possible noob question about new imac.

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  1. Mr.Krinkle86, Dec 21, 2012

    Mr.Krinkle86 macrumors newbie

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    ok so i want to upgrade from my 2010 15" MBP to a new 27"imac. i know it has no optical drive. i know i can use time machine to transfer everything but i actually want to start over so the only program i need to install that has a disc is apple logic express. am i gonna have to get a usb optical drive?
     
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  2. swordfish5736, Dec 21, 2012

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    If you still have your MBP you can use remote disk to install logic
     
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  3. GGJstudios, Dec 21, 2012

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    Users of Macs without optical drives can either buy an Apple USB SuperDrive (or other optical drive) or use DVD or CD sharing: Using Remote Disc when they need access to an optical drive. There are some limitations on using Remote Disc (read the link for details).

    If you have a Mac model that does have an optical drive, you can still enable this feature by entering the following commands in Terminal, then relaunch Finder:
    defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser EnableODiskBrowsing -bool true
    defaults write com.apple.NetworkBrowser ODSSupported -bool true​
     
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