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Clean install OSX on MBP without DVD
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1568492" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>This is really not a problem. No Mac OS version has come on DVD since Snow Leopard (OS 10.6). OS 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 have been primarily a downloaded OS from the Mac App Store. And the most common way to create a "backup" of an OS installer for 10.7, 10.8, 0r 10.9 (since there is no disk)...is to create a bootable USB drive.</p><p></p><p>So the solution is:</p><p></p><p>- Redownload Mountain Lion (OS 10.8) from the Mac App Store.</p><p>- Get a large enough USB stick (usually 4-8gig).</p><p>- Create a bootable OS 10.8 USB stick.</p><p></p><p>There are a bazillion websites which have written instructions on how to do this. Just search for "Mountain Lion bootable USB".</p><p></p><p>HTH,</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1568492, member: 56379"] This is really not a problem. No Mac OS version has come on DVD since Snow Leopard (OS 10.6). OS 10.7, 10.8, and 10.9 have been primarily a downloaded OS from the Mac App Store. And the most common way to create a "backup" of an OS installer for 10.7, 10.8, 0r 10.9 (since there is no disk)...is to create a bootable USB drive. So the solution is: - Redownload Mountain Lion (OS 10.8) from the Mac App Store. - Get a large enough USB stick (usually 4-8gig). - Create a bootable OS 10.8 USB stick. There are a bazillion websites which have written instructions on how to do this. Just search for "Mountain Lion bootable USB". HTH, - Nick [/QUOTE]
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