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There's plenty of reasons why you may need to make an OS X bootable drive
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Whether you're updating numerous Macs within your house and don't want to download the installer every time
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Or maybe you've just replaced a hard drive and need to install a fresh copy of OS X
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Well in this video I'm going to show you how to do just that. So let's get started
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Firstly you'll need a USB stick or hard drive of at least 8GB
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And this will be completely wiped. So if you're using an external hard drive or memory card as I am, make sure you've backed
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up anything you need elsewhere. Next we need to head to the app store and download the Yosemite installer
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These steps also work for Mavericks and Mountain Lion. But once downloaded we also need to download Disk Maker 10
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I'll leave a link in the description below. There are other ways to mount the installer onto your drive but this is the easiest
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Open up the apps, choose the drive you want to use. Again it will remind you that the entire drive will be formatted
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And then it will ask you to choose the installer which it tends to automatically find
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This process can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes. But once done you'll see a confirmation message and you're safe to reject your drive
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Then to install it on another Mac, hold the command key upon its boot up or if the hard
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drive is completely clear it will automatically open up the installer. Then all you need to do is follow the usual steps
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So there you have it, it's as easy as that. If you did have any problems though please leave a comment down below or even tweet me
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direct at stevesmith10 and I'll try and help you out. Until next time, please hit the like button if you enjoyed this video and if you haven't
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already hit the subscribe button so you don't miss a single video from Cult of Mac
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I'll see you next time
