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<blockquote data-quote="RadDave" data-source="post: 1628895" data-attributes="member: 234411">@ Mark - agree w/ Harry, i.e. if you can DL the Yosemite installer from the App Store, then you should be able to make a bootable USB drive - a tutorial <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2367748/how-to-make-a-bootable-os-x-10-10-yosemite-install-drive.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>; but keep in mind that there will be a 'Recovery Partition' on your HD that you can boot into - of course, your internal drive must be able to boot, so a reason to have other options.Now since you already have been using Apple computers/OSs, I assume that you have used a backup policy, i.e. at least Time Machine; however, as additional insurance, a bootable clone drive is desirable - I'm using CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner), a recommendation here - so once your new Mac arrives, quickly put a backup/recovery plan in place.&nbsp; Dave <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="RadDave, post: 1628895, member: 234411"] @ [B]Mark[/B] - agree w/ [B]Harry[/B], i.e. if you can DL the Yosemite installer from the App Store, then you should be able to make a bootable USB drive - a tutorial [URL="http://www.macworld.com/article/2367748/how-to-make-a-bootable-os-x-10-10-yosemite-install-drive.html"]HERE[/URL]; but keep in mind that there will be a 'Recovery Partition' on your HD that you can boot into - of course, your internal drive must be able to boot, so a reason to have other options. Now since you already have been using Apple computers/OSs, I assume that you have used a backup policy, i.e. at least Time Machine; however, as additional insurance, a bootable clone drive is desirable - I'm using CCC (Carbon Copy Cloner), a recommendation here - so once your new Mac arrives, quickly put a backup/recovery plan in place. Dave :) [/QUOTE]

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