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Clean Install Mac OS X Yosemite

    How to Clean Install Mac OS 10.10 Yosemite – Create Bootable Drive in Mac OS. How to install OS X 10.10 Yosemite. If you have not MacOS already, Download from apple.com, and next prepare and create a bootable drive to make a clean install of Mac OS X Yosemite.

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    Clean Install Mac OS X

    How to install Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite. 4 Steps to a make a clean install of OS X Yosemite. If you have not already. Download, prepare and create a bootable drive, to make a fresh and clean install of OS X Yosemite.     Create a bootable drive and make a clean install of the latest Mac operating system, OS X Yosemite.

    First download yosemite go to Apple.com click on Mac section and on OS X Yosemite. Click on upgrade now and the App Store, application should open. If not click to view and download from the Mac App Store and download the Yosemite operating system.

    Next prepare a bootable flash drive. Plug in your USB flash drive greater than 8 gigabytes. Click on erase tab, on Format type, choose Mac OS X journaled and name it osxyosemite

    Click to erase and wait until it finishes preparing your flash drive. When it’s done close disk utility, and open terminal.

    Now paste this instructions on terminal.

    sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createin­stallmedia --volume /Volumes/osxyosemite --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app --nointeraction

    Hit enter and wait until you’re bootable Yosemite drive is created. Could take 10 to 30 minutes but wait and, do not exit from terminal.

    Next go to finder. Select your your USB device and click on your new image. We can install from here or you can make a fresh install. Restart your computer and on startup, press option key, then click to install yosemite from the bootable device.

    Clean Install Mac OS X Yosemite

    Before we proceed it is recommended to have a copy of your hard disk. If you do not have one now is a good idea to do it.

    If you have a backup or a clone of your drive proceed and click Continue. Agree with terms and conditions. click on show all disks.

    Select your bootable flash drive, click Install, type your password, and wait approximately 10 to 30 minutes. The needed time to install yosemite into your machine. And there you have, how to install Yosemite Operating System from Apple incorporation.


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