Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for the format-type from the drop-down menu ( Figure A).Click the drop-down menu, selecting 1 partition.Click on the USB drive from the left-hand menu and select the Partition tab.Insert the USB drive into the Mac and launch Disk Utility.Using a Mac with at least OS X 10.6.8 installed, access the Mac App Store and download the Mavericks (10.9) app installer.User Account with Administrative privileges.Apple computer with Mac App Store (OS X 10.6.8+).Install OS X Mavericks.app (installer downloaded from Mac App Store).Creating a USB Installer for Apple OS X 10.9īefore proceeding, you’ll need the following items to complete the process: However, the focus of this article is the change in the process for creating a working, bootable USB drive.

The latest iteration of OS X, version 10.9 (aka Mavericks), marks not only 200+ changes in the OS, but also does away with the fabled “big cat” naming scheme. In April, I wrote an article on TechRepublic about how to create a bootable USB to install OS X.

For Destination, drag and drop the partition created on the USB drive onto the textbox and click restore.ġ1- Choose USB Drive that matches your installer (e.g. Feel free to ask any questions! Obtaining and Creating the Bootable USB Driveġ) If you have the “OS X Mavericks Installer.app” file provided follow steps on this linkĢ) If you are able to find the Disk Image (“Mavericks Installer.dmg” ~5.32GB)ġ- Download the mavericks DMG from Source Website.Ģ- Insert a USB drive (i used 8GB)into the Mac and launch Disk Utilityģ- Click on the USB drive from the left-hand menu and select the Partition tabĤ- Click the drop-down menu, selecting 1 partitionĥ- For format select Mac OS Extended (Journaled)Ħ- Options select GUID partition then click applyħ- With disk utility open, choose the base system.dmg, go up to image menu, “scan image for restore”Ĩ- Go back to Disk Utility window and click on the newly formatted USB Drive in the menu(sub-directory drive), then click on the Restore tab (or Edit>Restore in El Capitano)ĩ – Drag/Select the Mavericks Installer.dmg over to the Source text box.

I’m in the process of upgrading a white macbook (A1342 Late 2009) to have an SSD, and because El Capitano appears to have lots of bugs/problems, and aesthetics are pretty bad I’ve decided to install Mavericks.

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