This should also provide is little context around this being a standard process that is supported by Apple. This is becoming especially convenient as newer Macs don’t have (or need) an internal DVD drive.įor reference, Apple has a page that covers how to create a bootable USB drive with the OS X 10.9 Mavericks installation files, but leaves out a few of the details discussed here.
When doing this I prefer to use a bootable USB drive instead of a DVD. However, there are times when OS X needs to be installed on a new (blank) hard drive, or, we simply want to perform a “clean install”. Most people will upgrade their Mac over the top of their existing OS, which is perfectly fine. In this case it is Mac OS X 10.10, or what is better known as Yosemite. It’s Mac OS X season again and with that is a new version of Mac OS X.
