Running Mountain Lion here, I have purchased Lion through the mac app store previously. Best way to downgrade to Lion?
It wont me download Lion because I'm running Mountain Lion.
It wont me download Lion because I'm running Mountain Lion.
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The Lion installer. The Mac App Store is the only place to get a copy of Lion.
I appreciate your help, but this obviously isn't a viable option, if you fully read my post that is:
I can't download Lion from the Mac App Store.
Do you know using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or Mac OS X 10.7 Lion? That way you could use that computer using your account credentials to download Mac OS X 10.7 Lion again and doing the following: Make An OS X Lion Boot Disc
Unfortunately I screwed myself over on overwriting my install of 10.7 with 10.8 No other macs and no other non 10.8 installs.
Am I really stuck with going all the way back through 10.6 to get this back to 10.7? Ughh.
I forgot a word in my second reply, "someone", thus it should have said "Do you know someone using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard or Mac OS X 10.7 Lion?".
But if you don't using Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard first is the only way.
I'm sure you've heard about some of those websites. Go to one and download yourself a copy of Lion > burn it to a DVD > create a new partition in Disk Utility > boot to the install DVD > install Lion on the new partition.
Is the Lion install you get from those websites tied to a specific mac app store account? Like, if I were to download Lion legit from the MAS, is it tied to my account in any way?
May I ask why you are downgrading to Lion?
I am on ML DP3 (12A206j) and I have to tell you, both my desktop and laptop are running like champs.
In fact, I find ML a huge improvement over Lion just in overall speed.
I have at least 3 dozen applications in my dock and I don't think I am having a problem with any one of them not properly working.
Hmmm.
I am on a 2009 MBP and Mountain Lion is working beautifully.
I didn't even partitian my drive. I am running it as a straight-out OS.
I'm not so certain that ML is the problem here, but then again, I don't know what version you are using and how old your MBP is.
Uhm, yeah, DP1 not good. DP2 maybe.
Those versions are a lot more buggier than DP3.
Thing is, I don't think you can do a software update from the App Store on DP1 or DP2. I could be wrong about that.
And with your Mac not even turning on, I don't think it would matter anyway.
I have actually read differently on this forum.
You can indeed upgrade from Mountain Lion DP to the final version.
However, I am interested in getting the definitive word.
How can anyone know the upgrade is posisble when Apple has said it won't be possible and the released version of Mountain Lion isn't available to try.I have actually read differently on this forum.
You can indeed upgrade from Mountain Lion DP to the final version.
However, I am interested in getting the definitive word.
One way is by the date of course. Was the backup from before Mountain Lion DPs were available....
ps., is there a way of checking what OS a backup is of? I may indeed have a Time Capsule backup of 10.7, but im not sure...
How can anyone know the upgrade is posisble when Apple has said it won't be possible and the released version of Mountain Lion is available to try.