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  1. 12-26-2011, 07:07 AM #1
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    Arrow Clean reinstall Lion without the OS disc
    Hi, I want to erase my hdd and reinstall Lion OS on it but I do not have the installation disc with me. Can you please suggest me the best method to do this ?
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    You will need to download Lion, but before any update starts - create a bootable DVD or thumb drive

    How to Burn Your Own OS X Lion Install DVD or USB Drive
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    Why do you need a disc?

    Just boot the machine pressing and holding Command + R. Lion applies a hidden recovery partition and this contains the functional equivalent of a boot disc.
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  4. 12-26-2011, 11:23 AM #4
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    Thanks for both replies.
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