MacBook Air :: Complete Reinstall Mac OsX Using Thumbdrive?

Dec 29, 2010

i just bought a MBA 11' and is a first time i own mac product. so i am completely newbie in MAC.

i saw a sticky up there to complete install fresh Mac OsX in the MBA to free space. i would like to do it but i dun have the DVD. i know the MBA come with the installation thumb drive, can i follow the instruction in the post and use the thumbdrive to install fresh copy?

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