Download OS X Mavericks from the Mac App Store, if you haven't already. If it tries to start the installation, just close it. Insert your USB drive (you'll need one that's 8GB or larger) and open ...

Preparation The first step in getting Lion onto your USB drive is to obtain a copy of the OS itself. Unfortunately, the file you download from the Mac App Store to your computer deletes itself ...

Jesus Vigo shows you how to create bootable USB flash drives that are used to install just about any OS on your computer with the help of Rufus.

The OS X 10.10 Yosemite installer from the Mac App Store in your Applications folder. The installer will delete itself when you install the operating system, but it can be re-downloaded if necessary.

Though you can install Mountain Lion directly from your Mac's hard drive, a bootable installer drive can be more convenient for installing the OS onto multiple Macs. And if your Mac is ...

Jesus Vigo reviews the process to create a mutliboot USB drive used to install multiple versions of OS X.

Apple has released its Mac OS X Lion USB thumb drive. The drive, which is available now on Apple's Web site, retails for $69. People who buy the drive can simply pop it into their computers and ...

Now that Apple has released OS X 10.9 Mavericks, you might want to consider creating a USB install drive for clean installs and future use.