Make Bootable El Capitan Usb
EI Capitan (10.11) is the last release of OS X. After it, the OS versions are under a name called macOS. From our observation, there are still many people using EI Capitan on their Mac as some of the apps are not running on macOS. Hence, if your Mac was something wrong with it and you need to create a bootable installation media to reinstall OS X EI Capitan on your Mac. Honestly speaking, it is a tough process for EI Capitan and you might receive errors when using the dmg file downloaded from Apple website.
To install El Capitan, make sure the USB drive is inserted into the computer, then restart the computer while holding the Option (alt) key on your keyboard. Wait until the Startup Manager pops up, then select the 'OS X Base System' volume. Alternatively, you can just hold down the C key while starting up to boot directly into the USB drive. How to prepare a bootable usb disk from 'InstallESD.dmg'? I have High Sierra correctly installed on my Mac. I need to clean install 'el capitan' on a old mac book pro (late 2011). I have 'el capitan' 'InstallESD.dmg' file. How to prepare a bootable usb disk? I've tried the 'restore' function in disk utility, selecting 'InstallESD.dmg' as source. The El Capitan installer file came down to my Applications folder without problem, but multiple repeat attempts to create a bootable USB (16gb) drive using Diskmaker X 5 has failed. The program appears to go through all the steps, but finally the USB drive is never findable as a bootable drive. Create Bootable USB for Mac OS X El Capitan with TransMac. A new pop up box will appear, click on the three-dots, and then select the macOS X El Capitan.DMG file from Windows. Then click on OK. Choose Mac OSX El Capitan DMG file. Since the file is huge so it will take quite time to complete. It may take about 20 to 30 mins or more.
Please don't worry. In this tutorial, we will share you all the necessary steps to make a bootable EI Capitan bootable USB on a Windows 10 PC. Here is a screenshot of our tutorial's output.
P.S. If you have a Mac, then please follow this official guide to create EI Capitan USB installer on macOS by using createinstallmedia command: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372
sudo /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/USBVolume --applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app
Preparation
Please get started, there are a few things you should prepare for.
Mac Bootable Usb Drive
First, a USB drive with at least 16 GB storage as the installation file of EI Capitan (.dmg) is over 5.5GB. USB 3.0 is more recommended as it has faster reading and writing speed. This will save a lot of time.
Secondly, download EI Capitan (10.11.6) DMG file from this link: This is the modified version of Apple's dmg file dedicated for USB booting.
Warning: The download file hosted on Apple.com (InstallMacOSX.dmg) will only work on Mac platform. For creating installation media on Windows, please use the above link instead. The dmg file provided by Apple contains a .pkg file in DMG archive, which will result failure if you are using it on a PC.
Tutorial: How to Create EI Capitan Bootable USB on Windows 10 PC
To make a bootable USB from EI Capitan dmg file, we need a special software in place. In our case, it is UUByte DMG Editor, an award-winning app for creating bootable OS X and macOS USB installer.
Step 1: Install UUByte DMG Editor on your PC and open it from Desktop shortcut. After that, plug in a USB drive into the computer and eject other unused USB devices.
Step 2: Click Burn button from welcome screen and import downloaded EI Capitan DMG file into the program. You will also see USB drive name in second field.
Step 3: Click Burn button at the bottom to write dmg file to USB drive. There is a progress bar on the screen. This tells how much time left for the burning task.
Step 4: Wait for 5-10 minutes and a bootable EI Capitan installation disk is created. You need to wait more time for USB 2.0 device.
Install OS X EI Capitan on Your Mac
Make Bootable El Capitan Usb Free
Before installation starts, make sure the hardware meets the minimal requirements of EI Capitan. You can check it from here: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP728?locale=en_US
To install EI Capitan from USB, please insert the bootable disk into Mac. Keep pressing Option button during startup. You will see a drive name (Install OS X EI Capitan) on startup window. Click on it to enter into OS X Recovery mode.
Bootable Flash Drive Creator
From macOS Utitilies window, click Reinstall macOS and follow the screen prompt to install EI Capitan on your Mac.
The above is a complete tutorial that shows you how to easily create a bootable USB installer from EI Capitan DMG file on a Windows PC. And this is the easiest method you could find. No complex settings and command line!