Beginning in Lion (10.7), there's a new feature in Mac OS X to assist you if things go really wrong, since you can't boot from disk anymore. This new feature is called Recovery, and it gives you a way to start 'from scratch' if you need to rebuild your Mac.
- How to Create a Recovery USB Drive on Mac OS X. All data in the volume will be wiped if you clone the recovery volume on a partition in Disk Utility. Hence, mainly if the USB drive has ample storage space, it is advisable to first prepare the USB drive before creating OS X Recovery drive with Disk Assistant.
- Sep 23, 2019 A broken Mac computer with Mac OS X. A trial copy of the TransMac software. One high quality USB flash drive with 16GB of storage. A copy of Apple’s macOS (DMG file). Now that you have all the necessary ingredients, you’re ready to make a Mac OS X bootable USB using the DMG file of the operating system with the steps below.
- Mar 30, 2020 How to create a GPT partition on a USB flash drive; Things to know before proceeding. Before you dive into this guide, you’ll need a few things: A broken Mac computer with Mac OS X or macOS (version 10.12 or later). A trial copy of the TransMac software. One high quality USB flash drive with 16GB of storage. A copy of Apple’s macOS (DMG file).
Feb 16, 2013 In this video, I will be showing you how to make a bootable USB recovery disk using a USB flash drive, so you can repair and/or restore your Mac OS X operating system if it is ever corrupted.
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There are a couple of methods for doing this, which both lead to the same place: A USB drive (8GB or larger), safely stashed in a drawer, which has a bootable OS on it, as well as an installer to put that OS on a hard drive.
First up is the 'official' method, a utility introduced with Mavericks, called Recovery Disk Assistant. This works with Lion, Mountain Lion, and Mavericks, all the versions of Mac OS that were distributed via the Mac App Store.
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Using this method is pretty straightforward: download the Recovery Disk Assistant, plug in that USB drive, and follow the prompts. After a little while you will have a bootable backup of your OS.
An alternate method that dates back to the release of Lion is Disk Maker X, formerly known as Lion Disk Maker. This is a nice wrapper for a set of Applescripts that will also create a USB drive to back up from. This was the nicest option before Apple built a utility of its own. It works much the same way as Apple's too, launch the app and follow the prompts and you end up with a USB drive you can boot from.
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Keep in mind you can't install an older OS than your computer shipped with, but otherwise to use this newly minted installer all you have to do is plug in the USB drive, and hold down the Option key while the machine boots. This will give you your boot drive options, then choose the USB stick and you're all set.