

In the drop down panel set the partition scheme to GUID.Click on the Erase tab in the Disk Utility toolbar.After Disk Utility loads select the drive (out-dented entry with the mfg.'s ID and size) from the side list.Open Disk Utility in the Utilities' folder.You will need an 8GB or larger USB flash drive that has been partitioned and formatted for use with OS X. Simply replace the Terminal command with the one from the preceding article by copying it into the Terminal window. Second, see this How To outline for creating a bootable El Capitan installer. To install the original factory version when the computer was new use Command-Option-Shift-R.īootable USB Installers for OS X Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan, and Sierraįirst, review this introductory article: Create a bootable installer for macOS. To install the version of OS X that was currently installed use Command-Option-R.Ģ. Select Reinstall OS X and click on the Continue button.ġ.Quit Disk Utility and return to the Utility Menu.Click on the Apply button, then click on the Done button when it activates.

