Apple hides older OS versions on the App Store, but they provide direct links on their support pages. The most reliable way to get a clean, safe copy of El Capitan is via the Apple Support article titled "How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan."
Click through the license agreement and select your primary hard drive to begin the installation. Creating a Bootable USB Drive
If you are wiping a hard drive or installing on multiple machines, downloading the installer isn't enough—you need a bootable USB drive. You will need a USB flash drive of at least 12GB.
Apple no longer lists El Capitan in the "Purchased" tab of the App Store by default. However, Apple still hosts the installer on its official servers for legacy users.
Apple hides older OS versions on the App Store, but they provide direct links on their support pages. The most reliable way to get a clean, safe copy of El Capitan is via the Apple Support article titled "How to upgrade to OS X El Capitan."
Click through the license agreement and select your primary hard drive to begin the installation. Creating a Bootable USB Drive
If you are wiping a hard drive or installing on multiple machines, downloading the installer isn't enough—you need a bootable USB drive. You will need a USB flash drive of at least 12GB.
Apple no longer lists El Capitan in the "Purchased" tab of the App Store by default. However, Apple still hosts the installer on its official servers for legacy users.
