MacOS – “The Install OS X Mavericks application can’t be used from this disk” OS X 10.9 Installation Error
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I am trying to install OS X Mavericks on my Mid-2011 iMac. Before you tell me to upgrade, Mavericks is my favorite version and anything after it runs like crap.
Please help me fix this!
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UPDATE: I have successfully been able to fix my problem. I started off by making a Mavericks USB installer, then I made a disk image from the drive. My mistake was making a .cdr file and burning it. I tried again by making a .dmg file instead. I now have Mavericks installed. It also took significantly quicker to get into the recovery menu.
Yes, this should be fine, although I have not tested it specifically. After you install another copy of Mavericks for your friend's computer, the first time your friend logs into the Mac App Store/Software Update on his own Mac with his Apple user ID and password, it should register that he has a functioning copy of Mac OS Mavericks.
To make sure, it might be better to first have your friend log in to the Mac App Store to "purchase" the free download for the Mavericks installer, and then cancel the download as it begins. Then you can copy your installer to his hard drive (onto his existing installation of Lion or Mountain Lion) and run it from there.
I used a similar method with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion and Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion; in that case, I had friends pay for the upgrade in the Mac App Store, without actually downloading anything. Then I transferred my copy of the Mac OS X installer to their Mac from my external hard drive, and I ran an installation in the usual manner. Apple and the Mac App Store did not care where the installer had come from, as long as the registered user had paid for the download beforehand.
But in this case the Mavericks download is free, so even that is no longer a problem.
Best Answer
UPDATE: I have successfully been able to fix my problem. I started off by making a Mavericks USB installer, then I made a disk image from the drive. My mistake was making a .cdr file and burning it. I tried again by making a .dmg file instead. I now have Mavericks installed. It also took significantly quicker to get into the recovery menu.