Is it possible to boot up a 2014 macbook pro from a cd or usb?
Hello everyone!
I am thinking about buying a Macbook Pro ( latest version ), but I work on other operating systems like Linux and Windows (I use various distributions of linux).Would it be possible to boot a mac pro from an external disk unit or a USB stick with linux on it?
Have a nice day,
Alexjaco
OS X can be installed on a USB flash drive, but not a DVD. There are two ways to do this. One way you simply put the OS X installer on an 8 GB flash drive. This can be used to boot the computer, run any disk utility routines, and install OS X. The second way is to install a minimal OS X onto a 16 GB flash drive. This can be used to boot the computer, erase its drive, then clone the system from the flash drive to the computer's drive
In either case it's essential that after you download the OS X installer from the App Store you must copy it from the Applications folder to you Downloads folder or some other location. The OS X installer automatically deletes itself upon completing the installation, but only if the installer is in the Applications foldeer.
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