Download the El Capitan Installer
Download the El Capitan installerfrom the Apple website.
It is no longer available in the App Store.
Once the download is complete, the installer starts automatically.
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When it does, quit the installer.
You need a copy of the El Capitan installer to make a bootable USB.
If you’ve installed El Capitan and want to create a bootable installer, re-download the installer from Apple.
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Give the flash drive an appropriate name.
you might do this by double-clicking the gadget’s name on the desktop and then typing a new name.
If you select a different name, modify the Terminal command below with the flash drive name you chose.
LaunchTerminal, located in /Applications/Utilities/.
PressCommand+Con your keyboard to copy the command from this page and then paste it into Terminal by pressingCommand+V.
Input your Apple computer password in the password prompt.
This command completely erases the USB flash drive.
Terminal executes thecreateinstallmediacommand and displays the status of the procedure.
you’ve got the option to now quit Terminal.
The bootable El Capitan installer has been created on the flash drive.
There is another way to create a bootable installer.
It involvesDisk Utility, Finder,hidden files, and a great deal of time and effort.
The older OS used in that guide still works for El Capitan.
