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Apple Releases Utility to Create Lion Recovery USB Key
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would it not just be easier to clean install snow leopard on disc? then re-download and install lion? 
New to Apple?
Apple does't talk, their products do. One of the few corporations that act this way.
What would have been nice, is for everyone that whined in post after post about clean installs, and no physical media to have taken a chill pill and at least wait until they get screwed to complain about getting screwed.
As if Apple would have required you to install a previous operating system prior to the new one they want you to install. I can see the Microsoft commercials now...
Apple does't talk, their products do. One of the few corporations that act this way.
What would have been nice, is for everyone that whined in post after post about clean installs, and no physical media to have taken a chill pill and at least wait until they get screwed to complain about getting screwed.
As if Apple would have required you to install a previous operating system prior to the new one they want you to install. I can see the Microsoft commercials now...
Correct, the recovery image is a bootable toolkit. It connects to the internet to pull down everything else.
I thought that this was how this was accomplished but wasn't exactly sure so I didn't want to state that was the reason.
Thanks for clarifying.
Ok. Wasn't sure about this. Thanks.
Why are you reinstalling?
Just put the install.esd some where.
This just in, Apple is giving away a million dollars to any one that calls up and asks for it. Commence whining about the bad hold music and the length of time it took them to send you your money.
Just put the install.esd some where.
This just in, Apple is giving away a million dollars to any one that calls up and asks for it. Commence whining about the bad hold music and the length of time it took them to send you your money.
This is the exact same thing as copying your lion recovery partition... It isn't a full install disk, and you have to redownload Lion every time you use it.
I makes a recovery disk that is like 700 megabytes. So you don't need a big disk.
You can if you've purchased Lion on the AppStore.
I makes a recovery disk that is like 700 megabytes. So you don't need a big disk.
You can if you've purchased Lion on the AppStore.
swingerofbirch
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I am running 10.6.8 and I am planning to update to Lion at the same time I install a new (blank) hard drive in my MBP. I am wondering if I can download Lion on my current internal drive but not install it and once I seat the new drive in the MBP install Lion on it using this recovery drive, given that Apple should see I already paid for it. I also wonder if it would work if I purchase Lion from the App Store but don't complete the download on the current internal drive.
I'll probably stick to making my own manual copy of the installer on an external drive then, so I won't be dependent on a download
The following would better apply to what you are tying to do.
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/07/18/make-an-os-x-lion-boot-disc/
I already had to create a Recovery DVD using the unofficial method prior to this because of some issues that needed repairing by Disk Utility. (The DVD was extraordinarily slow, BTW. I certainly recommend a flash drive over a DVD any day.) So, it's nice that Apple finally released this. (Though this should have been out since Day 1, of course.)
For some reason, this feels like it has undertones of the great Bootcamp battle of '06.
Community derides Apples hardline stance and creates its own solutions to fix it.
Apple realises this will open the gates for the everyman to try it themselves and potentially break their machine.
Apple retroactively releases their own official solution and look like saviours.
Community derides Apples hardline stance and creates its own solutions to fix it.
Apple realises this will open the gates for the everyman to try it themselves and potentially break their machine.
Apple retroactively releases their own official solution and look like saviours.
Just follow the earlier guide to do a full usb Lion install drive if you already have it on your hard drive.
Windows...no!
Think Balmer will allow this for Windows?
This he'll sell the next version for $30?
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Think Balmer will allow this for Windows?
This he'll sell the next version for $30?
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The recovery partition, from what I've seen, just gives you the ability to boot into a version where you can run utilities, or, to redownload and reinstall if needed. I don't think 700mb that the partition uses has the full version of Lion.
EDIT: Saw that multiple people posted this many times while I was waiting for my proxy to post the message. Sorry for the dupes.
This is a step in the right direction, but still flawed, because it has silly unnecessary restrictions on where you can use the recovery USB disk!
A universal Lion boot USB drive would be awesome in an enterprise environment.
A universal Lion boot USB drive would be awesome in an enterprise environment.
Thanks, but it has already been covered.
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/13139722/
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/13139747/
You know the attitude isn't called for.
I was merely saying what would be nice for Apple to do. Instead of making me save off a file that's not "supported" by Apple. Because god knows, if Apple and Jobs don't bless it and you f something up, they will void your warranty.
All I was trying to say was that instead of me having to do it the hard way, they should have let you have the option to do it. Just like hiding your Library folder. I should get to pick.
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If only I had this a day or two earlier...
If only I had this a day or two earlier...
not the full downlolad
This application simply creates a recovery partition. You still need to download the system when and if it is required. As far as I'm concerned this is useless since I am frequently in locations where a fast internet connection is not available.
Follow the link to the Apple site for more information.
This application simply creates a recovery partition. You still need to download the system when and if it is required. As far as I'm concerned this is useless since I am frequently in locations where a fast internet connection is not available.
Follow the link to the Apple site for more information.
I hear that. Imagine my ire at finding out that after installing Lion, it deletes your download image... I always save off my ISO/DMG files that are in the sizes of gigs in order to speed-load whenever I need to reformat or reinstall any of my computers... I had to download the whole thing over again last night and for some reason the internet or Apple's servers were overloaded. It took me 4 hours to DL the image where it only took me 30 minutes the first time. I couldn't image having to do this multiple times for multiple computers... Imagine if you're in the corporate environment and need to image all these PCs? I'm sure they all did the unofficial boot CD, but still...