OS X El Capitan gets the job done with Mac yet more convenient and improves system performance. OS X El Capitan builds on last year's OS X Yosemite and includes a number of improvements: more convenient control windows, new built-in programs and improved Spotlight search.

Split View mode allows you to get the most out of your screen.

• Work in two applications simultaneously by opening them side by side on the screen.

Improvements in the work of Mail.

• Manage emails using a swipe gesture on your trackpad, just like you do on iPhone. Swipe right to mark an email as read or unread, or swipe left to delete it.
• Improved full-screen mode allows you to quickly switch between your inbox and drafts.

Notes app: simple, powerful, updated.

• Format your notes with titles, paragraph headings, bulleted and numbered lists, and task lists.
• Add multimedia content such as photos, videos, documents, PDF files, links and coordinates on the map.
• Quickly find and view the contents of all your notes using the attachment browser.

New ways to work with images in the Photos app.

• Add and edit location data, change titles, descriptions and keywords for entire groups of photos.
• Use extensions third party developers, which will open up new editing possibilities for you.

Safari - the Internet of great possibilities.

• With Pinned Sites, your favorite sites will always be open, updated, and accessible.
• When reading articles in Reader, choose fonts and themes, such as Sepia or Night.
• Mute a single web page in Safari using the Smart Search field.

Graphics have become even faster thanks to Metal.

• Rendering speed and efficiency have increased at the system level.
• Games have become much more realistic and exciting.
• Creating content is now even easier thanks to accelerated work resource-intensive applications.

Instant solution to everyday problems.

• Launch apps and switch between them quickly and easily.
• Open emails and PDF files are even faster.

OS X El Capitan can be installed on the following Macs:

• iMac (Mid 2007 or newer)
• MacBook (12-inch, 2015)
• MacBook (13-inch aluminum, late 2008), (13-inch early 2009 or later)
• MacBook Pro (13-inch, mid 2009 or later), (15-inch, mid/late 2007 or later), (17-inch, late 2007 or later)
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 or newer)
• Mac Mini (Early 2009 or newer)
• Mac Pro (Early 2008 or newer)
• Xserve (early 2009)

What's new in version 10.11.6

The OS X El Capitan 10.11.6 update improves stability, compatibility, and security for your Mac.

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1. Mount image
2. Drag the application icon to the Applications folder
3. Launch Disk Utility from the Utilities folder.
4. Select your USB drive in the left pane and go to the Disk Partition tab on the right.
5. Select “Partition 1” in the Partition Layout drop-down menu, on the right – “Mac OS Extended (Journaled)” format. Name the drive ElCapInstaller.
6. Click the Options button at the bottom. Click on the GUID Partition Scheme option and confirm your choice. Click Apply in the lower right corner of the program. Disk Utility will begin formatting the USB drive.
7. Launch Terminal from the Utilities folder.
8. Execute in Terminal next command to create a bootable USB flash drive.

   For OS X El Capitan:
   sudo /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app/Contents/Resources/createinstallmedia --volume /Volumes/ElCapInstaller --applicationpath /Applications/Install\ OS\ X\ El\ Capitan.app --nointeraction

9. Reboot your Mac with the flash drive installed while holding Alt on your keyboard.
10. You can start installing OS X El Capitan!

Most users traditionally switch to new version OS X by simply clicking the “update” button in App Store. Undoubtedly this is the most easy way, but at the same time, it is not always the most effective, since over time many Mac users notice that their system is no longer as fast as it was at the beginning of operation, and updating does not solve the problem.

Users who constantly change and reinstall software on their Mac are especially susceptible to this problem. The reason for the decrease in performance is precisely various system garbage and “residues” from remote programs which safely remain in place during the update. That is why many people prefer to install a “clean system”.

Things to remember before installing from scratch

First of all, be sure to do backup copy systems. To do this, the standard set of OS X programs includes a wonderful Time Machine utility.

Also be sure to make sure that all your contacts, calendars, mail, etc. synced with iCloud (settings>iCloud)

Clean installation of OS X El Capitan step by step

2. Reboot the Mac while holding down the key option(aka alt).

3. Choose as bootable media flash drive.

4. After the Mac boots Recovery from the USB flash drive, visually it will happen like this:

open Disk Utility and format it HDD Mac.

5. To do this, select the section hard drive in the left panel, then in top panel press erase(do not change the format and name) then click again erase(at the bottom).

6. After formatting is complete, close Disk Utility and select reinstall OS X.

7. In the next window, select only the formatted hard drive and after completing the installation process you will receive a crystal clear OS X El Capitan.

By the way, you can reinstall the system from scratch without bothering with a flash drive. The truth is that it must already be installed on the Mac before Captain installed also from scratch, otherwise the version of the system that came “in the box” will be installed.

So, if such a need arises, then restart your Mac while holding cmd+R, open Disk Utility and format the hard drive as shown above. Then you also choose Reinstall OS X and wait for the installation to complete.

30 September Apple will begin distributing the final version announced in June operating system For Mac computers- OS X El Capitan. Having tested the platform, we found out that Apple has seriously worked on the ergonomics and functionality of the OS: fans of Apple technology will find a number of interesting features. However, to access some new products, knowledge of the Russian language will not be enough, and some of them do not work at all in Russia. Why you should install OS X El Capitan - in the Lenta.ru review.

Window management

The most notable feature is Split View, which makes it possible to automatically arrange two applications on one screen, filling the entire space. Long Apple time was based on the consideration that the user only needs one application, so in order to chat in the message window while watching videos, they had to manually set their size.

The concept has changed! Apple has long been criticized by users (and ridiculed by competitors) for not having this feature in iOS. It seems that this year the company decided to close this issue for itself with iOS 9 on iPad Pro and El Capitan on Mac.

Launch Split mode View can be done by long pressing the “ Full Screen» ( green button in the left top corner any application in OS X). Then the program with which work in progress V this moment, will take up half the screen, and previews of other applications will be displayed in the second half. If you select one program from them, it will occupy the second half of the screen.

Application windows in Split View mode can be the same size or have a size in the proportion of 1 to 2, but always in full screen mode. You can return to the regular desktop with a swipe gesture (sliding movement) on the touchpad.

The new feature can also interact with Spaces virtual desktops. For example, on one desktop you can place entertainment apps, and on the other - workers. And applications for a pair of windows in SplitView can be selected from any virtual table.

To create a new desktop, you must first call the tool Mission Control- slide three fingers up on the touchpad, and then move the cursor to top part screen. Then a panel with desktops appears and the “+” icon for creating a new table appears. It’s convenient that you can drag a file or application directly from this screen to a particular desktop, but when large quantities desktops it’s easy to forget where exactly it is required file.

The window of Mission Control itself looks more airy - when you view everything open applications on the same screen, they do not overlap each other. In addition, their location in this mode reflects where on the desktop screen they are open.

Search

Apple's search technology ambitions are becoming clearer. Just last year Apple started reorientation of search to direct answers to queries. In last year's release of Yosemite, the Spotlight search engine displayed search-relevant results from Wikipedia and several other popular sites, maps, Bing, app stores, and Apple content.

In El Capitan, the company announced new sources of information for searching on natural language in Spotlight and smart search tips. However, here lies the main disappointment for Russian users: So far all these possibilities do not work in Russia and in Russian. They are currently supported in seven languages ​​- English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Japanese - in 15 countries.

You can now view online videos in the Spotlight window - the feature works for YouTube, Vimeo and Vevo. The search engine also allows you to plan a trip on public transport, showing the nearest stops and routes. Users were able to search own files not by name, but by keywords and features - for example, “photos uploaded in June” or “presentation created last week that has a budget.” Smart search is also available in mail - you can search for letters by time and sender, formulating a request in natural language. In English, the function works correctly, but the Russian language, as already noted, is not yet supported.

Browser

The Safari browser now allows you to pin frequently used sites using the Pinned Sites feature. Sites pinned in this way are displayed as icons to the left of the other tabs. It is noteworthy that Pinned Sites remain in their places even when closing and reopening the browser - this is the main difference between this feature in Safari and a similar one in Google Chrome. However, it is worth considering that pinned tabs work in background until the user unpins them from the Safari panel.

In the Apple browser appeared and new button- Mute, it allows you to mute the sound coming from any tab. This is very convenient when the user has many tabs open and it is difficult to understand which of them, for example, started a video with autoplay.

If the user has Apple console TV, it can view the video from the browser on the TV using the AirPlay function. When the video will play on big screen, you can simultaneously work with other applications on your computer without interrupting the video.

Applications

In El Capitan, the company has updated a number of native OS X applications - in particular, maps, photo album, Notes and mail.

The main update of the long-suffering Apple maps steel routes public transport- a function that has existed for quite a long time Google Maps. To use it, you need to switch to Transit mode (supplementing the usual and satellite maps), set departure and destination points. You can also set your desired departure or arrival time, the right type transport, request turn-by-turn navigation.

However, the function is only available with an online connection and only in selected cities around the world - Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York, Toronto, San Francisco, Washington, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, as well as in 300 cities in China. When will public transport routes become available to Russian cities, Apple does not specify.

The Notes note-taking app has undergone a really high-quality rework. Notes now support inserting attachments various formats- photographs, audio clips, videos, PDF documents, map fragments and others. In addition, using separate button You can insert a checklist into a note. Note that when inserting, media content is not compressed, so sending such a note over a low connection speed may be problematic.

A number of applications now have the option to save content in notes - among them Safari browser, programs Pages, Numbers, Keynote, photo album and so on. Selecting this option from the menu in the top right corner of the app allows you to add content to an existing note or create a new one. To add a fragment of a web page from Safari, just select it and drag it into a note.

Notes also has a new Attachments Browser button for searching and viewing all attachments. By selecting required section, you can see all the added photos and videos, sketches, maps, websites, audio clips and documents that were saved in notes. If you click on the attachment right click, the note in which it was added opens.

Notes can now be used as text editor using options for text formatting. In addition, the application allows you to create folders to organize your notes and sync notes via iCloud.

The Photos app allows you to add a location to one or more photos at once, and group them by name or date. Users can also download from Mac App Store third-party photo editing tools. You can apply tools from a single image to different developers. In addition, El Capitan is the only platform for Apple computers, where viewing of Live Photos, photos with video elements created with using iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. With more earlier versions system, these pictures will be displayed without a video effect, only as static photographs. It has not yet been possible to test this function in action.

Mail in El Capitan has become even more similar to a similar application in iOS - you can now also delete letters with a swipe gesture. Smart mail prompts allow you to add contacts or an appointment from a letter to your email in one click. notebook or calendar. Tabs have also appeared in mail, with which you can create several letters at the same time and switch between them like between tabs in a browser.

Performance

When announcing El Capitan, Apple made it clear that OS X releases will now be more likely to follow mobile developments than to set the tone for them. For example, Metal graphics technology, which debuted a year ago in iOS and provides smoother images in games and resource-intensive applications, has only now been added to OS X.

In theory, Metal allows for more efficient use GPU, freeing up the main processor for other tasks. However, unfortunately, it was not possible to test this technology - and this is a major innovation for OS X: search in the Mac App Game Store or other applications that support Metal did not give any results. At the same time, the speed of launching applications and switching between them has really become higher, even if traditionally “heavy” programs are used - photo editors and games. Apparently, the OS itself was also optimized.

conclusions

The release of OS X El Capitan has several important advantages. The platform expands the possibilities of use Force Touch- hardware technology in new Mac models. New mode Split View and virtual desktops will allow you to use your computer more efficiently in work situations. In turn, Metal has enormous potential for gamers and designers. Additions to existing native applications - primarily the browser, notes and mail - also add points to the release.

At the same time, additions to maps and search technologies although they showed themselves well when working on English language, require improvement in terms of localization. Unfortunately, a significant part of the announced innovations work on limited number languages ​​and within a limited geographical area. However, these restrictions are unlikely to stop fans of Apple computers - the previous release of OS X Yosemite was installed on 55 percent of devices by June 2015 - less than a year since its release.

Majority Mac users are updated to the new generation of the operating system by simply pressing the " Update" in the Mac App Store, although a clean install of OS X is considered to be the most in a reliable way. In this material we will tell you how to do this.

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How to do a clean install of OS X El Capitan on a Mac by first formatting the disk?

1 . Restart your Mac and hold down the keys while turning on the computer ⌘ Cmd And R.

2 . In the loaded application, select the menu item " Disk Utility" and click the " Continue».

3 . In the left side menu, select the system drive (by default it is called " Macintosh HD") and in the main window go to the " Erase" and format it by specifying the format " Mac OS Extended (Journaled)».

Attention! All data will be deleted from the Mac.

4 . After finishing the formatting process, close " Disk Utility».

5 . Select an item Install OS X in the window " OS X Utilities", if you need to download a copy of OS X El Capitan from the Internet and click the " Continue».

6 . If you plan to use bootable USB flash drive(by creation), then close the window " OS X Utilities».

7. In the window that appears, click Boot disk...

8 . In the window that appears, select a bootable USB flash drive with OS X El Capitan that was previously connected to your computer and click Reboot.

The computer will reboot and offer installation of the system from the USB flash drive.

It is worth noting that you can also press a button ⌥Option (Alt) on the keyboard when you turn on the computer. A list of available drives will appear from which you must select a bootable USB flash drive.

Within just a few hours, OS X Yosemite users will receive a notification prompting them to upgrade their Mac to OS X El Capitan. It’s definitely worth doing this, but first you need to properly prepare for the update process. We will tell you exactly what you need to do in this article.

Checking system requirements

Apple has been supporting its devices for a long time, so OS X El Capitan can be installed on any Mac, running on OS X Yosemite. Full list supported devices looks like this:

• MacBook (Unibody - late 2008 and newer);
• MacBook Air (Late 2008 and newer);
• MacBook Pro (13″ – mid 2009 and newer, 15″ – mid 2007 and newer, 17″ – late 2007 and newer);
• iMac (mid 2007 and newer);
• Mac Mini (early 2009 and newer);
• Mac Pro (early 2008 and newer);

You can find out what kind of computer you have by clicking the  symbol in the menu bar and selecting About This Mac.

Clearing free space

To download and install OS X El Capitan you will need about 10 gigabytes free space on system disk. If you don't have them, you can try removing them unused applications or declutter your system with CleanMyMac. It also makes sense to think about transferring large files to external drive and put things in order in your “Downloads” folder.

Making a Time Machine backup

Most likely, you already have a backup, but if not, now is the time to make one. Any external drive with a capacity larger than the system one will be suitable for storage. Next, we simply connect it to the Mac and agree to the system’s offer to use it as a disk for Time Machine backups. Or we can do it ourselves by opening “Settings” → Time Machine and clicking on the “Select disk” button.

After this, the system will begin preparing and creating a backup copy. Here you will have to be patient, since creating the first backup takes a lot of time. You can monitor your progress in the menu bar by clicking on the Time Machine icon.

Installation

Now that we have all our data backed up, we can begin installing OS X El Capitan. And there are two ways: simple and complex, but more correct.

The method is simple

You can update OS X directly from existing system, this is done very simply. In the Mac App Store, under the Updates tab, you need to download the OS X El Capitan installer, and then simply open it and follow the prompts to start the installation process.

In this case, all your applications, files and settings will remain in their places and you will not have to transfer anything from the backup. The disadvantage of this method is that, along with your data, all the system garbage and “glitches” that accumulate from previous installations will migrate to the new OS.

The method is complicated, but correct

When you have it in your arms bootable flash drive, you need to turn off (or restart) your Mac, connect it and turn on the computer while holding down the Option key.

At the final stage we will be asked if we want to restore the data from a backup or if we want to set up the Mac as new. Select the “Restore” option and connect our external drive with the Time Machine backup.

After the recovery process is completed, we will receive all our data, only not in OS X Yosemite, but in a freshly installed El Capitan.

As you can see, there is absolutely nothing complicated about the installation. Checking system requirements, free up disk space, make a backup while the OS distribution is loading, and then simply install it.

For those who doubt whether it’s worth installing OS X El Capitan now, I’ll say: yes, it’s worth it. The changes are not as noticeable as in the case of the transition to OS X Yosemite, but they are there and have a great impact on the work. And if in previous version OS X had a lot of bugs, then this times Apple spent Good work above them. Feel free to update!