So, I'm having some heating issues on my MBP, and I am thinking about doing a clean install. But am I going to have to erase the whole hard drive first, and then install SL first, or is there a easier way to do this without having to install SL again??? Thanks in advance.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
How can I do a clean install of Lion???
- Thread starter crazichik
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
If you do an archive and install you'll still have the "upgraded" version (10.6-10.7) on your machine. If you want to re-install and get rid of all possible conflicts from your previous system you'll need to do a Clean Install which WILL destroy your disk data. That's the whole point of "Clean".
http://lifehacker.com/5823096/how-to-burn-your-own-lion-install-dvd-or-flash-drive
Or I guess you could boot cmmd-r to the recovery partition and wipe the install from there.
http://lifehacker.com/5823096/how-to-burn-your-own-lion-install-dvd-or-flash-drive
Or I guess you could boot cmmd-r to the recovery partition and wipe the install from there.