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Create Installation Image from OS X AppStore Update

How to create an OSX installation image (USB stick)

  • download upgrade from appstore
  • prepare an USB stick with ~ 5GB space; format journaled with GUID partition table
  • use the following command
sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Stick --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Mavericks.app --nointeraction

where Stick is the name of your USB stick.

Taken from http://www.macwelt.de/ratgeber/Mavericks-vom-USB-Stick-installieren-8294693.html

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