In the Applications folder and the createinstallmedia command in the Terminal app. It is also possible to create a bootable USB installer disk using the Install OS X El Capitan.app
If you need it in future, or you could just make a copy of the Install OS X El Capitan.app prior to installing and moving it toĪn external drive for safe keeping. The copy of the install app self deletes after installing El Capitan, so make sure you keep a copy of the InstallMacOSX.dmg To start the installation of El Capitan double click on the Install OS X El Capitan.app. You want to eventually install El Capitan on, that is for later.) The disk that you are booted to at the time. (If the installation window asks which disk you want to install to, you must pick You will find in your Applications folder, it should be 6.2GBs in size. That and an installation window will open, this does not install El Capitanīut converts the InstallMacOSX.pkg to the Install OS X El Capitan.app which When downloaded open to InstallMacOSX.pkg, double-click on The next section can only be done on a mac that is capable of running El Capitan,Ī mac that came preinstalled with an OS later than El Capitan will refuse to do the next bit. This downloads InstallMacOSX.dmg to your Downloads folder. Go to Section 4 and click on Download OS X El Capitan.
Why do you need to download El Capitan through Terminal.Įl Capitan is freely available from this link. Double-click to open InstallMacOSX.dmg to Install MacOSX.pkg.
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Download the InstallMacOSX.dmg from Section 4 of How To Upgrade To El Capitan. Creating the Install OS X El Capitan.app on a mac that came with a newer OS than El Capitan.