Mac computers and Mac OS X make the most stable combination in the world of computers. Nevertheless, they are not entirely protected from some problems. To save yourself from many potential Mac problems, you must create a bootable Mac OS X flash drive that you can carry around so you can instantly diagnose and repair your computer. This bootable flash drive will serve as your handy solution to Mac emergencies.
- You will need a USB flash drive that doesn’t have any data saved and with a data capacity of 16 gb above. Connect it to your Mac.
- Go to Applications on your Finder menu and open Disk Utility. Choose your flash drive from the list provided on the left portion of the window.
- The menu that will appear will have five tabs on it. Select the Partition tab.
- For the volume scheme, choose 1 Partition. You will be asked to provide a name for the said volume, which you can assign yourself. For the format, choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled). The size should be set between 15 to 16 GB.
- Towards the bottom of the window, there is an Options button. Once the Options window comes out, choose GUID Partition Table. After that, click OK.
- Click Apply, then Partition. The process will take a few minutes.
- Now, insert your Mac OS X installation disk and wait for the window displaying the disc contents to pop up. Once it does, double-click on Install Mac OS X and run the installer. Once you get to the message like “Mac OS X will be installed on…”, click the ” Show All Disks ” button. Choose your USB flash drive from the list provided.
