How to make your own bootable OS X 10.9 Mavericks USB install drive. An administrator account on the Mac you're using to create the disk. The finished Mavericks boot drive, which also. How to make a bootable USB Disk of OSX 10.9 Mavericks either via the Terminal with 1 command or Disk Utility from OSX Mavericks or an earlier OSX version 10.8 Coolest Guides on the Planet coolest guides on the planet.
Introduction
Create a bootable USB drive for macOS X El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Sierra, High Sierra, and Mojave.
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Launch the App Store on your Mac.
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Search for 'macOS Mojave' (or the current version of macOS, if different).
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Click 'Download' (or 'Get').
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If you have previously downloaded this file, you may find it in the 'Purchased' tab.
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If you're using a Windows machine, you'll need to jump through some additional hoops that are beyond the scope of this guide.
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Search the web for a hacked macOS disc image file, or ISO. They are commonly available in the Hackintosh community.
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After the downloading process is complete, exit the App Store. The installation window should appear momentarily.
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Click the 'Install macOS Mojave' menu at the top left of the screen, and select 'Quit Install macOS.'
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Insert your USB drive into your Mac's USB port.
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Note the name of your USB drive—it should appear on your desktop.
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Your USB drive will be completely erased in the following steps. Make sure you have copies of any important files before you proceed.
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Launch Terminal.
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You can either use Spotlight Search or navigate to 'Applications / Utilities' and double click the Terminal icon to launch Terminal.
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In Terminal, type one of the following commands, depending on your version of macOS. (The name of OS, is the one you want to install on the key. Not that of your Mac's system)
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Instead of '/Volumes/MyVolume', type the name of your USB drive. Type everything else exactly as you see it (or better yet, copy and paste it from here).
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For El Capitan : sudo /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app
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For Yosemite : sudo /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app
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For Mavericks : sudo /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app
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For Sierra : sudo /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app
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Other versions including High Sierra and Mojave : see the next step.
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If you did not download the file from the App Store, you must modify the file path after 'applicationpath'.
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For High Sierra : sudo /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app
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For Mojave : sudo /Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/MyVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app
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After correctly entering the command with the name of your USB drive, press the [return] key.
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Enter your Mac's user password.
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Your password will not be displayed, but it is there.
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Press [return].
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Check the name and path of your USB key. If it looks correct, press the [Y] key, then press [return].
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The bootable drive creation will begin. Please wait until the process completes.
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When Terminal indicates the process is 'Done,' the creation of your bootable drive has succeeded.
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To boot any Mac from your USB drive, first power it off and then press and hold the [option] or [alt] (⌥) key while turning it back on.
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Nice work! You're done.
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