Once the USB drive has been partitioned correctly, select the new OS X Lion partition from the list on the left and click the Restore tab.ĭrag the InstallESD.dmg file we located earlier from the Finder window into the Source field. When asked to confirm click the Partition button. Next click the Apply button to save your changes. Set the Partition Layout to 1 Partition, set the Name to OS X Lion, and set the Format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and then click the Options button.Ĭhoose GUID Partition Table from the popup window then click the OK button. Select your USB thumb drive from the list on the left and click the Partition tab. Navigate to your Applications:Utilities folder then double click Disk Utility to launch the application
Locate the InstallESD.dmg file then open a new Finder window by pressing Command + N on your keyboard. Then double click the SharedSupport folder Navigate to the Applications folder and right click the new "Install Mac OS X Lion" icon then select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Select Quit from the Install Mac OS X Lion to exit the installer.Ĭlick to launch a new Finder window from your dock. Once the download has completed the Mac OS X Lion Installer will launch.
If the LaunchPad appears press the Escape key. Press the Install button for OS X Lion and wait while the operating system downloads. **If you have not yet installed Lion then you can follow these instructions to buy it and begin downloading.
OS X LION BOOTABLE USB HOW TO
These are instructions on how to make a bootable Mac OS X Lion USB install key.Ĭonnect a 8GB or larger USB key to your computer then launch the Mac App Store from your dock.Ĭlick the Purchased tab at top of the window the hold down the Option key and click the Purchased tab again.
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