formatted the USB drive with the Disk Utility- Mac OS extended journaled selected. Only one partition.
I then went to the Mac App store and downloaded Marvericks again from the purchased apps. After downloading Mavericks OS 10.9.5 came up on screen and asked me to select a location for installation. I picked the USB flash drive and installation began. That process took SEVEN HOURS! I can not believe this is normal.
Once that long process was over I restarted my Macbook Pro and checked the USB flash drive. It seemed to have everything there related to the OS. Then, holding down the option key, I restarted and then selected the USB flash drive back up as my boot up drive.
Booting up off that Mavericks OS USB drive took over TEN MINUTES! I can not believe this is normal.
What do you think I did wrong? Or do you think the USB flash drive is defective?
Thanks
MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)