google.com, pub-2479148851417979, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 Quick Tips for Mac Geeks: How to re-download El Capitan on a Mac

Monday, May 9, 2016

How to re-download El Capitan on a Mac

1. Launch the Mac App Store from your Dock










2. Search for "OS X El Capitan"









3. Select El Capitan in the search results

4. Click on the Download link. 

You may need to sign into the App Store first. 

This will download the full El Capitan upgrade installer into your Applications folder. 

If the App Store tells you that you already have El Capitan installed, just press Continue.

5. If you want to make a back-up of the installer now is the time to do it as it get deleted after you install it. Just quit the installer look for it in your applications folder and copy it to another drive.

6. Now to reinstall just launch the installer and proceed with its instructions. You can use the installer to upgrade in place over your existing build.

7. When the installation is done and the system has rebooted, it should be running the latest released update, 10.11.4


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