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Launch the Terminal (found in /Applications/Utilities) and enter these commands exactly as shown. defaults write AppleShowAllFiles TRUE \killall Finder \say Files Revealed Show Hidden Files on your MacThis changes the default setting of Mac OS X so that Finder always shows all files.Launch the Terminal.app by selecting it from the /Applications | Utilities folder and execute the following command ( Figure C)*:.Click on the Options button, select the radio button for GUID Partition Table, and click OK ( Figure B).Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for the format-type from the drop-down menu ( Figure A).Click the drop-down menu, selecting 1 partition.Click on the USB drive from the left-hand menu and select the Partition tab.Insert the USB drive into the Mac and launch Disk Utility.Using a Mac with at least OS X 10.6.8 installed, access the Mac App Store and download the Mavericks (10.9) app installer.User Account with Administrative privileges.Apple computer with Mac App Store (OS X 10.6.8+).Install OS X Mavericks.app (installer downloaded from Mac App Store).

Creating a USB Installer for Apple OS X 10.9īefore proceeding, you’ll need the following items to complete the process: However, the focus of this article is the change in the process for creating a working, bootable USB drive. The latest iteration of OS X, version 10.9 (aka Mavericks), marks not only 200+ changes in the OS, but also does away with the fabled “big cat” naming scheme. You can then boot up from the USB by holding down the option key, then install the GM from the USB.In April, I wrote an article on TechRepublic about how to create a bootable USB to install OS X. You should see something like the following, the "Copying installer files." will take about 20 minutes with not progress indication. Sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia -volume /Volumes/Untitled -applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app -nointeraction Check the path, if you moved the file correct the paths.

This copies the resources over to the USB stick and makes it a bootable drive. Open the Terminal app and run the following command.

If you run the installer it will delete itself so move it to keep a copy.įormat an 8G+ (needs about 6G of space) USB stick with the 'Mac OS X Extended Journaled' format and leave it named 'Untitled' but be sure that you do not have another volume named "Untitled" or the next step could erase something! It will save in your /Applications directory and will open once the download is complete. Download a copy of Mavericks from the Apple Store.