If I bought Lion for one computer, do I have to pay for it again?
I bought OS Lion for my Macbook Pro and was able to download it free for the desktop, but my MacBook 7's App Store still lists the price, rather than just allowing me to download it. I thought one purchase was good for all my computers
Log into the App Store with the same ID that you used on the other Mac
Install on all authorized computers
When you purchase Lion from the Mac App Store, you can install it on all your authorized Mac computers. Just sign in to the Mac App Store from each Mac and download Lion from the Purchases list.
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if i download this app on one computer, will i have to pay again to install it on another one of my computers
The Mac App Store allows you to install a purchased app on any computer if you sign into the same AppleID in the app store. You will not need to purchase again. In fact, all you need to do is sign into your account on the 2nd and subsequent computer and then click on the Purchased icon at the top and you'll see a complete list of apps you've purchased. If an app is not installed on the current computer, the button on the right will become an Install button.
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If I bought Lion on one computer, can I use on my other computor?
If I bought Lion OX on one computer, can I install it on my other computor or do I buy another download?
lipcity wrote:
If I bought Lion OX on one computer, can I install it on my other computor or do I buy another download?
Yes, on as many as you own. Just log in with the same Apple ID to the App Shop.
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I HAVE LION ON ONE IMAC, DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT FOR EVERY IMAC
I have Lion on one imac. do I have to pay for it on all of the other imacs
Not if they are all linked to the same Apple Store account.
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I own two I macs. I bought and installed Lion on one computer. How can I install Lion on the other compute without additional charge?
If it's the same email address Apple registration on both, use the 2nd computer and go to the App Store and find Lion. If different, use the second computer but log in to the App store with the address you used on the first go round. The buy button should instead say install. Then go through the same process again.
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Can I download lion to one computer and then install it on several computers I own?
Can I download lion to one computer and then install it on several computers I own?
You can install it on as many computers that you personally own. But if you have several then you may want to avoid having to download it multiple times:
Make Your Own Lion Installer
1. After downloading Lion you must first save the Install Mac OS X Lion application. After Lion downloads DO NOT click on the Install button. Go to your Applications folder and make a copy of the Lion installer. Move the copy into your Downloads folder. Now you can click on the Install button. You must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes installing Lion.
2. Get a USB flash drive that is at least 8 GBs. Prep this flash drive as follows:
Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.
After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Note the SMART status of the drive in DU's status area. If it does not say "Verified" then the drive is failing or has failed and will need replacing. SMART info will not be reported on external drives. Otherwise, click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.
Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.
Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Options button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.
Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.
3. Locate the saved Lion installer in your Downloads folder. CTRL- or RIGHT-click on the installer and select Show Package Contents from the contextual menu. Double-click on the Contents folder to open it. Double-click on the SharedSupport folder. In this folder you will see a disc image named InstallESD.dmg.
4. Plug in your freshly prepared USB flash drive. You are going to clone the InstallESD.dmg disc image to the flash drive as follows:
Open Disk Utility.
Select the USB flash drive from the left side list.
Click on the Restore tab in the DU main window.
Check the box labeled Erase destination.
Select the USB flash drive volume from the left side list and drag it to the Destination entry field.
Drag the InstallESD.dmg disc image file into the Source entry field.
Double-check you got it right, then click on the Restore button.
When the clone is completed you have a fully bootable Lion installer that you can use without having to re-download Lion. -
I lost my iphone in the water I bought a new one 4S now I have 2 back ups in Icloud, the one for the new Iphne and the old Iphone where I have the most info I need. How I can download my old backup?
Welcome to the Apple community.
You cannot download a backup from iCloud, the only way to access it is to restore to the backup with your new phone, which you should have done when you first connected it. If you restore now, you will lose all the new information you have added to your new phone. -
I Just bought Lion for my MacBook Pro. Do I have to buy it again to install it in my Macbook?
I Just bought Lion for my MacBook Pro. Do I have to buy it again to install it in my Macbook?
Nope. Just login to your Mac App store account on your MacBook, under purchased, re-download it. Then, before you install, do this:
http://osxdaily.com/2011/07/08/make-a-bootable-mac-os-x-10-7-lion-installer-from -a-usb-flash-drive/
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My husband does not have an itunes account and wants to set one up and we only have the one computer. can you have two separate accounts? We want to set up separate iphones.
How to use multiple iPods, iPads, or iPhones with one computer
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I saved all of my graduate school ppts to idisk- mobileme, on my macbook. I was unable to download Lion with this computer. I have now lost all my ppts. Is there anyway these can be retrieved now?
Sorry.
They've been deleted since the end of iDisk and Mobile Me.
Only last hope is if you had turned on synching to create a "local" iDisk folder on your machine. -
Have purchased Mumford and sons Sigh no more - 15th Nov 2013. It has appeared on other devices - nut not on the main computer. I have tried repeatedly to download again - to no avail - help. V Hetherington
We are fellow users here on these user-to-user forums, you're not talking to iTunes Support nor Apple.
What happens when you try to redownload it ? What you can redownload will show under the Purchased link under Quicklinks on the right-hand side of the iTunes store homepage on your computer's iTunes - does that album show there ? If music shows there but not that album then is it hidden : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4919 ? -
my ipod touch 4th generation 8gb screen just broke yesterday can i get a new one or do i have to pay? because i put a 2 year warranty and next year the warranty will end.. can somebody please answer my question asap Thank You!(:
You will need to pay to get it fixed. Check out options in link below.
Basic troubleshooting steps
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Bought lion for iMac, can I also install on my laptop?
I purchased Lion for my iMac a year or so ago, now I would like to install it on my Macbook, do I have to pay again?
You can install OS X on all your Macs for free if you've purchased OS X. Go to Applications folder, copy "Install OS X Lion" to an USB drive and connect it to the MacBook to install Lion, or open App Store > Purchases and download Lion
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I need help trying to download music to three different devices. iPod5, 2iPhone 4s, one of which is the main name on account. However when I go to plug one of the 4s' in the computer, it starts to sync to my own "named" device, my itunes acct.(needless to say, I don't have any music on the one iphone.) How can I prevent syncing my daughters' ipod, iPhone to my name. They have their own accounts/emails, but we have one computer. Can someone walk me through having each of our own syncing and downloading of songs/cd's? Also, I assume you can only have one iTunes account on one computer, is that correct?
Well not exactly. We've had the same computer for a long time. It started with two ipod 3's. We tried to add a third ipod3 and for some reason were not successful. (it never recognized one of these ipods). Okay, since then we've had an ipod4gen, ( I think I have generations right, not that it matters) anyway, I see in my itunes, that there are three "list" names. However, we now have new devices, an ipod5th gen, and two iphone4s. We don't sync them hardly ever, just plug them into wall for charging. Okay, my daughter(w/ iphone4s) wants music downloaded on hers, and yes as you have already read, when I plug it in it says it's syncing to my iphone. I don't want to mess hers up. So you are saying try to log out of my acct. and log in using her password? I get that part. However at this time I don't have her phone to try this. But like I said, I believe I tried doing that and it still said syncing to my account. So I "pulled the plug". We need three different accounts so they/we can plug in with no hassle from eachothers accounts. This may be a simple fix, but I am not "computer savvy" with this stuff.LOL! Thank you for your help, I truly appreciate your input on this matter!:) (I'll have to try this on hers later today, as far as logging in and out of corrrect itunes accts.).
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If two people share the same computer, but have separate itunes account, Apple ID, and icloud and one of them downloads an app will it also go into the other persons account since y'all use the same computer
If you have separate user accounts on the computer, then your downloaded apps are stored in your iTunes Library. See the following for dealing with having multiple users on the same computer: How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer.
Using More than One iDevice on the Same Computer
This applies mainly to couples who are adding another device and do not want their email, messages, etc. being duplicated on both devices. To begin read: How to use multiple iPhone, iPad, or iPod devices with one computer. You need to establish a separate Apple ID and password for whomever will use the new iDevice. See Apple - My Apple ID and Frequently asked questions about Apple ID. The easiest way is to do this on the computer using iTunes: iTunes- How to set up an Apple ID within iTunes.
On the computer create a new user account for the person with the new iDevice. This will be the user account that person will always use. He/She will no longer use the other user account. This way that person will have a separate iTunes Library
Start by transferring the new device(s) to a new account along with all your data. Save any photo stream photos that you want to keep to your camera roll (unless they are already in the camera roll) by opening your Photos app, tap on Albums icon at the bottom. Now, tap on My Photo Stream album; tap Select; tap on the photos you want to select;, tap the share icon (box with upward facing arrow) in the lower left corner; then tap Save to Camera Roll.
If you are syncing notes with iCloud that you want to keep then you need to open each of your notes and email them to yourself. Later you can copy and paste the text into new notes created in your new account.
Tap on Settings > iCloud > Delete Account (only deletes it from this device, not from iCloud; the person keeping the current account will not be affected,) provide the password to turn off Find My Phone and choose Keep on My iDevice when prompted. Sign in with a different Apple ID to create your new account. Choose Merge to upload your data.
Once you are on separate accounts, you can each go to icloud.com and delete the other person's data from your account.
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