I factory reset my mac

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It means that Apple ID that you are trying to use wasn't used to purchase OS X Mavericks. If you have multiple Apple ID's then try with other Apple ID. If you have access to another mac computer then Open App Store and purchase OS X Mavericks (which btw is for free).

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It will be necessary for you to install Lightroom from an upgrade installer. An upgrade requires the original serial number from the version that you first purchased, as well as the serial number for the upgrade. The upgrade serial number, by itself, will not work.

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Hello community!
I would like to factory reset my MacBook Pro from mid 2010 with OS X v10.6 but I do not have the original installation CDs. So here's two amazing questions:
1) Is there any way I can get the CD's, either by burning them using a recovery partition or either by Apple itself (and the price it'll cost)?
2) If not, or because it'll cost me too much to buy the CDs from Apple, is there any way to factory reset without the CDs? Also, would I need the account information of the administrator account? Because I don't have these information (not that it's a stolen MacBook but I just bought it from a random guy for really cheap). Also, if it's possible, how do I reinstall the bundled applications that came with the MacBook such as iLife?
Thank you guys for responding as fast as you can.

iLife comes in a separate DVD.
I have not seen that the main system install DVD restore anything but the OS. In the modern days of the Lions, when you reinstall a Mac you can download the iLife apps from the App Store if you are entitled to them (i.e., the Mac you have registered to your AppleID came with them). Don't know for older systems (didn't use iLife back then).

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So checked my memory today and it says i have ~500MB free. unfortunately 100Gigs of it is being used by other and i don't understand what it is. Im ASSUMING my games (World of warcraft and League of Legends) is a fair chunk of that because none of the other categories exceed 30gigs which is (roughly) the size of WoW.
I purchased a 1TB external not too long ago and was originally just going to keep big files on it when I'm not using them. However seeing as i only have 500MB left I would like to just put everything on my external, factory restore my mac, then just go through what i NEED/WANT on my mac and just bring it over. I would just like a little bit of help through this process as I'm not 100% sure of anything i might be overlooking. this should work right?
Also I've never used time machine but when i plugged in my external it asked if i wanted to use time machine for it and i clicked yes because I'm assuming this is basically what I'm trying to do, back up everything on my external, but then again i have no knowledge of time machine so I'm not entirely sure if this is what i want. Is it going to just put everything on my external, then when i restore it will it just bring back everything from the external and put it on my macs internal drive? because... thats the complete opposite of what I'm trying to do.
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Freeing space on your Mac OS X startup disk
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To see how much RAM is installed, click the Apple  top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click: About This Mac
For storage space. Click your Apple menu  top left in your screen. From the drop down menu click About This Mac > More Info > Storage
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Restoring it to factory settings will erase Mavericks and install Snow Leopard; to do this, insert the Mac OS X install DVD, restart with the C key held down, use the Disk Utility to erase the internal drive, and install the OS.
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Duplicate installation disks can be ordered from Apple customer service. You will have to provide them with the MBP serial number and there is a charge.
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My mac is running kinda slow. It takes like 40 seconds to load iPhoto. I have it backed up to time capsule and I was wondering if I factory reset my mac and of its been reset... restore it from time capsule... 1st... will I lose any of my stuff or settings and 2 will that make it faster?
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I have mountain lion in a Dmg file on my mac and plan on putting the Dmg on a usb.
I want to factory reset my mac, due to alot of small problems.
I was wondering, after you factory reset your mac and wiped the disc, then you go back to the menu with four options, One of the options says "re-install a new copy of OSX" . Usually, most people would go ahead and click that, and download the purchased Mountain Lion from there App Store account. The catch is i cant use the app store account that i got mountain lion off, but i still have Mountain Lion in a dmg, so what my question is...
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Hi
This forum is for XServes and Servers so your question is not really appropriate. You'd stand more chance of a response if you posted in the correct forum:
https://discussions.apple.com/community/notebooks
The main page for all the forums is here:
https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa
Consult this carefully before deciding which forum is most appropriate for your question.
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HTH?
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