Make a USB boot disk for Mavericks

MadGamer · 25-12-2013, 16:26

Hey everyone, I have Mavericks installed and want to make a bootable USB disk for it. When I go to download the installer from the Mac App Store, it won't allow me to as it says I already have it installed. Any ideas?

Tezcatlipoca · 25-12-2013, 18:51

I've found a few different articles on it:

http://www.macworld.com/article/2056...all-drive.html

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/app...s-x-mavericks/

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10...install-drive/

As for downloading the installer if you already have Mavericks installed, the first article says this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macworld

If the Mac App Store won’t let you redownload the installer, quit the Mac App Store app, relaunch it, and then Option+click the Purchases tab in the toolbar; that should show the Download button next to Mavericks in the Purchases list.

MadGamer · 25-12-2013, 19:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt D

I've found a few different articles on it:

http://www.macworld.com/article/2056...all-drive.html

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/app...s-x-mavericks/

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10...install-drive/

As for downloading the installer if you already have Mavericks installed, the first article says this:

Thanks for that, will have a nose later