One of the questions that are coming to me the most is if we can use OS X El Capitan beta 1 as the main operating system and my answer is the usual, it is best to wait for the official version. Yes, now we are going to see how to install OS X El Capitan beta in a very simple way and without being a developer on our Mac, but my advice is that if you have to work with the Mac, do not install this operating system as the main one due to possible incompatibilities that you can find, create a new partition or just wait for it to be launched definitively that it will not be long.
If even with this personal recommendation to wait for the official version we want to install OS X El Capitan, it is best to use an old acquaintance: DiskMakerx or with a 8GB USB Foraged to Mac OS Plus (Journaled). First of all is save a backup of our Mac, either with Time Machine or with or that you prefer, in this way if we have a problem we will always have a security backup.
The next step is download OS X El Capitan, create a partition on our hard drive or use an external one to carry out the installation. Now it's time to follow the usual tutorial with this great tool that we have seen on previous occasions.
diskmakerx
Create the installer very simply by following the steps.
We connect to the Mac the USB or 8GB SD card to continue with the installation. This USB / SD will be permanently erased so it better be empty to avoid problems later. We start DiskMaker y click on the option install OS X Yosemite (If we are clear that it is El Capitan but it does not appear in DiskMakerx) that we have previously downloaded to our Mac -in the applications folder or wherever we have it- then it will ask us for the administrator password, we enter it and click on continue.
Now we have to wait for the process to finish and if it takes a little quiet, it is normal. In no case close the program, disconnect the USB / SD or turn off the computer before it finishes. Once finished we can start the installation process on our machine.
Installing the OS X El Capitan beta
Now we connect the USB to the Mac and turn off our Mac with the USB / SD connected. We restart the machine pressing the Alt key so that the start menu appears, we select the USB memory, disk or SD card where we have the OS X El Capitan installer and click. Now we just have to follow the installation steps on the partition or disk that we want and begin the installation of OS X El Capian with the steps that are indicated.
You can leave any questions in the comments and we will try to solve them, but the procedure is very simple.
Enjoy!
Where to download OSX El Capitan from? My intention is to create a virtual machine in Parallels and install it there.
If you are going to test the beta of the new OSX El Capitan - make a partition to the disk in use or do it on another disk .. but do not use it as an update to the main disk .. and do not use your iCloud account either .. this because certain functions They will only be available for iOS9, and mac OS 10.11 .. and if they update these things now they will no longer be able to use them in Yosemite or Mavericks depending on where they are. example .. Notes that is what I have to see as a warning in iOS9.
Something similar happened with iCloud Drive ... now only available for Yosemite and before it was possible to use it with all other OSX, if you updated it can no longer be used on macs with Mavericks or earlier.
Hello, I have tried to install OS X El Capitan from scratch, when I start the installation it asks for my Apple ID, I put it but it never recognizes my password, after the third attempt Apple has blocked it and I had to unlock it from another computer, but it is still the same. I have also tried to install without internet but it won't let me. Any idea what may be going on ??? Thanks for your help.
Hi Jonny, do you have a developer account? If not, you don't need the Apple ID at all, what is required is the Mac administrator password.
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I was about to finish the installation and the window has turned white and only the options "back" and "forward" appear, I press forward and nothing happens, what can I do?
It is possible that the OS X you installed has some errors. It is best to start from scratch and with another installer.
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I have a huge problem, I went through all the steps and formatted my Mac… And when it was time to turn it off and on again… Pressing Alt… The disk I created on my 8G USB doesn't recognize me… With the Diskmaker X… Any solution?
You can re-download OS X El Capitan but this time from the official version that is already available in the Mac App Store from another Mac of a colleague / friend or try this, which is to download the OSX online.
https://www.soydemac.com/como-volver-de-os-x-yosemite-os-x-mavericks/
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Hi Jordi
I have tried to install the ios Capitan but it asks me for the Apple account. I put mine on it and it won't let me install. It is worth mentioning that the mac book air is not mine, it belongs to a client but does not remember their account, how can I load the operating system?