In April, I wrote an article on TechRepublic about how to create a bootable USB to install OS X. The latest iteration of OS X, version 10.9 (aka Mavericks), marks not only 200+ changes in the OS. Mac OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 (Build: 13D65) Final is officially available at Mac App Store for Free via iTunes, and also the Official Direct Download Links of OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Final Standalone Setup Installer.DMG File and OS X Mavericks 10.9.3 Final Update.DMG File for manual installation on multiple computers/laptops is also available below. Plug the USB Drive in to your Mac and open “Disk Utility” (found under applications / utilities in finder) Select the USB Drive. Select the Erase tab. Ensure that the format is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) IMPORTANT – Leave the name as “Untitled”. If you change this the next step won’t work. Create the Bootable Mavericks USB Drive. Os X Mavericks 10.9 Bootable Dmg File; Os X Mavericks 10.9 Bootable Dmg Download; Oct 23, 2013 This guide deals with 3 ways of making a boot disk from OSX 10.9 Mavericks the first one is the fastest and is done via the Terminal from a new command already in OSX Mavericks called createinstallmedia, the other 2 are older ways when Mavericks was in development and are done with a mixture of. Select the Erase tab. Ensure that the format is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) IMPORTANT – Leave the name as “Untitled”. If you change this the next step won’t work. Create the Bootable Mavericks USB Drive. Open up Terminal (found in applications) Type this in: sudo /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia –volume /Volumes/Untitled –applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.
This article has now been superseded by our Bootable Yosemite USB Guide
There are many ways that you can create a bootable Mavericks USB Drive but this seems to me the far easiest way to do so. In this article I will assume that you already have a reasonable grasp of the OSX system and cut out the lengthy text:
1. Download Mavericks
Mavericks can be downloaded directly from Apple here (make sure you leave the file in the default download location)
2. Prepare a USB Flash Drive (Must be 8Gb or larger)
- Plug the USB Drive in to your Mac and open “Disk Utility” (found under applications / utilities in finder)
- Select the USB Drive
- Select the Erase tab
- Ensure that the format is Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
IMPORTANT – Leave the name as “Untitled”. If you change this the next step won’t work
3. Create the Bootable Mavericks USB Drive
Open up Terminal (found in applications)
Type this in:
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sudo /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia –volume /Volumes/Untitled –applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app –nointeraction
Wait for the process to complete. Done.
4. Boot from the Mavericks USB Drive
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Restart your computer and hold down “Option”. You can now select the USB Drive you just created.
This article has now been superseded by our Bootable Yosemite USB Guide