How to create a bootable USB of OSX EL CAPITAN

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This is a 3 part video series on doing a clean install of MAC OS X EL CAPITAN. Rate! Comment! Subscribe! Share! Follow me on Twitter! https://twitter.com/raybansnfedora 1) How to Download OSX EL CAPITAN: http://youtu.be/1AKkZrqqZuY 2) How to create a bootable USB of OSX EL CAPITAN: http://youtu.be/_JHkQwTSt0s 3) Partition your MAC Harddrive: http://youtu.be/8Y8BMTUYuSk 4) How to Clean Install OS X EL CAPITAN!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2IM-LFb7Xc3 Make an OS X El Capitan Beta Bootable Installer Drive 1.Connect the USB drive to the Mac and launch Disk Utility, then select the USB drive from the left side menu and go to the “Erase” tab. 2.Format the USB flash drive as “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” and choose Erase to confirm the process – this formats the USB drive which will become the installer, be absolutely certain you have selected the right volume or you will lose data 3.Now go to the “Partition” tab and change the partition layout to “1 Partition”, then change the name of the partition to “ElCapInstaller” or another name of your choosing 4.Click on “Options” and select “GUID Partition Table”, and click “OK”, followed by “Apply”, then quit out of Disk Utility 5.Launch the Terminal application and paste the following string into the command line, if you changed the installer name “ElCapInstaller” to something else, be sure to adjust that in the syntax: OS X El Capitan: sudo su /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/ElCapInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction 6.Hit the Return key and enter the admin password when requested (this is necessary to use sudo), you’ll then see numerous progress indicators as the process completes, it will be finished when the last messages is “Done.” “Erasing Disk: 0%… 10%… 20%… 30%…100%… Copying installer files to disk… Copy complete. Making disk bootable… Copying boot files… Copy complete. Done.” 7.When completed, the USB bootable installer will be created and you have an OS X El Capitan installer drive, exit out of Terminal and you’re ready to go More than ever, Mac is the computer people love to use. And one of the biggest reasons is OS X. It’s what makes a Mac a Mac. With OS X, it’s simple to do amazing things and delightful to do all the everyday things. OS X El Capitan builds on the groundbreaking features and beautiful design introduced in OS X Yosemite, refining the experience and improving performance in lots of little ways that make a big difference. OS X El Capitan — it takes the Mac experience to new heights.

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  1. I got "failed to erase of disk", could anyone help me?
  2. why doesn't it let me click to partition :(
  3. Failed to start erase of disk due to error (-9999, 0).
    A error occurred erasing the disk.
  4. i took out the last portion "----nointeraction" and it finally worked.
    Doing this on Macbook pro mid 2010
  5. still waiting...
    how do i safely stop this..?
  6. does not work... it just sits..! i wait 3hrs.. nothing happens
  7. I keep getting "No such file or directory" I've tried various variations and idk what to do. I named the disk ElCapInstaller also..
  8. Please Help! i have diligently followed the steps and when i finally type the password and hit enter i get this message...??

    /Volumes/OSX is not a valid volume mount point.
    Darryn-Santanas-MacBook-Pro:~ darrynsantana$

    Anyone can lend a hand?
  9. No such file or directory. Does this mean something/
  10. Great vid, keep up the good content. Thanks so much for all of your videos.
  11. Is this fucked up or what ? need of several parts serie to refresh an istallation. Apple have some work to do here
  12. MAYBE NEXT TIME SAY THAT IT HAVE TO BE AT USB/HARDDRIVE THAT IS EMPTY BEFORE YOU TELL PEOPLE TO ERASE!!!!! I JUST LOST ALL OF MY OLD FILES ON MY PORTABLE HARDDRIVE!!!
  13. Excellent explanation, thanks!!!!
  14. Is there a way to do this preparation on Windows and then copy Max OSX onto the USB to install on a Mac?
  15. What is the Admin or Mac password? How can I find it?
  16. its not working for me
  17. Thank you for a great vid.
  18. ok ive tried this countless times exactly like you show and i keep getting that there is no such file or directory what is being left out
  19. I really wonder why disk utility on my mac is different from yours.
  20. I was able to erase sd but not partition (would not  let me click). Everything worked with terminal and the install is now on SD card...Will I be able to do the clean install once I swap out the hard drive for the ssd even though it did not let me click on the partition?