Select Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for the format-type from the drop-down menu. Click the drop-down menu, selecting 1 partition.ĥ. Click on the USB drive from the left-hand menu and select the Partition tab.Ĥ. Insert the USB drive into the Mac and launch Disk Utility.ģ. Using a Mac with at least OS X 10.6.8 installed, access the Mac App Store and download the Lion (10.7) or Mountain Lion (10.8) app installer.Ģ.
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Jesus Vigo goes over the steps to create a bootable USB to install OS X 10.7-10.8 and OS X 10.5-10.6, as well as how to put multiple versions on the same USB. How to create a bootable USB to install OS X