- #INSTALL OS X EL CAPITAN ON EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE HOW TO#
- #INSTALL OS X EL CAPITAN ON EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE MAC OS#
Once you've obtained all of the necessary materials, connect the USB drive to your Mac and run the Diskmaker X app.
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Version 5 is the one with official El Capitan support.
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Step 1: Right-click the software icon on desktop and select 'Run as Administrator' from the contextual menu. The installer will delete itself when you install the operating system, but it can be re-downloaded if. The OS X 10.11 El Capitan installer from the Mac App Store in your Applications folder. There's the super easy way with the graphical user interface and the only slightly less easy way that requires some light Terminal use.