How to restore mac air osx 10.6.7

how to restore mac air osx 10.6.7

Hi Jeannette,
If you have the newest MacBook Air then you would have received a USB "thumb drive" with the OS installation media on it. You'd want to plug that into one of your available USB ports and run the installer. If your MacBook Air is a generation or two old then it would have come with DVD installation media. You'd need an external DVD drive (USB) or to configure Disc Sharing with another computer (Mac or PC).
Here's a good article regarding the USB stick - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4399
Here's a good article regarding the DVD/Remote Disc options - http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2129

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