5/29/2023 0 Comments Diskmaker x takes forever![]() Using the createinstallmedia command in Terminal Here are the required steps: This tutorial to properly format the drive.) Your OS X user account must also have administrator privileges. That drive must also be formatted with a GUID Partition Table. Whichever method you use, you need a Mac-formatted drive (a hard drive, solid-state drive, thumb drive, or USB stick) that’s big enough to hold the installer and all its data-I recommend at least an 8GB flash drive. The Disk Utility-via-Terminal approach is for the shell junkies out there. The Disk Utility method is the way to go for people who are more comfortable in the Finder (though it does require a couple Terminal commands), and it works under Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite. (Note that the createinstallmedia tool doesn’t work under OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard-it requires OS X 10.7 Lion or later.) The createinstallmedia method is the easiest if you’re at all comfortable using Terminal, it’s the approach that I recommend you try first. I’ve come up with three ways you can create a bootable OS X install drive for the Yosemite: using the installer’s built-in createinstallmedia tool using Disk Utility or performing the Disk Utility procedure using Terminal. You might also throw a few bucks to Guillaume for saving you some time.Create the Yosemite install drive: The options Things should go smoothly if you do a little research and read the instructions. My rule is this: make sure you backup everything before you install anything. Whether you want to restore your Mac to factory settings or downgrade to an earlier macOS version like me, there are many advantages to creating a bootable installer drive. I created a handy Mountain Lion boot disk on a USB thumb drive to downgrade the aforementioned Mac Mini from Yosemite. ![]() DiskMaker X is available in Lion, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierra macOS versions. This application simply finds the original installer on your computer, then creates a bootable installer on most any external drive (USB, FireWire, or Thunderbolt), 8 GB or larger. ![]() MacWorld has published easy-to-use step-by-step tutorials, one of which turned me on to DiskMaker X. Disk Creator and the standard Apple-provided Disk Utility application can also be used. If you’re familiar with the Teminal application, you can use the createinstallmedia command to generate a boot disk. If you think I’m being cheap, try to remember how much we generally get paid for our work, and understand that I’d prefer spending my money on mics, not Macs.ĭowngrading to an earlier version of macOS isn’t a simple thing for the layperson, but the basic requirement is that you need to create a bootable installer from a macOS image file. ![]() In a desperate last ditch effort to steal time from “progress,” I recently purchased a refurbished, downgradeable Mac Mini with a faster processor and more RAM than a new Mac Mini that would have cost me twice the price. For the time being, I’m gambling that a brand-new Mac might just as easily fail as a used one might. In my opinion, macOS 10.8.5 running Pro Tools 10.x is stable and “rock solid.” Some of us put off inevitability to maintain productivity, but eventually “progress” (be it for our own benefit or not) will move us forward. ![]()
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