#Install new mac os el capitan on ssd install#
#Install new mac os el capitan on ssd upgrade#
#Install new mac os el capitan on ssd pro#

Input new partition name, and use '+' and '-' button on the left to determine the size of the partition.

#Install new mac os el capitan on ssd install#

I just got a new SSD to install into my laptop. In Disk Utility, select the SSD(not the partition under), then select Partition button on top of Disk Utility.Ħ. First you can only obtain El Capitan from the Mac App Store, and that requires using a Mac running Snow Leopard or later. Follow the steps in this article if you are using OS X El Capitan or later. You can also create multiple partitions in one SSD.

After you click Erase, the erase will start and the partition you created will appear under the drive on left side of Disk Utility.ĥ. Example: createinstallmedia volume /Volumes/Untitled applicationpath /Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app Adrians-MBP: adrianhenderson Nothing loads to the USB. Mount your USB flash drive or other volume. The installer will be in your Applications folder. Quit the installer if it opens automatically after downloading.

#Install new mac os el capitan on ssd upgrade#

Please choose GUID Partition Map as Scheme. If your HDD is still mounted you can download El Capitan from the Apple App Store and create a USB installer thumb drive: Download the OS X installer from the Mac App Store. The upgrade varies in size depending upon which Apple Mac computer it is being installed on in most scenarios, it will require about 6 GB of disk space. Otherwise you can choose either OS X Extended or ExFAT as format. Input your desired name of the partition, if you plan to install Mac OS onto the partition,choose OS X Extended(Journaled) as format. Select the SSD and then select Erase button on top of disk utilityĤ.

Disk Utility will pop up, if not, open Disk Utility and you shall see the SSD listed under Externalģ.

#Install new mac os el capitan on ssd pro#

(I've created a multi-partition SSD with 10.11 El Capitan, 10.12 Sierra and 10.13 High Sierra on my Mac Pro and with a little playing around they don't seem to differ much on my. Live in Wales Your Macs Specs iMac 5K Retina 27', August 2019, 3.6GHz Intel Core i9, Memory 32GB, 2TB SSD, macOS Big Sur 11.6. I'm leaning towards upgrading to 10.11 El Capitan (from 10.9.5 Mavericks) in order to get IOS 13 support with iTunes. Connect your SanDisk® SSD to your Apple Mac system via USB adaptor, the Mac OS will pop up a message: 'The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer', please select InitializeĢ. After I downloaded the macOS 10.11 installer per my previous post, you should be able to install on the external drive directly, no need to make a bootable thumb drive unless you want to install El Capitan on another Mac and dont want to have to download the OS again. Joined Messages 8,361 Reaction score 869 Points 113 Location Born Scotland. Procedure may be different with other OS versions.ġ. This guide uses Mac OS X El Capitan Version 10.11.5.