If i use internet recovery, will my documents be saved

all my documents for my capstone are in my documents folder. I had the flashing question mark and got as far as internet recovery. is it safe to proceed or should I have the apple store recover my files for me?

Just don't erase the hard drive. But I would at least do this:
Boot from your Recovery HD:
To boot from the Recovery HD restart the computer. After the chime hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager screen appears. Select the Recovery HD and click on the downward pointing arrow button.
When the recovery menu appears select Disk Utility and press the Continue button. After Disk Utility loads select the Macintosh HD entry from the the left side list. Click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If Disk Utility reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit Disk Utility and return to the main menu. Select Reinstall OS X then click on the Continue button.

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My macbook pro has been stolen and i had icloud and find my mac installed. If the thief was to wipe my harddrive and use internet recovery, will my find my mac still work?

Hey guys, so I recently had my macbook pro stolen. I had my find my mac turned on and i was wondering if i could still track my laptop if the thief wiped my hard drive and the recovery partition, but if they reinstalled the mountain lion osx from the internet recovery would that erase the find my mac feature? Thank you guys for all the help. Just doing what i can to try and retrieve my laptop. Thanks

Yes, if the wiped the drive Find My Mac would no longer work. The can't reinstall Mountain Lion without your Apple ID or an Apple ID of their own.
OS X Lion- About Find My Mac
Apple - Support - iCloud - Find My iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac

Want to use internet recovery to reload ML, but says can't

I've given up on waiting for Apple to fix, or acknowledge the problem I have (and many others) with my BT equipment.
I thought I could just use Internet Rcovery to wipe the existing installation, and reload a fresh (working) copy of Mountain Lion (I do not have files/info on this machine I need).
When I try and update, it says " OS X cannot be installed on "Macintosh HD" (it said at first "because a newer version exists", but that message is no longer shown)
Am I missing something, all I really want to do not is go back to a working OS

Well, Mountain Lion has been replaced by Yosemite. You can install Yosemite but not Mountain Lion using Internet Recovery. Also, to use full Internet Recovery you will need a 2011 model or later: Computers that can be upgraded to use OS X Internet Recovery.
You should also take a look at: The Worst Bugs in OS X Yosemite and How to Fix Them that includes a possible solution for BT problems.
Install Mavericks, Lion/Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
After DU loads select your newly installed hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. 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. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
This should restore the version of OS X originally pre-installed on the computer.

After erasing drive, tried to use Internet Recovery to download a bootable system

hi
i need some help.
after erasing the drive on my macbook Air, I tried to use Internet Recovery to download a bootable system, but after going through the motions of the spinning world globe and (probably) actually downloading something (it takes between 45 minutes and 1 hour to finish) and after it restarts, it cant find any system, and subsequently gives the folder with question mark, not able to find any bootable system.
what am i doing wrong?
how can i get mountain lion on it (like before) so that i can upgrade to mavericks?
thanks

The Online Internet Recovery system, Cmd + Option/alt + r keys at startup, will give you whichever OS X version originally came on that Mac when it was shipped from the factory new. That is IF it originally came with one of the Download Only version of OS X, Lion, Mt Lion or Mavericks.
If it originally came with Lion Yes you will need to buy Mt Lion from the Mac App Store or get Mavericks for Free. If it originally came with Mt Lion the newer Point version of that will be downloaded and installed.

Mac not connecting to a wifi network when trying to reinstall OSX using Internet recovery

Hi guys. I'm using a Macbook Air(late 2010 model) and seem to have some trouble reinstallling OSX 10.8.5 using Internet recovery. When I'm trying to reinstall the OS running the recovery mode, the wifi is not connecting. After some trials I noticed that when I run the recovery mode, the network settings are automatically going back to defualt ( I use manual IP address and everything but in recovery mode it falls back to 'Using DHCP'). Just let me know if I'm supposed to provide any other information. I request everyone to help me with this. Thanks in advance.

I reccomend to set ur router back to dchp and after you are done with recovery set it back to manual ip. Or if you have the DMG of the ur installation, create a bootable installation disk. Several tutorials on youtube based on your OSX version and reformat that way.

-5010F when using internet recovery option, -5010F when using internet recovery option

I have tried to do clean instal of Lion OS but contantly hit an eror saying "Unable to Download components" then I tried using the internet -5010F when using internet recovery option but I am getting "apple.com/support -5010F error. I am a new bee to Apple and would appreciate any help provided.

Please see Re: 5010F (3) error while attempting Internet Recovery

I'm trying to use Internet recovery feature to reinstall osx lion how do I go about that?

How do I use Internet recovery feature to reinstall osx lion?

Restart with the COMMAND+OPTION+R keys pressed and held until you see a spinning globe. This boots into Internet Recovery and the Apple servers. You can then download/install the most current version of OS X that was pre-installed on your Mini.
To restart into the Recovery HD, press and hold the COMMAND+R keys until you see the Apple logo. This boots into Recovery Mode from your internal drive's Recovery HD. You can then download/install the most current version of OS X that is installed on your Mini.

When using internet recovery it asks me for apple id

Okay, so I got sick of OS X Yosemite. I now really want to go back to Lion so I did Internet Recovery by pressing Cmd+option+R
The OS X that came up was OS X Lion. After it asks me where it wants me to install Lion, it asks for my apple ID. While I enter apple id, it says "This item is temporarily unavaliable, try again later".
Is there anyway to bypass the apple id verfication? Would really like an answer quick

The only way you can install Lion is if you have purchased a coupon to download Lion or if you have the Lion installer on a USB flash drive.
You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax. It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
If your computer originally came with Snow Leopard or earlier installed, then you can reinstall Snow Leopard, update it to 10.6.8, to go the App Store and try downloading your old Lion purchase from the Purchase page in App Store.
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. 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.
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Please can someone tell me hoe to put macintosh HD on my MacBook Air. I accidentally deleted it from the entire laptop. It was running lion. Now I can't start anything. I've tried using internet recovery but the system tells me that a problem occurred

I lost my macintosh HD by mistake. I tried internet recovery but it will not let me reinstall lion . Please help

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I was typing my paper and my laptop froze. If I try to turn it off, will my document still be saved?

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If I use internet sharing will it share any documents/files with other connected devices?

Have a 2007 iMac running Leopard and I have it plugged in with an ethernet cable and only use it to share the internet. The iMac has something wrong with it, which came in the form of some sort of virus (in process of deleting it/getting rid of it) and I just bought a new Retina MBP, so don't want anything to transfer between two computers. So, I was wondering if the iMac may share something via internet sharing? Thanks.

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Can not print to my HP officejet 6500 printer. Have to use internet explorer to print documents that are sent

with Firefox as my default browser, can not print documents. Have to change to internet explorer to print.

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I see you're having issues regarding your print output. I'd like to help! Although you've performed steps similar to a power reset, I'd recommend running these steps before working with the steps found in the document. I would recommend removing the ink cartridges from the printer, and perform a power reset. Disconnect the power cord from the printer and the power outlet, then wait 60 seconds. After 60 seconds, plug the printer back in. Ensure you plug the printer directly to a wall outlet. Make sure to bypass any sort of surge protector or power bar. I would also suggest following the steps in this document on Fixing Print Quality Problems for the HP Officejet 6810 and Officejet Pro 6830 e-All-in-One Printer Series. Good luck and please let me know the results of your troubleshooting steps. Thank you for posting on the HP Forums!

Will my documents be saved when I upgrade to Mountain Lion OS X?

Hi. I am planning on upgrading to Mountain Lion OS X when it comes out in July. I have all the system and harware requirements. I have never done an upgrade before. Does anyone know: Will my MSword for Mac and iLife programs and everything still be on there? And will all my pictures and documents still be there? Or because of the upgrade will it be a completely new start? I am confused. Please help. Thanks

Before attempting any Major Upgrade... get yourself an External Hard Drive and create a Bootable Clone Backup of your current Hard Drive...
By far the easiest way to make a Backup, is to use something like
SuperDuper http://www.shirt-pocket.com/
or CCC http://www.bombich.com/
That way, should anything untowards happen during the Upgrade, you will LOSE NOTHING.

If I upgrade my iTunes version AFTER using iTunes Match, will everything still be saved (in the cloud)?

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Hi,
Do make sure that you have a suitable back up before deleting tracks from your computer. Read this https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-4112.
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Using Lion Internet Recovery on new Mac Pro...

I have a Mac Pro that I purchased in February 2012, and I'm selling it because the printing sub-system on a Mac is terrible. Won't go into details here -- suffice to say I've spent these past 3 months going round-and-round with printing issues, and I'm tired of dealing with it...
Since I'm selling it, I wanted to erase everything and re-set it all back to factory specs...
I had two partitions on there, the original Mac partition, and a BootCamp partition... Booting up using Command+R and selecting Disk Utility wouldn't let me erase those partitions and create a single new partition... Kept giving me a Cannot Unmount Disk error... So I used a partition manager on The Ultimate Boot CD to erase the paritions on my Mac's HDD... Figured I would then use Internet Recovery to re-load everything on there... Don't really care if it takes a few hours to download...
But Internet Recovery is not working!!! I hold Command+R or Command+Option+R and they both do the same thing -- a blinking folder with a question-mark in the midddle of it.
And the only thing I can find that will let me try using an external disk to boot with is something called Lion Recovery Disk Assistant -- but I can't use that because it requires a functioning Mac with a Recovery Partition...
So how do I get this stupid thing to boot up to the Internet Recovery mode? I need to get it ready to ship later today...
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