Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for the format-type from the drop-down menu ( Figure A).
Creating a USB Installer for Apple OS X 10.9īefore proceeding, you'll need the following items to complete the process:
However, the focus of this article is the change in the process for creating a working, bootable USB drive. The latest iteration of OS X, version 10.9 (aka Mavericks), marks not only 200+ changes in the OS, but also does away with the fabled 'big cat' naming scheme. In April, I wrote an article on TechRepublic about how to create a bootable USB to install OS X.
