First we will download a copy of the Mac OS X Mavericks, instead of installing we will transfer the installer (packages and files) to our USB flash drive and make it bootable. (1.1) We will first update all available apps. You may not know this, but you can to just about any USB drive out there that has enough free space for the operating system. You may be wondering why you would want to install OS X to a portable drive when the internal drive is usually larger, faster, and well, internal. Having a copy of OS X on a portable USB drive is a great way to troubleshoot not only your Mac but that of your friends and family as well. As long as the Mac you’re working on can run Mavericks you can boot into it from your USB drive. From here, you can run tests that can’t be run while the internal drive is booted to, like full disk repair and validation. On top of this, having OS X on a portable USB drive gives you a personal and customized version of OS X with you wherever you go. This means you can use your friend’s Mac with your drive. It’s like bringing your Mac with you wherever you go, but on something as small as a flash drive. OS X Mavericks takes up about 12.1GB of space, so as long as your drive has enough capacity, you can install it and go. There are a few key steps you need to follow to get this up and working correctly, all of which are laid out below. Make sure to pay close attention to the steps and you’ll have your own portable OS X Mavericks, too. Check out on this for more information as well. Notes and Warnings Before getting started, it’s worth mentioning that you don’t need to format your drive to install OS X Mavericks as long as it is set up correctly in the first place. It’s even possible to partition the drive and have installed on one physical drive. That’s a whole other topic, so we’re only looking at installing Mavericks. ![]() The steps below will format the drive so make sure you have any of its contents backed up. These steps will work for the following types of drives: • USB • FireWire • SDHC card • SDXC card • Thunderbolt storage device Preparing the Drive The first step in the process is to prepare the drive. Follow these steps will give you a full install of OS X Mavericks, including a Recovery system. Attach the external drive to the Mac. If using a USB/FireWire/Thunderbolt drive plug the cable into the appropriate slot. If using an SD card, insert it into the built-in reader (MacBook Pro only). Open Disk Utility Open up Disk Utility by going to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility 3. Erase and Partition the Drive Find the attached drive in the list of available drives and verify it is the correct drive. You will be erasing the drive so take an extra minute and make sure you’ve selected the right one. With the external drive selected, click the Partition tab. Under Partition Layout, choose 1 Partition then click the Options button. Click the GUID Partition Table radio button and then click OK. Once you click Ok, move over to the Format field and select Mac OS Extended (Journaled). Enter a name for the drive in the Name field then click Apply. A window will pop up asking you to verify you want to erase the contents of the drive. Click the Partition button and the drive will be formatted and partitioned. Once the process has completed you can close and quit Disk Utility. Install OS X Mavericks Now that the drive is ready you can begin the installation process.
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