On 30 September Apple began distributing the final version in June announced operating system for Mac computers — OS X El Capitan. The company has worked hard on the ergonomics and functionality OS: admirers “Apple” technicians will find in El Capitan a number of interesting features.
This release, OS X provides several important benefits. The platform extends the use of Force Touch and hardware technologies in new Mac models. New Split View mode and virtual desktops will allow more efficient use of the computer in work situations. In turn, Metal has a huge potential for gamers and designers. Additions to existing staff application — first of all, to the browser, notes and email — also add points to release.
Unfortunately, a significant portion of the claimed innovations works on a limited number of languages and in limited geographical framework. However, it is unlikely that these restrictions will stop the fans of Apple computers previous release of OS X Yosemite was installed on 55% of devices by June 2015 — less than a year since the release.
Like previous releases of OS X El Capitan is distributed through the developers site, and, with a little effort you can prepare a bootable USB-stick with OS. This will make the installation process more flexible. The procedure for creating a bootable flash drive with OS X El Capitan is slightly different from previous systems, although not much more complicated. Before proceeding, we offer you to familiarize yourself with the requirements.
Requirements:
- Internet connection to download the image of OS X El Capitan.
- An Apple ID.
- USB drive with minimum 8 GB.
If everyone is ready, we can proceed.
How to create a bootable USB stick with OS X El Capitan
Step 1: Launch the Mac App Store and download licensed copy of OS X El Capitan. For the third time in the history of the Apple platform offers the update absolutely free.
Step 2: Run Disk utility from the Utilities folder.
Step 3: Select the USB drive in the left pane and click the Partition tab on the right.
Step 4: select “1 Partition” in the drop-down menu, the Schema partition, right – format “Mac OS Extended (journaled)”. Name the disc El Capitan.
Step 5: Click at the bottom click Settings. Click on selecting the GUID partition Scheme and confirm the choice. Click Apply in the lower right corner of the program. Disk utility will start formatting your USB drive.
Step 6: Launch terminal from the Utilities folder.
Step 7: Check that the USB drive was in place and “El Capitan” was the only volume with that title.
Run in Terminal the following command to create a bootable flash drive. Enter the administrator password.
sudo ‘/Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia’ –volume ‘/Volumes/El Capitan’ –applicationpath ‘/Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app’ –nointeraction
After 10-15 minutes, the Terminal completes the boot stick.
Step 8: Restart your Mac with the USB drive, hold down the Alt.
Step 9: you Can begin to install OS X El Capitan.
