How to install OSX 10.11 El Capitan on VMWare. To accomplish this tutorial you already need a previous copy of OSX installed on VMWare Player or Workstation. 0) Acquire a copy of OSX 10.11 El Capitan. First of all you need to acquire a legal copy of OSX El Capitan from the App Store. This tutorial will not cover this part. Just before you install the new Mac OS X El Capitan, you must perform few tasks to ensure that your Mac will be ready for the installation of the software: Check Your Mac - Check whether your Mac will be able to run the new OS X 10.11. Apple has provided a list of the Mac supported by the new Mac OS X El Capitan and if you are already running. Install OS X El Capitan 10.11.6.iso (7.14 GB) Choose free or premium download. In other words, the operating system based on Unix and developed by Apple that's installed on its range of Macintosh laptop and desktop computers. MacOS El Capitan, the replacement of Yosemite, was announced during the WWDC of June of 2015. It's version 10.11, the twelfth edition of OS X. Its name refers to El Capitan, the iconic mountain.
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- Reinstalling Yosemite on a computer alreadyrunning it
Upgrading from previous versions to OS X 10.10 (Yosemite)
OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) is no longer available for purchase from theMac App Store. If you have a previous version of the operating system,and your computer meets the system requirementsfor OS X 10.11 (El Capitan), you can upgrade directly to thatversion instead; see ARCHIVED: Install or upgrade OS X 10.11 (El Capitan)
Reinstalling Yosemite on a computer already running it
Install Os 10.11 (el Capitan)
Reinstalling while keeping files, applications, and settings
- Restart your computer, and immediately hold down
command-r
until the gray Apple logo appears. - If prompted, select your main language and then click the arrow.
- Click Reinstall OS X, and then Continue. Follow the instructions on the screen, and then choose your hard disk. Click Install, and enter your Apple ID information if prompted.
- When the installation is complete, select App Store... from the Apple menu, and install any available updates.
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Reinstalling while erasing everything on your computer
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Restart your computer, and immediately hold down
command-r
until the gray Apple logo appears.- If you see a screen asking you to select your main language,choose it, and then click the arrow.
- Click Disk Utility, and then Continue.
- In Disk Utility:
- Click your hard disk in the left column, and thenclick the Erase tab.
- Next to 'Format:', make sure Mac OS Extended (Journaled)is selected. In the 'Name:' field, give your disk a name.
- If you would like to securely erase your data, click SecurityOptions..., adjust the slider accordingly, and clickOK.
- When you're ready, click Erase..., and thenErase again to erase your disk.
- Once it's completed, quit Disk Utility.
- Click Reinstall OS X, and then Continue:
- Follow the instructions on the screen, and then choose your harddisk.
- Click Install. If prompted, enter your Apple IDinformation.
- Once the installation is complete, you'll beasked to enter basic information, and have the option to transfer datafrom another computer or backup.
- From the Apple menu, select App Store, and then installany available updates.