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Create Bootable USB Drive for OS X El Capitan
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sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/Untitled --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction
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How long does this process take? from say, "Copying installer files to disk..." every mac is different but if you have an estimated time (im on a relatively new 2013 macbook pro) Just wondering if the install is failing or hanging . . .

Likely several minutes.

Lots of ways to watch this. One suggestion is to bring up a Finder window, highlight the "Install OS X El Capitan" volume, make sure you are in file "list" mode, and keep an eye on the file size.

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