Creating a OS X El Capitan USB boot stick will allow you to install OS X El Capitan in your own Mac to test all the novelties that the Apple company has prepared for users in view of the launch in the fall of this year.
To make an OS X El Capitan USB boot stick you need a USB stick with at least 8 GB of storage space to be able to copy the files necessary to install the operating system, a smaller version not having the ability to give you what you need.
In the following I will provide you with all the necessary details to create an OS X El Capitan USB boot stick and benefit from everything that the best operating system has to offer in your Mac.
OS X El Capitan compatibility with Mac
Before starting, you need to know which Macs OS X El Capitan is compatible with, they are presented in the list below, and if you do not find your Mac in it, then it would be better not to try the installation, because it will not succeed:
- iMac (Mid-2007 or newer)
- MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or newer)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or newer), (15-inch, Mid / Late 2007 or newer), (17-inch, Late 2007 or newer)
- MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
- Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
- Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
- Xserve (Early 2009)
How to make an OS X El Capitan USB boot stick
By following the instructions below you will end up with an OS X El Capitan USB boot stick that you can use to install OS X El Capitan on your Macs.
2. Insert the USB stick into your Mac.
3. Open the Disk Utility application and select your stick.
4. Format the stick by choosing the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format, then confirm the operation by accepting the alert with the Erase button.
5. Access the Partition menu of Disk Utility and select 1 Partition to create a single partition for your stick.
6. Select the Options menu and choose the GUID Partition Table option, then press OK and Apply.
7. Open the Terminal application and use the command below to install the package.
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ 10.11\ Developer\ Beta.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia –volume /Volumes/NumeStickUSB –applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ 10.11\ Developer\ Beta.app –nointeraction
After following these steps you should have everything ready to use the OS X El Capitan USB boot stick to install OS X El Capitan on your Macs.
