Where is my restore usb drive for my new MBA?

[nizmoz]

I just bought a sealed MBA and it didn't have the USB drive in the box for me to restore it if needed. How do I restore this thing if or when I may need too eventually?

 

[Brandon0448]

Interwebz recovery bro

 

[vitzr]

I just bought a sealed MBA and it didn't have the USB drive in the box for me to restore it if needed. How do I restore this thing if or when I may need too eventually?

It's an option from Apple for approx $70.00

Otherwise Apple now offers a restore option via your Internet connection.

Personally I prefer to have physical media so I spent the $70.00

Owning premium Apple products demands spending more money. It's how Apple grew to be so profitable. They operate on a high margin. A commendable accomplishment.

 

[Brandon0448]

It's an option from Apple for approx $70.00

Otherwise Apple now offers a restore option via your Internet connection.

Personally I prefer to have physical media so I spent the $70.00

Owning premium Apple products demands spending more money. It's how Apple grew to be so profitable. They operate on a high margin. A commendable accomplishment.

Or make your own for like $10?

 

[nizmoz]

It's an option from Apple for approx $70.00

Otherwise Apple now offers a restore option via your Internet connection.

Personally I prefer to have physical media so I spent the $70.00

Owning premium Apple products demands spending more money. It's how Apple grew to be so profitable. They operate on a high margin. A commendable accomplishment.

So how do you actually access that interweb option when you swap out the SSD or anything like that? Or want to restore it? This is really new to me.

 

[Risasi]

Press and hold the option button on startup...

 

[3dflyboy1]

I just bought a sealed MBA and it didn't have the USB drive in the box for me to restore it if needed. How do I restore this thing if or when I may need too eventually?

There's a built-in OS recovery. No USB drive needed.

 

[echo.park]

MAYBE you could check the printed manual. MAYBE you will find the answer for your question then.

 

[vitzr]

http://www.apple.com/macosx/recovery/

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MAYBE you could check the printed manual. MAYBE you will find the answer for your question then.

It depends on how one defines "maybe"

 

[nizmoz]

http://www.cultofmac.com/108280/use...nt-to-make-a-usb-recovery-drive-video-how-to/

Found this and just made one from a USB drive. Thank you to those who actually helped.

 

[Jasmynp]

Some of the responses here were really helpful. Thanks guys.

 

[cleric]

Interwebz recovery bro

This made my day.

 

[Apple Expert]

It's an option from Apple for approx $70.00

Otherwise Apple now offers a restore option via your Internet connection.

Personally I prefer to have physical media so I spent the $70.00

Owning premium Apple products demands spending more money. It's how Apple grew to be so profitable. They operate on a high margin. A commendable accomplishment.

I thought this USB doesn't work on the MBA?

 

[johnhurley]

Or make your own for like $10?

That's what I did!

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I just bought a sealed MBA and it didn't have the USB drive in the box for me to restore it if needed. How do I restore this thing if or when I may need too eventually?

Try this url ( mac world hint ).

Gives you a bootable usb flash drive at 10.7.2 ( or whatever is most recent ) and/or a bootable DVD that contains a complete install set ( not downloading Lion from internet ).

 

[KPOM]

I thought this USB doesn't work on the MBA?

I think 10.7.2 unified the builds for the entire Mac line.