Doing a clean install of Yosemite once it's finally released.

[NP Hard]

I have an MBA currently running Mavericks. When Yosemite comes out, I'm planning on doing a clean install to get a fresh start. I'm aware of how to create a bootable USB drive to install OSX, however what I am unsure about is whether it will create a recovery partition.

Is there a way to do a fresh install and also to recreate the recovery partition?

 

[Gibson88]

Hold command and R on boot.

 

[NP Hard]

Hold command and R on boot.

Won't that just boot to the current recovery partition?

 

[Gibson88]

If you install the public version of Yosemite when it comes out, just a upgrade then do a internet recovery you will be left with a clean install and a new recovery partition.

 

[Nermal]

If you create a USB installer using Apple's official tool (site says Mavericks but it also works for Yosemite) then it'll create a recovery partition. I don't know what third-party tools will do.

 

[pompomme]

I have an MBA currently running Mavericks. When Yosemite comes out, I'm planning on doing a clean install to get a fresh start. I'm aware of how to create a bootable USB drive to install OSX, however what I am unsure about is whether it will create a recovery partition.

Is there a way to do a fresh install and also to recreate the recovery partition?

You can easily create a USB drive of Yosemite following my tuto here :

http://www.macplanete.com/tutoriels/11118/os-x-yosemite-creer-usb-bootable

and for the clean install :

http://www.macplanete.com/tutoriels/11082/mac-os-x-yosemite-installation-propre