
Select Disk Utility which will open up the app. You should be presented with a screen similar to the one below.Ĭhoose the El Capitan bootable disk, and you’ll be led to the following screen. Restart your computer, and while you hear the Apple startup sound chime, hold down the “Option” key on your keyboard. Now it’s time to get to the actual install. Once done, you’ll be notified by Diskmaker X, and you’ll have your bootable disk on your screen in front of you. MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)Īll you need to perform the installation is a spare 8GB or larger USB thumb drive, an external drive to back up all your data to (if you have any), and a copy of OS X 10.11 El Capitan.MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later).

The full list of supported devices is as follows: If your Mac is already running OS X Yosemite, then you’re good to go. You first need to make sure that your Mac supports OS X El Capitan.

#HOW TO DOWNLOAD OS X EL CAPITAN ON WINDOWS HOW TO#
We’ll be showing you how to perform a clean install of OS X 10.11 El Capitan (the easy way) in this guide. It gets rid of the annoying waste from third-party apps and removes junk files, as well as the annoying quirks. You can either install El Capitan over your current version of OS X, not disrupting your programs/data, or you can perform a clean install.Ī clean install will offer you significant benefits over running the automatic upgrade procedure, as it gives your Mac a complete new fresh state. So, if your Mac is compatible (more on that later), you’ll want to get El Capitan up and running on your Mac.
