The Mac may stall for moment but then should boot normally to your desktop or login screen.When the Mac automatically restarts there will be a black screen for a moment - at this point unplug/eject/disconnect the external storage device.Let the installation start and watch the installation process carefully (it may take a while as it is 4.3GB+ in size).Choose your external storage device as the destination.
NOTE: If you have an additional compatible Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later that does not have the version of macOS / OS X you want already installed on it you could use that to download the installer again otherwise you will need one of the following external storage devices before continuing with these instructions:
This will show you a list of all software previously purchased. Obtain the macOS / OS X Installer - macOS / OS X Already Purchased Now go to Obtain The macOS / OS X Disc Image section below.Quit the macOS / OS X installer (yes, quit it).At the point where the macOS / OS X installer has downloaded it will automatically launch and ask you to continue.Purchase and download the macOS / OS X Install installer package to your hard disk (it may take a while as it is 4.3GB+ in size).it says "Install", "Download" or "Purchased" you have already bought macOS / OS X NOTE: If the buy button is not available e.g. Locate the latest version of macOS / OS X e.g.
Instructions for obtaining the OS X install disc image How To Obtain And Use A macOS Disc Image (for OS X 10.7 or later) How To Obtain And Use The macOS Install Disc Image Article ID = 43Īrticle Title = How To Obtain And Use The macOS Install Disc ImageĪrticle Last Updated = 10th September 2014