where and how do i put Lion from my macbook to my imac?

dan120988 · dan120988 #1 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 12:34 PM

I have just brought and installed Lion on my macbook but now i want to send it to my mums imac and install it on there but can not find it anywhere on my macbook to send ???

can anyone help please

thanks.

randalthor · randalthor #2 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 12:43 PM

Once you've downloaded it, right click to show package contents of Lion Installer and then find InstallESD.dmg - move it to iMac. voila

dan120988 · dan120988 #3 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 12:57 PM

right click what ??? i cant find nothing to right click ??? sorry im so stuck thanks for your help.

randalthor · randalthor #4 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 01:07 PM

Hmm. Oh, you already installed Lion, so you can't extract the dmg. Once you run the installer, it deletes that package. You'll need to download it again. If you want to make a physical disc and/or have more macs beyond the one more you want to install it on, before you install it on the iMac, extract the InstallESD.dmg like I told you above and burn it to a DVD-R.

dan120988 · dan120988 #5 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 01:11 PM

ah ok thanks

dcollens · dcollens #6 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 01:22 PM

I have gone to the app store after downloading and installing Lion, but cannot find a way to download again so that I can make an install disk.

any help would be appreciated.

dc

randalthor · randalthor #7 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 01:33 PM

I just tried looking around for you, dcollens, but I can't find a way to do it, either. You could try contacting apple, or installing 10.6 and then trying to redownload it again

chscag · chscag #8 (**permalink**)

07-20-2011, 03:26 PM

Log on your mother's iMac, go to the App store, sign in with your Apple ID and then download Lion direct to your mother's iMac. Let's see if that works for you.

verdejt · verdejt #9 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 12:06 AM

I just came across this tip from another board.

"I finally figured it out. You need to quit the App Store, reopen it, and without doing anything else, hold the option key and click Purchases. Lion should then be downloadable again for free."

juanantou · juanantou #10 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by verdejt

I just came across this tip from another board.

"I finally figured it out. You need to quit the App Store, reopen it, and without doing anything else, hold the option key and click Purchases. Lion should then be downloadable again for free."

I did exactly the same, installed Lion then started looking for the dmg and couldn't find it.

What a really great tip on how to re download.

Well pleased

EvenStranger · EvenStranger #11 (**permalink**)

07-21-2011, 10:22 AM

FYI, I copied the installer to a USB drive and ran it on my wife's computer last night. The installer was not deleted from the USB drive. In theory, you should be able to take it from computer to computer and install.

chscag #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,015 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	07-20-2011, 03:26 PM Log on your mother's iMac, go to the App store, sign in with your Apple ID and then download Lion direct to your mother's iMac. Let's see if that works for you. Community Guidelines
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verdejt #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 08, 2007 Posts: 167	07-21-2011, 12:06 AM I just came across this tip from another board. "I finally figured it out. You need to quit the App Store, reopen it, and without doing anything else, hold the option key and click Purchases. Lion should then be downloadable again for free." iMac 20" iPod 5th Gen iPod Touch 4g
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dan120988 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 13, 2009 Location: England Posts: 29	07-20-2011, 12:34 PM I have just brought and installed Lion on my macbook but now i want to send it to my mums imac and install it on there but can not find it anywhere on my macbook to send ??? can anyone help please thanks.
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randalthor #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 05, 2011 Location: DC metro area Posts: 118 Mac Specs: 2ghz c2d, 180gb vertex 2 ssd, 4gb ram	07-20-2011, 12:43 PM Once you've downloaded it, right click to show package contents of Lion Installer and then find InstallESD.dmg - move it to iMac. voila
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randalthor #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 05, 2011 Location: DC metro area Posts: 118 Mac Specs: 2ghz c2d, 180gb vertex 2 ssd, 4gb ram	07-20-2011, 01:07 PM Hmm. Oh, you already installed Lion, so you can't extract the dmg. Once you run the installer, it deletes that package. You'll need to download it again. If you want to make a physical disc and/or have more macs beyond the one more you want to install it on, before you install it on the iMac, extract the InstallESD.dmg like I told you above and burn it to a DVD-R.
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dan120988 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 13, 2009 Location: England Posts: 29	07-20-2011, 01:11 PM ah ok thanks
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dcollens #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 01, 2010 Posts: 10 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro 17", i7 2.66G, 8G Ram, Lion 10.7.2	07-20-2011, 01:22 PM I have gone to the app store after downloading and installing Lion, but cannot find a way to download again so that I can make an install disk. any help would be appreciated. dc
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randalthor #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 05, 2011 Location: DC metro area Posts: 118 Mac Specs: 2ghz c2d, 180gb vertex 2 ssd, 4gb ram	07-20-2011, 01:33 PM I just tried looking around for you, dcollens, but I can't find a way to do it, either. You could try contacting apple, or installing 10.6 and then trying to redownload it again
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EvenStranger #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 09, 2010 Location: Virginia Posts: 845 Mac Specs: Currently 13" Late 2010 MBA, 4GB/128GB; Early 2011 13" MBP, dual core i7 2.7ghz, 4gb ram, 500gb hd	07-21-2011, 10:22 AM FYI, I copied the installer to a USB drive and ran it on my wife's computer last night. The installer was not deleted from the USB drive. In theory, you should be able to take it from computer to computer and install.
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