IMovie won't show up in my MacBook. Am I supposed to buy it off the app store? I used to have it but I restarted my computer and it just disappeared?

I used to have iMovie but I restarted my computer and when I started it again my iMovie app was gone. When I search for it it says theres nothing there in that name, but when i look it up in the website it says that its supposed to be a build in app. Am I supposed to buy it in the app store?

Try the other USB port. If it still doesn't show up in Disk Utility then there may be something wrong with your Mac. Try something else in each USB port and see if it is seen. If the other thing, like a USB thumb drive, does show up in disk utiltiy then the USB ports are fine.
Power down the system and restart with the drive connected, go to DU and see it it is seen.

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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 or quit the installer. You must do this because the installer deletes itself automatically when it finishes installing Lion.
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After DU loads select your 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.
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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.
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Install or Reinstall Lion from Scratch
If possible backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive.
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Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the OPTION key until the boot manager appears. Select the icon for the USB flash drive then click on the arrow button below the icon.
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Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
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Quit DU and return to the main menu.
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http://www.macupdate.com
Regards.

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http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
and in the UK:
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC573/mac-os-x-106-snow-leopard
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MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 or later)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid-2009 or later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 or later), (17-inch, Late 2007 or later)
MacBook Air (Late 2008 or later)
Mac Mini (Early 2009 or later)
Mac Pro (Early 2008 or later)
Xserve (Early 2009)
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4759
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tlynch58 wrote:
How can I download windows onto a macbook pro if it is not even offered at the app store?
Am I the only one that see's the walled garden horror in that statement?
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Apple - OS X Lion - Sign up to be notified when Lion is available.
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IMovie won't show up in my MacBook. Am I supposed to buy it off the app store? I used to have it but I restarted my computer and it just disappeared?

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