Jul 08, 2011 Open the file in the Applications folder and make a bootable USB thumb drive as set out:- Make a Bootable Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Installer from a USB Flash Drive Of course if you have an external drive cloned from the internal, formatting and installing Lion. Jun 18, 2013 UniBeast is a tool by MacMan and tonymacx86 to create a bootable USB drive from your Apple Store OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive. This all-in-one bootable USB drive can also be used as a rescue boot drive for system recovery. This article will help you create a Mac OS X or macOS recovery USB drive to use in case of disaster or no boot from internal hard drive. Every Mac running OS X Lion and later has a small (650MB) hidden recovery partition called Recovery HD located on your Mac’s internal hard drive which is reserved for common utilities such as Time Machine Backup,Terminal utility, Disk Utility, Hardware. Jul 21, 2011 In my excitement yesterday about the release of the new Macintosh operating system called “Lion“, I downloaded and installed the new OS without thinking about creating a bootable DVD since Lion is the first Apple OS to NOT come on DVD but rather be distributed via the App Store. You will also be able to order a USB stick from Apple but that will be a bit of costly option, especially when. Aug 18, 2011 The OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive is an easy, elegant, and efficient way to install Apple OS X Lion without relying on your Internet connection. More Operating Systems: Reviews.
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Cons
- The USB key costs more than Apple's OS.
- If you use it, you won't be able to restore using Recovery HD.
Bottom Line
Apple's USB Thumb Drive is an elegant means of upgrading to OS X Lion without relying upon the Internet—but it more than doubles Lion's price.
We already adored Apple OS X Lion ($29, 4.5 stars). Now for the still-enticing price of $70 Apple is distributing its Editors' Choice winning OS physically, via the slender OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive ($69). At more than twice the cost of the OS, it transports, the Thumb Drive isn't cheap. Furthermore, if, heaven forbid, you need to restore your Mac, you'll need that key to turn back the clock. (I recommend investing in one of those chains they attach to pens at banks). Nevertheless, the Thumb Drive is OS X Lion sans Internet. If you can, save yourself some money and use the Mac App Store—or, better yet, create your own USB key —but if you're in a place where that's not practical, Apple's USB Thumb Drive does exactly what it's supposed to do: unleash OS X Lion.
What I tested
To test Apple's thumb drive, I used an Intel Core i5 (2.5GHz) iMac with 4 GB of RAM—a bit above about the median requirements (Apple requests 2+ GB of RAM and an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor). Unlike Internet-based method, which requires about 4 GB of space for installation, installing with the thumb drive requires a hefty 7 GB. Finally, to upgrade, your Mac will need OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later.
To test Apple's thumb drive, I used an Intel Core i5 (2.5GHz) iMac with 4 GB of RAM—a bit above about the median requirements (Apple requests 2+ GB of RAM and an Intel Core 2 Duo, Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, or Xeon processor). Unlike Internet-based method, which requires about 4 GB of space for installation, installing with the thumb drive requires a hefty 7 GB. Finally, to upgrade, your Mac will need OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.6 or later.
How it works
Take a look at the slideshow: As Apple's minimalist packaging visualizes with two images, there's nothing to installation: Plug the drive into an available USB port—the hardest part is determining which direction it fits—and double-click on the installer. Similar to the iPhone or iPad, the drive mounts on your desktop with a visually representative icon, just in case you had other USB keys titled 'Mac OS X Install.'
Take a look at the slideshow: As Apple's minimalist packaging visualizes with two images, there's nothing to installation: Plug the drive into an available USB port—the hardest part is determining which direction it fits—and double-click on the installer. Similar to the iPhone or iPad, the drive mounts on your desktop with a visually representative icon, just in case you had other USB keys titled 'Mac OS X Install.'
Why it's worth it
The entire process, from the initialization to reboot and installation took just 32 minutes. Using the USB key was slightly faster than an Internet-install that relied upon PCMag's wireless networks, which required between36 and 39 minutes . Honestly, though, this drive isn't intended for PCMag's Labs. If you have sluggish or unreliable Internet connection, the USB method will be hands-down faster. Furthermore, if and when something breaks, you won't have to rely on Apple's Internet-based Recovery HD to restore your Mac.
The entire process, from the initialization to reboot and installation took just 32 minutes. Using the USB key was slightly faster than an Internet-install that relied upon PCMag's wireless networks, which required between
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Why it isn't
There's one key reason (sorry) you might pass on Apple's thumb drive: price. At $69, you're paying a $40 premium for the USB key, shipping, and distribution. Granted it's a svelte little chip of plastic—it measures just 1.5 by .5 by .1 inches (HWD)—but that doesn't change the fact that, at last check, you can get the storage on Logic Buy for $9. In other words, Apple is charging you more for an 8GB thumb drive than it is for the Macintosh Operating System. While the Thumb Drive carries a premium over its Internet-savvy sibling, compared to Windows 7—which will set you back $110 for the Home Premium Upgrade—OS X Lion is a still a bargain, not to mention it arrives on a svelte USB key rather than a old-school disk.
There's one key reason (sorry) you might pass on Apple's thumb drive: price. At $69, you're paying a $40 premium for the USB key, shipping, and distribution. Granted it's a svelte little chip of plastic—it measures just 1.5 by .5 by .1 inches (HWD)—but that doesn't change the fact that, at last check, you can get the storage on Logic Buy for $9. In other words, Apple is charging you more for an 8GB thumb drive than it is for the Macintosh Operating System. While the Thumb Drive carries a premium over its Internet-savvy sibling, compared to Windows 7—which will set you back $110 for the Home Premium Upgrade—OS X Lion is a still a bargain, not to mention it arrives on a svelte USB key rather than a old-school disk.
Now, for the weeds
Non-geeks, you can skip this section. Now that we're alone, Apple fanboys and girls, here are two key caveats (sorry). First, at the bottom of the Apple's Store posting is an 'Important Notice' that is so important you probably won't see it: 'When you install OS X Lion using the USB thumb drive, you will not be able to reinstall OS X Lion from Lion Recovery. You will need to use the USB thumb drive to reinstall OS X Lion.' Let's unpack this: Once you install OS X Lion using Apple's thumb drive, you will not have the option to restore your Mac via the Internet using Apple's Recovery HD partition. So don't lose that eminently losable key.
Non-geeks, you can skip this section. Now that we're alone, Apple fanboys and girls, here are two key caveats (sorry). First, at the bottom of the Apple's Store posting is an 'Important Notice' that is so important you probably won't see it: 'When you install OS X Lion using the USB thumb drive, you will not be able to reinstall OS X Lion from Lion Recovery. You will need to use the USB thumb drive to reinstall OS X Lion.' Let's unpack this: Once you install OS X Lion using Apple's thumb drive, you will not have the option to restore your Mac via the Internet using Apple's Recovery HD partition. So don't lose that eminently losable key.
Next, just because this method of installation doesn't require the Mac App Store, don't expect to upgrade Macs running anything older than OS X 10.6.6. I tested first-hand using a Quad-Core Intel Xeon with 6 GB of RAM running OS X 10.5.8. When I attached the drive and tried to run the installer it was, as the image to the left suggests, x-ed out. For anyone who has an extra 8 GB stick lying around—or for those willing to buy a less Apple-iconic key—refer to my story How to Make Your Own Apple OS X Lion Bootable USB Key . It's not difficult, it will save you cash, and most importantly, using the DIY method I was able to upgrade a Mac running 10.5 to 10.7.
The Lion Unleasher
Had Apple begun by distributing the OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive ($69), praise would have been unequivocal. The trouble is, by distributing OS X Lion via the Mac App Store for less than half the cost ($30), Apple trained us toconceptualize the OS as an app . Psychology aside, the availability of the OS X on a USB key is welcome news for Apple fans with slow or intermittent Internet connections or those suffering from some tactile nostalgia. The OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive is an easy, elegant, and efficient way to install Apple OS X Lion without relying on your Internet connection.
Had Apple begun by distributing the OS X Lion USB Thumb Drive ($69), praise would have been unequivocal. The trouble is, by distributing OS X Lion via the Mac App Store for less than half the cost ($30), Apple trained us to
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Here are three different ways to put Lion on a USB thumb drive. If you buy and install Lion from the App Store  it downloads all 3Gigabytes from the App Store, installs Lion, then deletes the installer!  So when you go to install it on another machine it needs another 3Gigabyte download! Here’s how to make a re-usable installer.
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Option 1: Put a full bootable Lion installation on the USB Drive with a recovery partition.
What you need: an 8G thumb drive and OS X Lion from the App Store.
What you get: A USB stick you can boot off and repair your Lion installation from.
Download the Lion installer from Apple App Store. DO NOT INSTALL IT ONTO YOUR COMPUTER OR THE INSTALLER WILL DELETE ITSELF. MAKE A COPY OF THE INSTALLER. Â If you have already installed it and it has deleted itself, Â go back into the App store and click on ‘purchases’ and next to Lion it will say ‘Installed’. Now option-click on ‘purchases’ and ‘installed’ will change to ‘install’ so that you can re-download the installer.
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Format your Thumbdrive using a GUID Partition Table, and ‘ Mac OS Extended (Journaled)’, then you can run the Lion installer and install Lion onto the thumb drive.
More info here:Â http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4718
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Option 2: Create a Lion Recovery Disk.
You’ll only need a 4G USB Drive for this option.
What you get: A USB stick you can repair your Lion installation from, but not run Lion from.
If your Macintosh has an existing Lion Recovery partition (this will be the case if Lion came pre-installed on your machine when you purchased your computer from Apple), you can use this method. It will not be a fill installer but it will use the internet to install Lion onto another computer. It involves downloading a program from apple called ‘Lion Recovery Disk Assistant’
More info here:Â http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1433
To test if you have a Lion recovery partition, Just hold down Command-R during startup and Lion will give you the option of going into recovery mode if the recovery partition is there.
Option 3: Make a Lion Installation USB Thumb drive like the one you buy from Apple.
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What you get: A USB stick you can install Lion from – like the one that comes from Apple.
You’ll need an 8G USB thumbdrive.
1. Purchase and download the Lion Installer via the App store as in Option 1 above.
2. Right-click on the installer and select “Show Package Contents” and find  the file called  “InstallESD.dmg” in the SharedSupport folder.
3. Use Disk Utility to ‘Restore’ this dmg file to a thumb drive to make a Lion Installation USB drive like you buy from the Apple Store. (the thumb drive must first be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with GUID Partition Table.)
More info on this here.