Why do I need a flash drive to install mountain lion?

Why do I need a flash drive to install mountain lion?

There are many reasons why you may want to use a USB Flash drive to install Mac OS X Mountain Lion. If you need to install multiple copies on a few computers, or even prefer not to have to download a new copy every time you have to install the Mac OS.

How do I install mountain lion on my Mac?

One is to go to System Preferences -> Startup Disk -> and select the USB drive. This will load up the Mac OS X Mountain Lion installer as soon as you restart your computer. The other method is to simply hold down the Options key on the keyboard when your Mac is just turning on after being shutdown/restarted.

Can you install OS X from a USB flash drive?

If you need to install multiple copies on a few computers, or even prefer not to have to download a new copy every time you have to install the Mac OS. And from what I’ve experienced, installing from a USB Flash drive is faster than installing via downloading a new copy from the Mac App Store or even from DVD.

Is there a recovery mode for mountain lion?

(Mountain Lion’s OS X Recovery feature, known as Lion Recovery prior to Mountain Lion’s release, is a big help here, but not all Macs get it—and if your Mac’s drive is itself having trouble, recovery mode may not even be available. Also, if you need to reinstall Mountain Lion, recovery mode requires you to download the entire 4GB+ installer again.)

Where do I find the bootable drive for mountain lion?

Connect to your Mac the properly formatted hard drive or flash drive you want to use for your bootable Mountain Lion installer. In Disk Utility, find this destination drive in the left-hand sidebar and then drag it into the Destination field on the right.

How do I get OS X Mountain Lion on my computer?

If you want to use the USB to format a new computer or re-format your current computer, there are 2 ways of getting it installed. One is to go to System Preferences -> Startup Disk -> and select the USB drive. This will load up the Mac OS X Mountain Lion installer as soon as you restart your computer.