#Usb to serial mac yosemite install#
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(This tells the Finder to show hidden files-we’ll re-hide such files later.) Open the Terminal app (in /Application/Utilities), then type (or copy and paste) the following command, and then press Return:ĭefaults write AppleShowAllFiles 1 & killall Finder
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You’ll find Disk Utility, a handy app that ships with OS X, in /Applications/Utilities. If you like, you can rename the drive from its default name of Install OS X Yosemite, though I think it’s kind of a catchy name. You now have a bootable Yosemite install drive. (see the screenshot above), which could take as long as 20 or 30 minutes, depending on how fast your Mac can copy data to your destination drive. Wait until you see the text Copy Complete. The program then tells you it’s copying the installer files, making the disk bootable, and copying boot files.
#Usb to serial mac yosemite password#
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(The Terminal command used here assumes the drive is named Untitled.) Also, make sure the Yosemite installer, called Install OS X Yosemite.app, is in its default location in your main Applications folder (/Applications).