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Upgraded to an SSD how do I install MACOS making a USB from Windows
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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1842491" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>I took another look over all the replies in the thread here. With all the voices, things can get chaotic. So, it looks like you previously confirmed you have Mac OS 10.5.8 currently installed and booted off the internal drive. So that’s good. You’ve been running into problems so far because you are trying to install a version of OS X that is not supported on your particular model. It’s too old. As previously stated, the latest you can install is 10.11, aka El Capitan. It is downloadable direct from Apple. Two of us have provided the download link, but here it is again:</p><p><a href="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886" target="_blank">How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support</a></p><p></p><p>Now, to address what you want to do. It sounds like you want to make a bootable installer onto a USB flash drive and reinstall OS X from scratch so you have a clean slate with the most recent version that you can run, correct? That’s a very sensible thing to do and absolutely possible. In fact we advocate for it all the time. Luckily there is a free tool to make this easy. Download either DiskMaker X Pro (the latest universal DiskMaker utility) or DiskMaker X 6 (the version specific for creating an El Capitan installer).</p><p><a href="https://diskmakerx.com/pro/" target="_blank">DiskMaker X Pro</a></p><p></p><p>You will have to download the installer from Apple via the link above, which is a dmg file. This is a “disk image”, the equivalent of an iso. Open that, and you will see the contents displayed as if it was a CD. Run the file “InstallMacOSX.pkg” and it will create the installer, titled “Install OS X El Capitan” and place it in your Apps folder. It will likely automatically launch the installer when done, but you can just quit it. Then use DiskMaker to create your USB installer.</p><p></p><p>For doing the actual install, here’s a guide:</p><p><a href="https://www.lifewire.com/perform-a-clean-install-of-os-x-el-capitan-on-your-mac-2259940" target="_blank">How to perform a Clean Install of OS X El Capitan on Your Mac</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1842491, member: 38864"] I took another look over all the replies in the thread here. With all the voices, things can get chaotic. So, it looks like you previously confirmed you have Mac OS 10.5.8 currently installed and booted off the internal drive. So that’s good. You’ve been running into problems so far because you are trying to install a version of OS X that is not supported on your particular model. It’s too old. As previously stated, the latest you can install is 10.11, aka El Capitan. It is downloadable direct from Apple. Two of us have provided the download link, but here it is again: [URL="https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206886"]How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan - Apple Support[/URL] Now, to address what you want to do. It sounds like you want to make a bootable installer onto a USB flash drive and reinstall OS X from scratch so you have a clean slate with the most recent version that you can run, correct? That’s a very sensible thing to do and absolutely possible. In fact we advocate for it all the time. Luckily there is a free tool to make this easy. Download either DiskMaker X Pro (the latest universal DiskMaker utility) or DiskMaker X 6 (the version specific for creating an El Capitan installer). [URL="https://diskmakerx.com/pro/"]DiskMaker X Pro[/URL] You will have to download the installer from Apple via the link above, which is a dmg file. This is a “disk image”, the equivalent of an iso. Open that, and you will see the contents displayed as if it was a CD. Run the file “InstallMacOSX.pkg” and it will create the installer, titled “Install OS X El Capitan” and place it in your Apps folder. It will likely automatically launch the installer when done, but you can just quit it. Then use DiskMaker to create your USB installer. For doing the actual install, here’s a guide: [URL="https://www.lifewire.com/perform-a-clean-install-of-os-x-el-capitan-on-your-mac-2259940"]How to perform a Clean Install of OS X El Capitan on Your Mac[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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