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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1610098" data-attributes="member: 56379">You are partially right.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Someone else posted last week that they contacted a local Apple store…and Apple did this for them.&nbsp; But…the Mac-Forums member also purchased a Snow Leopard install disk online…and they mentioned showing their Snow Leopard purchase receipt before doing the install at the Apple Store.It wasn't 100% clear if this Snow Leopard purchase receipt was an absolute requirement to do the install in the store.&nbsp; I'm thinking that there is a strong chance it was…since a lot of other folks are paying $19.99 for it.&nbsp; But then again…sometimes Apple does things that are &quot;above &amp; beyond&quot;.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />We usually don't encourage this sort of thing.&nbsp; In fact, we usually discourage the &quot;sharing&quot; OS install disks.&nbsp; Technically…the rule is one install per individual user install disk.&nbsp; There were the &quot;Family Pack&quot; install disks that allowed 5 installs per disk.&nbsp; And then there was the &quot;family rule&quot; that only family members under the same roof…could use the same install disk.Mavericks is free…but Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), and Mountain Lion (10.8) are still OS's that are supposed to be paid-for…so no sharing among friends.- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1610098, member: 56379"] You are partially right.:) Someone else posted last week that they contacted a local Apple store…and Apple did this for them. But…the Mac-Forums member also purchased a Snow Leopard install disk online…and they mentioned showing their Snow Leopard purchase receipt before doing the install at the Apple Store. It wasn't 100% clear if this Snow Leopard purchase receipt was an absolute requirement to do the install in the store. I'm thinking that there is a strong chance it was…since a lot of other folks are paying $19.99 for it. But then again…sometimes Apple does things that are "above & beyond".:) We usually don't encourage this sort of thing. In fact, we usually discourage the "sharing" OS install disks. Technically…the rule is one install per individual user install disk. There were the "Family Pack" install disks that allowed 5 installs per disk. And then there was the "family rule" that only family members under the same roof…could use the same install disk. Mavericks is free…but Snow Leopard (10.6), Lion (10.7), and Mountain Lion (10.8) are still OS's that are supposed to be paid-for…so no sharing among friends. - Nick [/QUOTE]

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