There's the super easy way with the graphical user interface and the only slightly less easy way that requires some light Terminal use. Whatever the reason, you're in luck, because it's not hard to make one.Īs with last year, there are two ways to get it done. Or maybe you need a recovery disk for older Macs that don't support the Internet Recovery feature. For instance, if you find yourself doing multiple installs, a USB drive may be faster than multiple downloads (especially if you use a USB 3.0 drive). Things have proceeded remarkably smoothly since version 10.7 switched to download-only installers, but there are still good reasons to want an old, reliable USB stick. It was 2009 when Apple last released a new operating system on physical media. I used a brand new SD Card (plugged into a USB adapter), so I didn't have anything to backup. You'll want to copy any data you want to save off of it at this point. Plug in your USB device that is larger than 8 GB that you'll be making bootable and putting the El Capitan installer on. Then, plug the USB flash drive into your Mac. First and foremost, make sure that that drive has at least 12GB of available storage.
After everything has been downloaded, there is another few steps that you’ll need to take. OS X El Capitan Create the bootable Catalina USB drive.
The program appears to go through all the steps, but finally the USB drive is never findable as a bootable drive. The El Capitan installer file came down to my Applications folder without problem, but multiple repeat attempts to create a bootable USB (16gb) drive using Diskmaker X 5 has failed. Apple Support Make El Capitan Bootable Usb.Create El Capitan Bootable Usb On Windows 10.Usually, you will boot with Persistent Mode by default.įor any question or issue you may have, take a look to the FAQ.
Install (to install Linux on your hard drive).Live Mode (all your data will be discarded after reboot).Persistent Mode (your data will be persistent).Your LinuxLive USB key menu should appear (options may vary): If you don't have any USB option it may mean that your PC is not able to boot from USB.įor recent PCs, directly hit the boot menu key (F8, F11, F12 depending on the PC) from the boot screen instead and select your USB device there. Each BIOS has its own menu so this explanation is generic :įind the boot menu and put USB devices before Hard drives/CD for the boot order. Power on your PC and quickly press the corresponding keyboard key to access the BIOS. Shutdown Windows and insert your USB key in one of your PC's USB port (preferably a rear one for a desktop PC). Booting your PC from your LinuxLive USB key:
This will force Windows to check the autorun of the key and update the icon. Your LinuxLive USB key should now be ready! Thank you for using LinuxLive USB Creator.ĭon't forget to share LiLi with your friends if you liked it :-)īefore going any further, properly unplug your USB device then reconnect it.