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I just bought an open box Macbook Pro, do I need to make a backup?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1378836" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>OS X Lion is the first operating system from Apple that is not shipped on a disk. It's either pre-loaded (new Macs) or can be downloaded ($29.99) from the Mac App store. However, Apple also sells a flash drive with Lion loaded on it for $69 from the Mac App store.</p><p></p><p>Since you purchased a new Mac, Lion is pre-loaded. Your Mac includes an application called "Time Machine" which will backup everything to an external hard drive. What do you want to do? If you want an installable backup of Lion then you need to purchase the flash drive from Apple. If you just want to backup your system, you can use Time Machine but you'll need an external hard drive that's a least the same size as your internal hard drive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1378836, member: 46727"] OS X Lion is the first operating system from Apple that is not shipped on a disk. It's either pre-loaded (new Macs) or can be downloaded ($29.99) from the Mac App store. However, Apple also sells a flash drive with Lion loaded on it for $69 from the Mac App store. Since you purchased a new Mac, Lion is pre-loaded. Your Mac includes an application called "Time Machine" which will backup everything to an external hard drive. What do you want to do? If you want an installable backup of Lion then you need to purchase the flash drive from Apple. If you just want to backup your system, you can use Time Machine but you'll need an external hard drive that's a least the same size as your internal hard drive. [/QUOTE]
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