How To Create an OS X Lion USB Installation Drive It has not been tested with the retail version of OS X Lion, but we will test this approach as soon as the software is available in its retail form. These steps worked with the developer preview downloads for OS X Lion that was distributed through the Mac App Store to developers. Below you will find the steps I used to install the developers preview of OS X Lion via a USB disk.
In fact, it is still very easy to create a USB installation disk for OS X Lion. Starting with OS X Lion, the only way to get new software will be to download and install it through the Mac App store.įortunately, it does not appear that Apple has limited our ability to create our own installation media. No longer will you be able to buy the latest and greatest software from Apple on DVDs or other media. Yesterday, during Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference, Apple announced they were moving forward with the way they distributed software to their customers.
