Wipe and reinstall on Macbook Air?

Cheetah05 · Cheetah05 #1 (**permalink**)

12-10-2011, 02:17 PM

How do I go about completely wiping and reinstalling Lion on my 2011 macbook air.

It didn't come with any installation media.

I just tried the CMD+R thing but its kept all my files and settings - I want to completely wipe and have it fresh.

Thanks.

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

12-10-2011, 02:47 PM

Are you selling it on or something?

If you can download Lion from the App store (even if you have previously purchased it) you can copy the installer to a USB drive and do a fresh install

How to Burn Your Own OS X Lion Install DVD or USB Drive

Cheetah05 · Cheetah05 #3 (**permalink**)

12-10-2011, 02:49 PM

No, I just wish to to have a fresh install so I don't have to go through and delete everything manually.

EDIT: When I goto the App Store, it just says Installed, how do I download it again?

Can I simply delete the partition and use the recovery thing?

louishen · louishen #4 (**permalink**)

12-10-2011, 03:02 PM

10.7: How to download the OS X Lion Installer on Lion - Mac OS X Hints

Cheetah05 · Cheetah05 #5 (**permalink**)

12-10-2011, 03:17 PM

Well I've taken the plunge and deleted the partition and going to try the recovery thing again

Cheetah05 · Cheetah05 #6 (**permalink**)

12-10-2011, 06:29 PM

Just incase anyone wanted to know - IT WORKED!

-Boot into Lion recovery via CMD+R
-Use Disk Utility to erase the hard drive
-Reinsall Lion via the recovery option.

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Cheetah05 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 03, 2009 Posts: 37	12-10-2011, 02:17 PM How do I go about completely wiping and reinstalling Lion on my 2011 macbook air. It didn't come with any installation media. I just tried the CMD+R thing but its kept all my files and settings - I want to completely wipe and have it fresh. Thanks.
	QUOTE Thanks

Cheetah05 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 03, 2009 Posts: 37	12-10-2011, 03:17 PM Well I've taken the plunge and deleted the partition and going to try the recovery thing again
	QUOTE Thanks

Cheetah05 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 03, 2009 Posts: 37	12-10-2011, 06:29 PM Just incase anyone wanted to know - IT WORKED! -Boot into Lion recovery via CMD+R -Use Disk Utility to erase the hard drive -Reinsall Lion via the recovery option.
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