OS X V10.7 Lion :: Reinstall It Without The Original Disc?
Jul 2, 2012
I recently upgraded the internal disc in my MacBook Pro 2.53 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. I had a 320GB and put it a Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB. I didn't have the install disc and used the restore option in disk utility to copy files to the new drive before inserting it. It now works, but it's slow to load-up. How do I reinstall my OS, to optimise it? I've lost my original install disc and have since upgraded to Lion 10.7.4Â BTW - my new drive also has some strange noises and I'd like to replace this with a new one ASAP.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Oct 16, 2009
I have got my first mac (imac) so sorry if this is a really simple question. I recently upgraded to Snow Leopard but I am having bits of trouble with printing. As I have not yet got much data on my Mac I am thinking of going back to my original installation that came with the imac. I have backed up my data I want keep photos, music etc; onto DVD. When I put the installation disc in what is the best option to pick ? I do appreciate that I will have to re-install photoshop and other apps; I have installed. Will I have to re-configure my internet again? Basically I want to re-install the operating system I am also thinking of buying Superdupper any thoughts on this product.
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Jun 4, 2012
I am planning on wiping my hard drive and reinstalling OSX in order to sell my MacBook Pro.I have install discs for Snow Leopard and am running Lion, but would like to be able to offer Lion to the buyer. I would like to have Lion on the computer (I dont have the disc) and then have it such that when the buyer turns the computer on, they go through all the setup screens as if they were buying the computer new for the first time. Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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Mar 30, 2008
I'm selling my PowerMac, which was upgraded with an aftermarket CPU. I've decided to reinstall the original CPU and sell the PowerMac and upgrade separately.
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May 17, 2012
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Nov 14, 2009
I did a clean install of Snow leopard on my MBP, everything works fine...Except for the fact that the thing keeps telling me that I cant the bundled software from the disc (Ilife) because it's supposedly the wrong version...
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Apr 14, 2012
I have a problem with my MacBook Pro, it won't start-up and I don't have a original install disc. I have a Timemachine Back-up on a external HD drive. Starting with the Shift, rebooting Pram or Shift+ctrl+alt, don't work eighter.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Oct 9, 2009
I was seeking a job for the past 6 months. I finally got a call for an interview at 3 places. I am in big trouble now. I was having major problems with my computer constantly crashing, and I was advised to re-install my MAC OS 10.5 original disc to get a new system. I forgot to backup my important files and folders. Now I need to print my resume that I saved, it has been deleted completely. I do not even have a hard copy to refer to. I cannot remember what was on it in order to make another one. I have 2 job interviews on Monday 12th and 1 on Tuesday 13th. Do they have any software I can get to restore files that were deleted when I re-installed my original MAC OS 10.5 disc
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Nov 20, 2008
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I would like to set it up so that there are two internal hard drives with one replicating to the other one.
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Feb 20, 2012
i have a macbook pro 13" from around august 2010. i'm happily running 10.6.8 on it but i need to do my anual clean install.
however, i've lost my original install disc. is there a way around this? is there a way i can order a replacement?Â
i have a retail bought snow leopard dvd but this wont work as it's older than the machine.Â
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Sep 21, 2010
macbook came with 3 discs: apps/iLife, grey os x install, and snow leopard. I erased, etc from grey os x . Should I have used the snow leopard instead? or simply install snow leopard after the grey os x . the macbook is about one year old.
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imac, Mac OS X (10.6.6)
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Aug 26, 2010
Now, from what googling I've done, it seems the only way to fix this is a fresh install. Only one problem - it will not boot the install disc when I hold "C" at power up.
I've already done the reset (remove battery, hold power 5 sec) and also reset PRAM. Neither of these helped the system recognize the disc.
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Feb 10, 2009
I just got a macbook from ebay. It didn't come with its original install discs. I know it's the latest white model before the aluminium updates- it has a 2.4ghz processor and 160GB. I want to re-install leopard on it and do an erase and install. Is it OK to use the leopard discs that came with my housemates imacs? Or will they be different in some way?
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Feb 11, 2010
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Dec 31, 2009
I've looked at some other posts that have gone over how to move files to an external drive, and they all say to use command while moving. I understand this copies the file and deletes the original, but when you make a copy and delete the original, you lose some of the original data, such as creation date, etc... This makes storage and organization more complicated than it has to be.
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Mar 23, 2012
Quicken 2007 finally upgraded to work on Lion, I'm ready to upgrade my original Macbook Air from Snow Leopard 10.6.8. I have purchased Lion for an iMac, so when I go to the App Store, go to OS X Lion, it offers a download button. I click this and the icon pops into my menu bar but the progress line never starts to fill in. If I put the cursor over the icon it says "OS X Lion--Waiting..." My Wifi is working and up to speed (20-25 Mbps). why I can't download Lion?
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Original MacBook Air
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May 2, 2012
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Original MacBook Air
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May 12, 2012
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4.7)
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Jun 15, 2012
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.4.11)
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Jun 13, 2012
I accidently deleted some file on my computer that wouldn't let me start up my MacBook pro, 13 Inch, so I had to press Command- R at start up (brought me to Lion Recovery) and I choose reinstall lion and I started it yesterday morning and all day and over night. It's barely half way through and it says "148 Hours Left" which is crazy.. Should I just wait? is this normal? what do I do?
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MacBook Pro
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Mar 27, 2012
My Applications were in an Applications Folder on my HD folder so I decided to move them to what I think is the correct place to have them the Applications Folder that is in my Home Folder.I tried to move it but it wouldnt move directly so I copied it to the Desktop and from the Desktop moved it into the Home Folder Applications Folder. So far so good.I then wanted to delet the original Applications from the HD folder.I can't delete it so now I have duplicate Application Folders and duplicate Applications.how I might delete the origial folder? I'm running Lion 10.7.3.
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Apr 10, 2012
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MacBook
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May 7, 2012
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Mac mini (Mid 2010), OS X Mountain Lion (10.8)
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Apr 5, 2012
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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