Q: Reinstall osx El Capitan from usb NOT clean install
Hello apple community,
I need to know if I can do a "Re-Install" on OSX. I have an USB bootable with EL CAPITAN in it, you know.. for Clean Installs.
I have a MacBook Pro 13 Mid 2010 that is my day to day computer and my file OSX system crashed and I can't get it pass the initial Apple Logo.
My idea was to use this USB Drive that has EL CAPITAN in it (bootable) and perform a Re-Install of EL CAPITAN for me to not loose any of my files, pictures, videos, movies and data.
Can this process be done. I do know there is an option that does this but it will download the OSX version from Apple servers. My problem is that i am currently in Costa Rica in a rural zone and I have very low internet connection. This process from dowlaoding it from the servers will take 145 hours.
Please advise,
Thanks!
MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
Posted on Oct 12, 2015 1:23 PM