Note: If you still wish to use a 4GB USB key with Lion, you can download version 1.7. Download Lion DiskMaker 1.7 ( ZIP file, 800 KB). DiskMaker X is donationware. OS X Lion - a major upgrade to Apple's desktop OS - was released on 20th July. This release was download-only from the Mac App Store, meaning users with more than one Mac had to download the 4GB file separately on each of their Macs.
Since Mac OS X 10.7, Apple proposes to get macOS (ex-OS X) major updates from the Mac App Store, through a macOS / OS X Install application. Download, install, Mac updated. But what happens if you wish to restore your Mac from scratch (with the hard drive or SSD formated)?
Or if you wish to install the new OS on many Macs? Or help a friend with a slow Internet connection? That’s when you wish you could get a good ol’ DVD to install the OS DiskMaker X helps to easily build a boot disk from a USB thumb drive, an external Firewire or Thunderbolt drive, an SD-Card If you are a Mac technician or consultant, you’ll be able to easily upgrade your customers’ machines without having to re-download the app for each Mac.
Especially useful when your customer has a very slow Internet connection! As soon as you launch the application, it tries to find a valid macOS /OS X Install app with Spotlight. Then, it proposes to create a bootable install disk on an external drive. To build a bootable disk, you’ll need an 8 GB (minimum) USB thumb key drive, a USB, Firewire or Thunderbolt drive or an SD-Card. DiskMaker X will erase the volume or the drive you chose, according to the options you chose. Don’t forget to backup your data first!
Latest version Now compatible with macOS High Sierra! SHA1 Checksum: 6a54b7d80217ae71becad59f935971dbc42fbb60 DiskMaker X 7 requires Mac OS X 10.9 or later to run. Previous versions macOS Sierra, OS X El Capitan and Yosemite Compatible: SHA1 Checksum: a3874cbf1d724ce2c651379151b802c0fab4d367 DiskMaker X 6 requires Mac OS X 10.9 or later to run.
OS X El Capitan, Yosemite and Mavericks Compatible: SHA1 Checksum: 804cfca414742d24dd8abf0607bed91a6638d739 Compatible with Mavericks, Mountain Lion and Lion:, When it was still Lion DiskMaker, DiskMaker X had the ability to burn DVDs too. Older versions are available here.
Note: If you still wish to use a 4GB USB key with Lion, you can download version 1.7. DiskMaker X is donationware. If you like it, you can make a small (or huge ? ) donation here.
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DiskMaker X (formerly Lion DiskMaker) is an application built with AppleScript that you can use with many versions of OS X/macOS to build a bootable drive from OS X/macOS installer program (the one you download from the App Store). As soon as you launch the application, it tries to find the OS X Install program with Spotlight.
Then, it proposes to build a bootable install disk and make it look as nice as possible. It’s the easiest way to build an OS X/macOS Installer in a few clicks! Then you can use the Install drive to fully re-install the OS on a freshly formated drive, or install it on your many Macs without re-downloading the full installer. Now compatible with High Sierra!
SHA1 Checksum: 6a54b7d80217ae71becad59f935971dbc42fbb60 Previous versions Previous versions of DiskMaker X.