MacOS El Capitan Clean Install: How it works

If you want to do a clean install of MacOS El Capitan, you only need a few clicks. Read in this practical tip how to do this.

MacOS: How to perform a clean install from El Capitan

First, backup your system with the Time Machine.
Then open the app store on your Mac and switch to the "Purchases" tab if you have already purchased El Capitan. Alternatively, you can download El Capitan here.
Note: If the installation opens, cancel it with [CMD] + [Q].
Then download and install the free DiskMaker tool.
Then start the tool and select "El Capitan". Now you should connect a USB stick to the PC.
In the next step click on "Use this copy" to continue. In the next step you have to confirm with "To 8 GB USB thumb drive".
In the next step, select the USB stick from the list and confirm with "Use this disk". To use the USB stick, you have to format it with "Erase this disk".
Confirm this process by clicking on "Continue" and then entering your administrator password.

After entering the administrator password, the copying process is started. Wait for it to finish.
You can then close the tool by clicking on "Quit" or make a small donation.
Then restart the Mac and press and hold the [Alt] key during startup.
Then select the USB stick and click on "Install OS X El Capitan" to begin the clean install of El Capitan.

In the next practical tip, we will tell you how you can undo an update on Mac OSX.