Clean Install of OS X Yosemite

By Lielle ben simon, 27 November, 2014

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macOS and Mac Apps

Hello!
I am try to install yosemiti after deleteing macintosh hd and downloading osX from the app store.
I am gat osX maveriks, i can not connect to app store.
Wen i press on "updates on app store not nothing heppand.
Also, wen i use iTunes, i am gat folowing message" the servar apple.com not sirtifacate". What i can to do this?
Thank!

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By Mani on Friday, November 28, 2014 - 02:50

Hello liel ben simon:
Could it be due to your internet connection? Can you get to any web sites on Safari or your favorite browser? I have a feeling it is something simple.
mani

By KE7ZUM on Friday, November 28, 2014 - 02:50

Very strange. I am aware apple might have had isues with their server yesterday as a friend fo mien was only getting about 128 kilibits down from their store. Keep trying.

I also have an audio and vidual guide in the yosemite bundle I have at [this link](http://tffppodcast.com/premium] where I have the tex file included witht he bundle, the reason beeing I could not go over all 3 methods due to time and space.

Hope that helps.

By Siobhan on Friday, November 28, 2014 - 02:50

Hi Marrie. I always enjoy tffp but I don't se that podcast up, the linkyou put there, gives the ever so enjoyable 404 can't display the page. :) Happy thanksgiving btw.

By Lielle ben simon on Friday, November 28, 2014 - 02:50

Hello!
Thank for this help. Wen i am open "safari" i have internet connection but i am can not to use iTunes because this is message.
Wen i am try to go disk utilitis i can not to activate voiceover. I don't know why.

By KE7ZUM on Friday, November 28, 2014 - 02:50

What message are you getting in regard to itunes? It's not very clear.

Also to the person who got the 404 I think I might have mistyped. Thanks fingers. Lol!

I know someone had trouble yesterday with some other of our services but all seem to be working today..

Try this and see what you get.

For the person using itunes you don't need it when doing a clean install, just download the app file and make a clean boot disk. I'll actually paste a portion of the text file in another message.

By KE7ZUM on Friday, November 28, 2014 - 02:50

Option 1: Use createinstallmedia

Connect to your Mac a properly formatted 8GB (or larger) drive, and rename the drive Untitled. (The Terminal command used here assumes the drive is named Untitled.) Also, make sure the Yosemite installer, called Install OS X Yosemite.app, is in its default location in your main Applications folder (/Applications). This means that if you moved it before installing Yosemite, you need to move it back before making your installer disk.

  1. Select the text of this Terminal command and copy it: sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ Yosemite.app --nointeraction

  2. Launch Terminal (in /Applications/Utilities). Warning: This step will erase the destination drive or partition, so make sure that it doesn’t contain any valuable data. Paste the copied command into Terminal and press Return.

  3. Type your admin-level account password when prompted, and then press Return.

  4. The Terminal window displays the progress of the process, in a very Terminal sort of way, by displaying a textual representation of a progress bar: Erasing Disk: 0%... 10 percent...20 percent... and so on. The program then tells you it’s copying the installer files, making the disk bootable, and copying boot files. Wait until you see the text Copy Complete. Done. (

You now have a bootable Yosemite install drive. If you like, you can rename the drive from its default name of Install OS X Yosemite, though I think it’s kind of a catchy name.

By Arthur on Friday, November 28, 2014 - 02:50

Has anyone had any joy with a clean install improving bumps in the OS?

By Steve Matzura on Saturday, February 28, 2015 - 02:50

I can't believe there have been no comments or responses to this in three months. I may have to make one of these myself to try it. Better back up my machine first though, eh?