

At the bottom right-hand corner of the screen and click the Restore buttonĭisk Utility will restore the OS X Install DVD or disk image to the USB drive this process may take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour depending on how quick the Mac is.Drag-and-drop the Mac OS X Install Drive disk into the Source box.Drag-and-drop the USB drive's partition into the Destination box.In the center of the window you'll see two boxes: one labeled Source and another Destination. Restoring the Mac OS X install DVD to the USB drive. In the Disk Utility window, click the Restore tab in the USB drive's menu.If you're using a disk image, mount it to the desktop.Locate a Snow Leopard disk image or DVD on the Mac.To format the USB drive drive, click the Apply button in the lower right-hand corner of the Disk Utility window.Click the Format drop-down menu and select Mac OS Extended (Journaled).īear in mind that this will erase all data from the USB drive, so backup any important files before proceeding.


However, there is no automatic way to create this drive on your Mac, so I'll show you how to do so in this tutorial. Additionally, some older Macs stopped receiving updates after Snow Leopard, forcing IT departments to continue support.īecause of this, it's important to keep a bootable Snow Leopard install disk around if you have a Snow Leopard machine or manage them. Even though OS X Snow Leopard has been around for quite a few years, it remains a favorite for some Mac users with legacy software support.
