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How to make a bootable Mountain Lion install drive
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 06:59 AM
fitz, on 25 July 2012 - 06:42 AM, said:
As of CCC 3.5, the software is no longer donationware. The price is $39.95 ($29.96 until August 12). Still a great deal.
Yep, fixed. The developer changed the pricing structure this week.
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 07:09 AM
Really good article, thanks! Just one question. Does ML create its own recovery partition on every machine? So let's say I want to install it on my brother's Mac with my Apple ID. So, I can make a clean install with a USB drive which I previously created on my Mac. But after I installed it, will it have it's own recovery partition on my brothers Mac too, letting him able to re-install it later if he wants to? Or would he be prompted to log in with my Apple ID in the recovery partition? Because afaik, Macs with pre-loaded OS X Lion don't ask after any Apple ID in the recovery partition. How does the recovery partition know if it is a pre-loaded OS X or one which you purchased from Apple Store and then you made a clean install with it?
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 07:27 AM
mrbyu, on 25 July 2012 - 07:09 AM, said:
Really good article, thanks! Just one question. Does ML create its own recovery partition on every machine?
Whenever you install Mountain Lion (or Lion) on a drive, the installer attempts to create a Recovery HD partition on that drive.
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 07:37 AM
fitz, on 25 July 2012 - 06:42 AM, said:
As of CCC 3.5, the software is no longer donationware. The price is $39.95 ($29.96 until August 12). Still a great deal.
If you have already made a donation to CCC in the past ($15) you can get a free serial number.
Look at the FAQ's on their site and they will email you a free number.
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 07:53 AM
Really appreciate all the details. Fantastic article.
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 09:03 AM
PJL500, on 25 July 2012 - 08:56 AM, said:
Will SuperDuper work instead of CCC?
SuperDuper will work for cloning a hard drive, but it's not the right tool for making a bootable install drive. The three tools mentioned in the article are your best choices.
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 11:02 AM
I think your screenshot of the Disk Utility is wrong (or the text is wrong), as you're showing InstallESD.dmg as the source, when the text says it should be Mac OS X Install ESD that appears after you open the dmg. No?
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 11:16 AM
degminsec, on 25 July 2012 - 11:02 AM, said:
I think your screenshot of the Disk Utility is wrong (or the text is wrong), as you're showing InstallESD.dmg as the source, when the text says it should be Mac OS X Install ESD that appears after you open the dmg. No?
Oh, good eye! Fixed.
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 12:45 PM
Gary, on 25 July 2012 - 12:34 PM, said:
Someone created a bootable disc maker for Lion that would place your bootable install drive on a SD card. Will that app still work or is the creator going to need to update for Mt. Lion?
I actually found the answer on 9to5 Mac that the creator of Lion Disk Maker has updated and can be used to created a bootable installer for Mountain Lion. Way easier than the methods listed here assuming it works just like it did for Lion.
