Category: Mac

  • How to Create a Bootable OS X Yosemite ISO

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    Hello! Below are instructions on how to create a bootable ISO image of OS X Yosemite 10.10. # Mount the installer image hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app # Convert the boot image to a sparse bundle hdiutil convert /Volumes/install_app/BaseSystem.dmg -format UDSP -o /tmp/Yosemite # Increase the sparse bundle capacity to…

  • How to create a bootable ISO image of OS X Mavericks 10.9

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    Hello! Below are instructions on how to create a bootable ISO image of OS X Mavericks 10.9. I spent some time looking for these. I hope it saves someone time. # Mount the installer image hdiutil attach /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg -noverify -nobrowse -mountpoint /Volumes/install_app # Convert the boot image to a sparse bundle hdiutil…

  • How to make a backup of the OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 Install DVD

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    Hello again! Today I ran into a problem making a backup copy of the Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) DVD. The original DVD was scratched pretty badly and I was afraid I was going to lose the install files. So I decided to make a copy. Here are the two methods that worked for…