How to install mavericks from scratch

Hi
I have just upgraded my imac with an OWC Mercury 120 Gb SSD and increased ram up to 12 Gb.
The upgrade was made by a service where I sent the mac with OSX Maverics and a few apps previously installed. Everything runs fine (no more tha 3 secs to start PS Elements) and I started to reinstall apps from my time machine hd, but later noticed that the Applications folder exists both in the SSD and Macintosh HD wich makes me think that osx resides in Macintosh HD. Now, as my iMac is middle 201, it seems I have to start the install from DVD Snow Leopard and not Maverics directly. Before the upgrade I tried as an exercise to install Maverics from an USB stick as suggested in a forum, but when the progress timer said 1 second left, no further progress and had to reinstall SL, then Lion and later Mavericks, quite a long procedure if there is not a shorter way.
Thanks

You would have to install Snow Leopard (10.6) first. You can get SL for $20 from the Apple Store here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard..
Then Mavericks (or Yosemite, which is supposed to come out in a few days) would be a free download from the App Store.

Similar Messages

  • Installing Mavericks from Scratch

    I have just recently changed jobs and want to wipe my 2009 MacBook Pro 17' clean and install a Solid State Drive.
    I don't have any of the old OS Install DVDs and would like to install Mavericks or Yosemite from Scratch.
    How do I buy/obtain a copy of this that I can install on the new Solid State Drive?

    You would have to install Snow Leopard (10.6) first. You can get SL for $20 from the Apple Store here: http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard..
    Then Mavericks (or Yosemite, which is supposed to come out in a few days) would be a free download from the App Store.

  • Problem installing Mavericks from my recovery partition of my computer

    I don't know what's going on but for some reason each and every time I try to install mavericks from my recovery partition I get an error saying "OSX Mavericks failed to download" , then the text underneath that said "Use the purchases page to try again". This creates a problem for me because I can not access the Mac AppStore since I whipped my MacBook clean with the os along with it and am trying to clean install mavericks. So I was wondering how do I fix this because I am beginning to get extremely ****** off and frustrated.

    Hi
    I want to install mac osx Mavericks on a  seagate internal raw hard . I downloaded "RecoveryDiskAssistant" and install it in a usb drive, before installing I made partition for new harddisk , and I stadted to install it through internet without problem,
    But after 10% it says: ""Use the purchases page to try again"" . and after clicking okey it`s installing bar doesnt go forward(Most comments which I found was about app strore but in this step I have no access to app store) . could you please help me what to do?

  • Installing Mavericks from Leopard

    I have an iMac (Intel) 2012 that came with Leopard already installed. I would like to format and and install Mavericks. I have the original Leopard DVD and I ask: is it possible to install Mavericks from Leopard? How do I do that?

    Check which OS you have installed. I would think a 2012 Mac would have shipped with Snow Leopard (10.6).
    If you really have Leopard (10.5) you'll need to purchase the Snow Leopard DVD from the Apple Retail Store:
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573Z/A/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
    If you have Snow Leopard, use Software Update to bring it up to 10.6.8, then open the App Store from the Apple Menu. From there, "purchase" Mavericks (it's free).
    Backing up a little, if you do have Leopard installed that came with your iMac, please go to About this Mac in the Apple Menu, then click More Info...
    Under the Hardware section, note what the model identifier is and post it here.
    Also, you should look at what software you have installed that may not work with Mavericks.

  • HT3546 I can't figure out how to install bonjour from the CD that came with my airport express.  Can anyone help?

    I can't figure out how to install bonjour from the CD that came with my airport.  Can anyone help?

    If you are having difficulties installing Bonjour from the Installation CD, you can download the latest version of Bonjour from here.

  • How to install leopard from a DMG file instead of DVD

    How to install leopard from a DMG file instead of DVD, When i open this file, click restart, NOTHING happened!!!!!!

    Use Disk Utility to restore the DMG to a blank partition, then use the Startup Disk preferences pane to reboot from that partition. Why not just install from the DVD, though?

  • Can't install Mavericks from OSX 10.7.5

    I've had many attempts at trying to install Mavericks from OSX 10.7.5 but when the download is complete & I try to do the install I get a message saying that the download could not be verified or was corrupted...

    First, check to see if your computer can run Mavericks.
    Here's the list.

  • SSAUDIT .alg and .atx files are out of synch. How do I start from scratch ?

    After upgrading Hyperion Planning from 11.1.1.3 to 11.1.2.1, the .alg and .atx files that are generated when SS Audit is enabled are now out of synch. How do I start from scratch again ? Stated differently, the row numbers in the .alg file no longer correspond to the .atx rows. How do I "reset" these files so they start again in row 1 ?
    I know this must have happned to someone else so I thought a solution could be easily googled and found. I can't find it anywhere.

    Stop the application and delete the files. If you want to just keep the changes from the last backup, change in the essbase.cfg SSAudit to SSauditR and then when you do an endArchive it will delete the files and start over

  • How to install data from an external sd card onto my tablet (a5500-f)

    how to install data from an external sd card onto mt tablet (A5500-F).

    Choose Computer from the Finder's Go menu, double-click the drive, and drag your documents back.
    (111169)

  • How to install software from imac to macbook pro

    how to install software from imac to macbook pro

    Are you using one of the newer iMac's with no DVD drive? If so, you can either get an external CD/DVD drive (any make - doesn't have to be Apple) or, if you have another Mac on the same network that has a CD/DVD drive you may be able to do it by turning on 'DVD or CD Sharing' on that Mac (System Preferences>Sharing). Hopefully you'll see the disk on the Mac without the DVD drive and be able to install from there.

  • How to install software from disk onto imac

    how to install software from disk onto imac

    Are you using one of the newer iMac's with no DVD drive? If so, you can either get an external CD/DVD drive (any make - doesn't have to be Apple) or, if you have another Mac on the same network that has a CD/DVD drive you may be able to do it by turning on 'DVD or CD Sharing' on that Mac (System Preferences>Sharing). Hopefully you'll see the disk on the Mac without the DVD drive and be able to install from there.

  • How do install  program from external drive to mac book air

    how do install  program from external drive to mac book air

    DVD or CD sharing: Using Remote Disc - Apple Support

  • TS5376 was asked to update itunes and since then itunes won't open, un-installed it and followed the necessary steps then tryed to install it from scratch but still no luck. It says it has been successfully installed but no sign of it on my computer

    was asked to update itunes last week and since then itunes won't open, un-installed it and followed the necessary steps then tryed to install it from scratch but still no luck. It says it has been successfully installed, but no sign of it on my computer.

    See Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
    tt2

  • How do install Leopard from intel to ppc by Firewire?

    Can anyone tell me how to install Leopard from my intel macbook to my older ppc? When I try to install from firewire it says that the drive is going to GUID and non-bootable. My DVD drive on the PPC isn't good enough for the Leopard DVD. Any suggestions are appreciated.

    I'm not commenting on whether the type of Mac is compatible with the Leopard install.
    I'll offer suggestion for the firewire install. The objective is to take the Leopard DVD and transfer in some way to a firewire drive to be able to boot a PPC Mac and complete a Leopard install to the PPC Mac.
    How? Take a firewire external drive and partition it in two. One for your data and the other (7.2 gigs) max, for the ability to restore the Leopard DVD to that smaller partition. Once restored you'll be able to boot(using system startup control panel) and install Leopard to a PPC Mac.
    The rule to follow is to use APM ie Apple Partition Map to boot PPC Macs. GUID mapping is for intel Macs. You use options within Disk Utility ti select which way to go. You cannot have both on one firewire hard drive. I use two firewire hard drives: one APM and the other GUID.
    How to setup the small partition? Connect firewire drive to your PPC Mac. Open disk utility. Create your two partitions(remember when you do this the drive is formatted and all data is gone, so backup first). Remember to use option and select APM, although on a PPC Mac it should be by default and ditto if on an intel Mac for GUID. Once the partitioning is complete, select Restore and while using the left hand column(just read the instruction in the disk utility window) and assuming you now have the Leopard DVD on the desktop , drag the install OSX section from the left hand column to "source" and then drag the Leopard small partition from the left hand column to "destination." Wait 20 minutes and you are completed. Now you can boot from the firewire drive and install Leopard to a PPC Mac.

  • How do I install Mavericks from the App Store if I erased my HD?

    My mbp has been acting funny and slow, and I think I may have had some corrupted files. I have my computer backed up to time machine, and additionally I saved all my important files, photos etc to the external HD before I began. Then I erased my HD. Everything I read indicated that since I had installed mavericks previously (and legitimately), I would be able to do so again from disk utility after I finished erasing the HD so long as I had a working Internet connection. Well, I do, but now when I click "Reinstall OS X" I get a screen with Mavericks and then an error message saying, "this is not a supported method of installing the operating system/ please run Install OS X Mavericks.app that you downloaded from the app store." But I erased my hard drive! I really don't want to use my time machine backup because I'm worried some of my files are corrupted, and wouldn't that just put me back in the exact same position?
    For the record, it's a late 2010 MBP that originally had Snow Leopard. My boyfriend upgraded it to Mavericks for me a few weeks ago.

    Clean Install of Snow Leopard
    Be sure to make a backup first because the following procedure will erase
    the drive and everything on it.
         1. Boot the computer using the Snow Leopard Installer Disc or the Disc 1 that came
             with your computer.  Insert the disc into the optical drive and restart the computer.
             After the chime press and hold down the  "C" key.  Release the key when you see
             a small spinning gear appear below the dark gray Apple logo.
         2. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue
             button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu.
             After DU loads select the hard drive entry from the left side list (mfgr.'s ID and drive
             size.)  Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.  Set the number of
             partitions to one (1) from the Partitions drop down menu, click on Options button
             and select GUID, click on OK, then set the format type to MacOS Extended
             (Journaled, if supported), then click on the Apply button.
         3. When the formatting has completed quit DU and return to the installer.  Proceed
             with the OS X installation and follow the directions included with the installer.
         4. When the installation has completed your computer will Restart into the Setup
             Assistant. Be sure you configure your initial admin account with the exact same
             username and password that you used on your old drive. After you finish Setup
             Assistant will complete the installation after which you will be running a fresh
             install of OS X.  You can now begin the update process by opening Software
             Update and installing all recommended updates to bring your installation current.
    Download and install Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1.
    You  can then re-download Mavericks from the App Store.

Maybe you are looking for